| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdelelah Ghazi Faisal | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Auburn, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Perth Glory | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Abdelelah Ghazi Faisal (born 27 October 2005) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.
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]
In January 2025, he departed the club by mutual consent to allow him to return to his family in New South Wales. [7]
In January 2025, Faisal returned to New South Wales and signed an 18-month deal with Central Coast Mariners. [8]