Imad Faraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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)
2019Belenenses (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Mouscron 27 (1)
2021– AEK Larnaca 59 (8)
International career
2015 France U16 7 (1)
2015–2016 France U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 8 (0)
2017 France U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023

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

Early life

Imad Faraj was born in Croix, in the north of France, and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent.[2] He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[3]

Club career

Faraj made his professional debut for Lille in a Ligue 1 2–0 loss to SM Caen on 20 August 2017.[4]

On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on a one-year deal.[5]

On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, with an option for a second year.[6]

International career

Faraj is a former youth international for France.[7]

Personal life

Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer Samy Faraj.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 July 2023
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 70100080
Belenenses (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 30001040
Mouscron 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 27110281
AEK Larnaca 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 26241303
2022–23 31510141466
2023–24 21004263
Total 59851183008212
Career total 96971101830012213

References

  1. "Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
  2. Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  3. "Imad FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen". www.lfp.fr.
  5. IMAD FARAJ REJOINT MOUSCRON, losc.fr, 31 July 2020
  6. "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ IMAD FARAJ" (in Greek). AEK Larnaca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. "Joueur - Imad FARAJ - FFF". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  8. "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.
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