Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdelelah Ghazi Faisal | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Auburn FC | |||
–2022 | Parramatta FC | ||
2024 | Macarthur FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Parramatta FC | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 24 | (2) |
2024 | Bulls FC Academy | 19 | (6) |
2024– | Perth Glory | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 |
Abdelelah Faisal (born 27 October 2005) is an Australian professional footballer who currently plays for A-League Men club Perth Glory.
Faisal played at National Premier Leagues NSW club Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC where he made appearances in the 2023 Australia Cup, including a starting spot in the teams win over National Premier Leagues ACT club Canberra Croatia FC. [1] He was soon signed by Macarthur FC's academy side Bulls FC Academy, where he showed immense promise for the NSW League One side, scoring back-to-back hat-tricks against Canterbury Bankstown FC in a 6–1 victory, [2] and then in the next competitive fixture against Inter Lions in a 6-0 demolition. [3]
Impressed by his performances in the New South Wales State Leagues, Faisal was one of the first signings by Perth Glory for the 2024-25 A-League Men season. [4] Perth's Football Director, former Socceroo Stan Lazaridis likened him to Egyptian Premier League star Mohamed Salah. [5]
Faisal would repay the faith shown in him immediately, in Perth's 2024 Australia Cup play-off against Brisbane Roar, netting twice as Perth qualified through a 4–2 win in Darwin. [6]
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