Samy Faraj

Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is an Algerian and Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and the Algeria national under-20 football team. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.

Samy Faraj
Personal information
Full name Samy Faraj
Date of birth (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sochaux
Number 34
Youth career
2010–2018 Lille
2018–2019 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Sochaux II 7 (1)
2020– Sochaux 1 (0)
National team‡
2017 Morocco U16 4 (0)
2020– Algeria U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 21, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 21, 2020

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]

International career

Faraj was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[3] 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.[4] A few days later, Faraj was called up by the Algeria under-20 national team for the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in Tunisia.[5]

Personal life

Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer Imad Faraj.[6]

References
  1. "Départ surprise d'un jeune talent de la formation". allezlille.fr.
  2. "Sochaux vs. Rodez - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. Diallo, Mouhamed (July 28, 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  4. D Debba (December 3, 2020). "Samy Faraj (EN U20) : « Le projet présenté par la FAF m'a convaincu »" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. "LISTE STAGE DE L'EQUIPE NATIONALE DES U20" (PDF). FAF.dz. December 7, 2020.
  6. "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. December 5, 2019.
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