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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_Faraj
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