Imad Faraj

Imad Faraj (born 11 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.

Imad Faraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AEK Larnaca
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2006 IC Croix
2006–2017 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Lille B 55 (12)
2017–2020 Lille 7 (0)
2019 → Belenenses SAD (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Mouscron 27 (1)
2021– AEK Larnaca 18 (2)
National team
2015 France U16 7 (1)
2015–2016 France U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 8 (0)
2017 France U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2022

Club career

Faraj made his professional debut for Lille in a Ligue 1 2–0 loss to SM Caen on 20 August 2017.[2]

On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on a one-year deal.[3]

On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, with an option for a second year.[4]

International career

Faraj was born in France and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent.[5] He is a former youth international for France.[6]

Personal life

Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer Samy Faraj.[7]

References
  1. "Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
  2. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen". www.lfp.fr.
  3. IMAD FARAJ REJOINT MOUSCRON, losc.fr, 31 July 2020
  4. "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ IMAD FARAJ" (in Greek). AEK Larnaca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  6. "Joueur - Imad FARAJ - FFF". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  7. "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.
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