Farid El Melali

Farid El Melali (Arabic: فريد الملالي‎; born May 5, 1997) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Angers SCO and the Algeria national team.

Farid El Melali
El Melali in 2020
Personal information
Full name Farid El Melali
Date of birth (1997-05-05) May 5, 1997
Place of birth Blida, Algeria
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Angers
Number 28
Youth career
2013–2016 Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Paradou AC 45 (8)
2018– Angers 28 (3)
National team‡
2015–2016 Algeria U20 6 (4)
2017– Algeria U23 4 (2)
2018– Algeria 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 May 2020

Club career

On August 9, 2018, El Melali joined Ligue 1 side Angers SCO, signing a four-year contract.[1] In May 2020, El Melali signed an extension until 2023.[2]

Personal life

In May 2020, El Melali was seen masturbating in the courtyard of his block of flats while looking at a woman who lives on the ground floor. He was arrested and charged by French police with public masturbation.[3] He later apologized for his behavior, as he wrote: "In the past few days, I've lived through very hard and stressful period, whether mentally or physically, I've been criticized and toughly judged. I understand how hard it was for the people who have received the news, because no one can forgive this kind of behavior".[4]

In July 2020, El Melali was arrested for the same offence, the second in three months.[5] In October, he was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months, fined €2,000 and made to pay compensation of €1,600 and €2,300 to two victims.[6]

References
  1. "Farid El Melali s'engage 4 ans au SCO !" (in French). Angers SCO. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  2. "Farid El Melali prolonge jusqu'en 2023" (in French). Angers SCO. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. "Angers' El Melali charged with sexual exhibition". ESPN.com. May 5, 2020.
  4. "Algerian Footballer Farid El Melali Arrested for Masturbating in Front of His Neighbors!". albawaba.com. May 7, 2020.
  5. "Angers forward Farid El Melali arrested after second public masturbation charge in just three months". Talksport. July 9, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. Mercier, Cyprien (October 29, 2020). "Angers-SCO. Exhibitions sexuelles : Farid El Melali condamné à six mois de prison avec sursis" [Angers-SCO. Sexual exhibitionism: Farid El Melali given six-month suspended sentence]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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