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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Croix, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Čelik Zenica | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Asteras Tripolis | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Radnik Bijeljina | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | Čelik Zenica | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Morocco U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Algeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 September 2026 | |||
Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 11 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 12 | — | 27 | 12 | |||
| Sochaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championnat National | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Paris 13 Atletico (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Čelik Zenica | 2026–27 | Bosnian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 67 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 76 | 15 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Bosnian Cup
Personal life
[edit]Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer Imad Faraj.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Départ surprise d'un jeune talent de la formation". allezlille.fr.
- ↑ "Sochaux vs. Rodez - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "SAMY FARAJ REJOINT EN PRÊT LE PARIS 13 ATLETICO" (in French). Sochaux. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
- ↑ "Samy FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "LISTE STAGE DE L'EQUIPE NATIONALE DES U20" (PDF). FAF.dz. 7 December 2020.
- ↑ "Samy Faraj Stats". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Samy Faraj at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Sportspeople from Croix, Nord
- Footballers from Nord (French department)
- Algerian people of Moroccan descent
- Moroccan people of Algerian descent
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Algerian men's footballers
- Algeria men's youth international footballers
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Morocco men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Paris 13 Atletico players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 3 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Algerian sportsmen
- Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- FK Radnik Bijeljina players
- NK Čelik Zenica players