Samy Faraj

Samy Faraj
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Asteras Tripolis
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2018 Lille
2018–2019 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Sochaux II 27 (12)
2020–2024 Sochaux 8 (0)
2023 → Paris 13 Atletico (loan) 7 (1)
2024– Asteras Tripolis 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 Morocco U16 4 (0)
2020 Algeria U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Asteras Tripolis. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.

Club career

Faraj is a youth product of Lille since he was nine, and moved to Sochaux in 2018.[1] Faraj made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1-1 Ligue 2 tie with Rodez AF on 19 September 2020.[2]

On 7 January 2023, Faraj was loaned to Paris 13 Atletico in Championnat National.[3]

On 2 January 2024, Faraj's contract with Sochaux was terminated by mutual consent.[4]

International career

Faraj was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[5] He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[6] He represented the Morocco U16s at the 2017 Montaigu Tournament.[1]

In December 2020, Faraj announced in an interview that he had chosen to play for Algeria.[7] A few days later, Faraj was called up by the Algeria under-20 national team for the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in Tunisia.[8]

Personal life

Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer Imad Faraj.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Départ surprise d'un jeune talent de la formation". allezlille.fr.
  2. ^ "Sochaux vs. Rodez - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "SAMY FARAJ REJOINT EN PRÊT LE PARIS 13 ATLETICO" (in French). Sochaux. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ "SAMY FARAJ N'EST PLUS JAUNE ET BLEU" [SAMY FARAJ IS NO LONGER YELLOW AND BLUE] (in French). Sochaux. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  6. ^ "Samy FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ D Debba (3 December 2020). "Samy Faraj (EN U20) : " Le projet présenté par la FAF m'a convaincu "" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ "LISTE STAGE DE L'EQUIPE NATIONALE DES U20" (PDF). FAF.dz. 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.