Faysal Bettache

Faysal Bettache
Personal information
Full name Faysal Bettache[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Westminster, London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Tulsa
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2014 Watford
2014–2018 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Queens Park Rangers 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2021 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Aldershot Town (loan) 7 (0)
2023 St. Louis City 2 28 (9)
2024 Tacoma Defiance 17 (7)
2024– FC Tulsa 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Faysal Bettache (born 7 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Tulsa.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Born in Westminster,[3][4] Bettache joined Queens Park Rangers from Watford in March 2014 at the age of 13.[2]

During pre-season of the 2018–19 campaign, Bettache was noticed by manager Steve McClaren and become involved with first team affairs, after featuring heavily for the under-23 squad.[2] On 28 August 2018, Bettache was named as a substitute in the second round of the 2018–19 EFL Cup against Bristol Rovers, he replaced Bright Osayi-Samuel in the 85th minute to make his first team and professional debut.[5] On 25 May 2019, Bettache signed his first professional contract with QPR after completing his three-year scholarship with the academy.[6]

On 15 November 2019, Bettache joined Billericay Town on a one-month loan.[7] The deal was later extended until 25 January 2020.[8]

Towards the end of the 2019–20 season, Bettache made his Championship debut against Charlton Athletic and made two further contributions before the end of the season.[2]

On 28 October 2020, Bettache signed a new three-year contract until 2023 with an option for a further year.[9]

Bettache joined EFL League Two club Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan on 20 August 2021.[10] On 10 December 2021, it was announced that Bettache would be recalled by QPR when the transfer window reopened in January, having made 13 appearances in all competitions at Oldham.[11]

On 13 September 2022, Bettache signed for National League club Aldershot Town on a three-month loan deal.[12]

On 20 January 2023, he was released on a mutual termination of his contract[13]

St. Louis City 2

In March 2023, it was announced that he had joined MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City 2 on a free transfer.[14] On September 3, 2023, he scored a hat trick against Houston Dynamo 2, became the first player to score a hat trick in the history of the club.[15]

On 27 February 2024, Bettache joined fellow MLS Next Pro side Tacoma Defiance.[16]

Bettache joined USL Championship side FC Tulsa in July 2024.[17]

Personal life

Born in England, Bettache is of Algerian descent.[18]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 2018–19[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20[20] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21[21] Championship 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
2021–22[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20[24] National League South 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2021–22[22] League Two 10 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 13 0
St. Louis City 2 2023[25] MLS Next Pro 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 9
Career total 50 9 3 0 3 0 0 3 50 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Player Profile: Midfielder Faysal Bettache". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads – Queens Park Rangers – 2018/2019". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Faysel Bettache". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Match Report: QPR 3, Bristol Rovers 1". BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ "QPR midfielder pens first professional contract". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ Webb, Matt (15 November 2019). "Faysal Bettache has joined Billericay Town on a one-month loan deal". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C.
  8. ^ Rust, Danny (19 December 2019). "Faysal Bettache becomes third Queens Park Rangers youngster to extend Billericay Town loan". echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Faysal Bettache extends QPR stay to 2023". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Faysal Bettache: Oldham Athletic sign midfielder on season-long loan from QPR". BBC Sport. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. ^ Webb, Matt (10 December 2021). "Faysal Bettache returns from Oldham". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ^ "NEW SIGNINGS: Faysal Bettache and Ody Alfa". www.theshots.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Faysal Bettache departs".
  14. ^ "St Louis CITY2 Reveals Roster Ahead of Second MLS NEXT Pro Season". St. Louis City SC. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Match Recap | St Louis CITY2 Ties Longest Unbeaten Streak in Team History with 3-1 Win". St. Louis City SC. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Faysal Bettache, Burke Fahling and Sebastian Gomez". Seattle Sounders FC. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  17. ^ "FC Tulsa Adds League-Leading Attacker in Transfer with Tacoma Defiance". FC Tulsa. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Faysal Bettache prolonge son contrat avec Queens Park Rangers". Dzair Tube (in French). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  24. ^ "F. Bettache: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2023.