Farid Boulaya
Farid Boulaya (born 25 February 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Metz.
_45.jpg.webp) Boulaya in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farid Boulaya | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitrolles, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Istres | 46 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Clermont | 32 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Bastia | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Girona | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Metz (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018– | Metz | 56 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:38, 30 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||
Club career
An Istres youth graduate, Boulaya made his professional debut on 11 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Maxime Tarasconi in the 0–1 defeat away at Lens.
On 31 August 2016, Boulaya signed a four-year deal for Ligue 1 side Bastia.[1] However, he only appeared in two matches for the club.
On 25 July 2017, Boulaya moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year deal with La Liga side Girona FC.[2] In January 2018, he joined Metz on loan.[3]
International career
Boulaya made his debut with the Algeria national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 9 October 2020.[4]
References
- "Farid Boulaya turchinu sin'à 2020" [Farid Boulaya is Blue until 2020] (in French). SC Bastia. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "El Girona ficha al centrocampista Farid Boulaya" [Girona sign the central midfielder Farid Boulaya] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- "Farid Boulaya (Girone) prêté à Metz (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 19 January 2018.
- "Nigeria vs. Algeria - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
External links
- Farid Boulaya career statistics at foot-national.com
- Farid Boulaya at FootballDatabase.eu
- Farid Boulaya – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
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