Faysal Bettache

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Faysal Bettache
Personal information
Full name Faysal Bettache [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Westminster, London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 77
Youth career
–2014 Watford
2014–2018 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Queens Park Rangers 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2021 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Aldershot Town (loan) 7 (0)
2023 St. Louis City 2 28 (9)
2024 Tacoma Defiance 17 (7)
2024–2025 FC Tulsa 20 (0)
2025– Oakland Roots 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:50, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Faysal Bettache (born 7 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.

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Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Born in Westminster, [3] [4] Bettache joined Queens Park Rangers from Watford in March 2014 at the age of 13. [2]

During pre-season of the 2018–19 campaign, Bettache was noticed by manager Steve McClaren and become involved with first team affairs, after featuring heavily for the under-23 squad. [2] On 28 August 2018, Bettache was named as a substitute in the second round of the 2018–19 EFL Cup against Bristol Rovers, he replaced Bright Osayi-Samuel in the 85th minute to make his first team and professional debut. [5] On 25 May 2019, Bettache signed his first professional contract with QPR after completing his three-year scholarship with the academy. [6]

On 15 November 2019, Bettache joined Billericay Town on a one-month loan. [7] The deal was later extended until 25 January 2020. [8]

Towards the end of the 2019–20 season, Bettache made his Championship debut against Charlton Athletic and made two further contributions before the end of the season. [2]

On 28 October 2020, Bettache signed a new three-year contract until 2023 with an option for a further year. [9]

Bettache joined EFL League Two club Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan on 20 August 2021. [10] On 10 December 2021, it was announced that Bettache would be recalled by QPR when the transfer window reopened in January, having made 13 appearances in all competitions at Oldham. [11]

On 13 September 2022, Bettache signed for National League club Aldershot Town on a three-month loan deal. [12]

On 20 January 2023, he was released on a mutual termination of his contract [13]

St. Louis City 2

In March 2023, it was announced that he had joined MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City 2 on a free transfer. [14] On September 3, 2023, he scored a hat trick against Houston Dynamo 2, became the first player to score a hat trick in the history of the club. [15]

On 27 February 2024, Bettache joined fellow MLS Next Pro side Tacoma Defiance. [16]

Bettache joined USL Championship side FC Tulsa in July 2024. [17]

On 22 July 2025, Bettache made the move to USL Championship side Oakland Roots SC. [18]

Personal life

Born in England, Bettache is of Algerian descent. [19]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2018–19 [20] Championship 0000100010
2019–20 [21] Championship3000000030
2020–21 [22] Championship6010200090
2021–22 [23] Championship0000100010
2022–23 [24] Championship0000000000
Total90103000130
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20 [25] National League South 4000000040
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2021–22 [23] League Two 10000003 [a] 0130
St. Louis City 2 2023 [26] MLS Next Pro 289000000289
Career total509303003509
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Player Profile: Midfielder Faysal Bettache". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "FootballSquads – Queens Park Rangers – 2018/2019". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Faysel Bettache". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Match Report: QPR 3, Bristol Rovers 1". BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "QPR midfielder pens first professional contract". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Webb, Matt (15 November 2019). "Faysal Bettache has joined Billericay Town on a one-month loan deal". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C.
  8. ↑ Rust, Danny (19 December 2019). "Faysal Bettache becomes third Queens Park Rangers youngster to extend Billericay Town loan". echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Faysal Bettache extends QPR stay to 2023". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Faysal Bettache: Oldham Athletic sign midfielder on season-long loan from QPR". BBC Sport. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Webb, Matt (10 December 2021). "Faysal Bettache returns from Oldham". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "NEW SIGNINGS: Faysal Bettache and Ody Alfa". www.theshots.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Faysal Bettache departs".
  14. ↑ "St Louis CITY2 Reveals Roster Ahead of Second MLS NEXT Pro Season". St. Louis City SC. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Match Recap | St Louis CITY2 Ties Longest Unbeaten Streak in Team History with 3-1 Win". St. Louis City SC. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Faysal Bettache, Burke Fahling and Sebastian Gomez". Seattle Sounders FC. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "FC Tulsa Adds League-Leading Attacker in Transfer with Tacoma Defiance". FC Tulsa. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  18. ↑ https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/news/2025/07/22/oakland-roots-sc-acquire-midfielder-faysal-bettache-in-transfer-from-fc-tulsa/
  19. ↑ "Faysal Bettache prolonge son contrat avec Queens Park Rangers". Dzair Tube (in French). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  25. ↑ "F. Bettache: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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