Faïz Selemani

Faïz Selemani (born 14 November 1993)[1] is a Comorian international footballer who plays for KV Kortrijk in the Belgian First Division A as a winger.

Faïz Selemani
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 KV Kortrijk
Number 70
Youth career
Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Consolat Marseille 25 (6)
2015–2016 Chamois Niortais 30 (3)
2016–2018 Lorient 19 (2)
2017 → Tours (loan) 16 (2)
2018 → Ajaccio (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2019 Union SG 31 (19)
2019– KV Kortrijk 23 (4)
National team‡
2017– Comoros 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Club career

As a youth, Selemani played with Olympique de Marseille up to under-18 level before dropping into lower-league local football.[2] He joined Championnat National side Consolat Marseille ahead of the 2014–15 season and scored two goals in 21 league appearances during his first year at the club. After scoring four goals in the first four games of the 2015–16 campaign, Selemani was signed by Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais on 31 August 2015 on a three-year contract.[3]

On 24 June 2016, Selemani joined Ligue 1 side Lorient on a four-year contract.[4]

On 19 August 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Belgian club KV Kortrijk.[5]

International career

Selemani was called up to the Comoros for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi on 10 June 2017. He made his debut in a friendly 1–1 against Madagascar on 11 November 2017, wherein he assisted his side's only goal.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 June 2019.[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Consolat Marseille 2014–15 National 2125000–262
2015–16 440000–44
Total 256500000306
Chamois Niortais 2015–16 Ligue 2 3033100–334
Lorient 2016–17 Ligue 1 300000–30
2017–18 Ligue 2 1620030–192
Total 192030000222
Tours (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 1620000–162
Ajaccio (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 121000010131
Union SG 2018–19 Belgian First Division B 20940–1083417
Career total 122231213011814832

International goals
Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selemani goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Faïz Selemani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.14 November 2019Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "La fiche de Faïz Selemani". LFP.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. Nathalie Coquel (1 September 2015). "Selemani en renfort aux Chamois" (in French). lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. Éric Mazet (31 August 2015). "Faïz Selemani nouveau Chamois". chamoisniortais.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. Édouard Lava (24 June 2016). "Lorient: Un latéral droit de Ligue 2 a signé". foot-national.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. "Faïz Selemani is van ons!" (Press release) (in Dutch). KV Kortrijk. 19 August 2019.
  6. "Première sélection pour Faïz Selemani avec les Comores - MaLigue2". 12 November 2017.
  7. "Faïz Selemani » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. "Faiz Selemani". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  9. "Faïz Selemani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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