Ichem Ferrah

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Ichem Ferrah
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Tourcoing, France [1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cambuur
(on loan from Lille)
Number 26
Youth career
2012–2016 UJS Cheminot Tourcoing
2016–2018 CS Neuville
2018–2023 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Lille B 28 (13)
2023– Lille 1 (0)
2024–2025 → Rouen (loan) 24 (3)
2025– → Cambuur (loan) 10 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:25, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Ichem Ferrah (born 23 September 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lille.

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Career

Ferrah came through the youth ranks at UJS Cheminot Tourcoing and Neuville before joining Lille's academy in 2018. [3] In the 2022–23 season he was promoted to Lille's under-19, followed by their reserves in the Championnat National 3. On 28 December 2022 he made his first appearance on the bench of the senior team for a Ligue 1 match against Clermont. [4] He signed his first professional contract with Lille on 6 January 2023, running to 2026. [5]

Ferrah made his senior debut as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 3 December 2023, and appeared later that season in the UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16, coming off the bench in Lille's 3–0 first-leg victory at SK Sturm Graz. [6] [7] [8]

On 26 August 2024, Ferrah joined Rouen of the Championnat National on a season-long loan. [9] He scored three goals in 26 total appearances. [10]

On 21 August 2025, he extended his contract with Lille to 2027 and moved on loan to Dutch Eerste Divisie club Cambuur for the 2025–26 season. [11]

Personal life

Ferrah holds both French and Algerian nationalities. [12] [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille II 2021–22 National 3 10——10
2022–23 National 3185——185
2023–24 National 32415——2415
Total4320——4320
Lille 2023–24 Ligue 1 10001 [a] 020
Rouen (loan) 2024–25 National 24320—263
Cambuur (loan) 2025–26 Eerste Divisie 10300—103
Career total782620108126

References

  1. ↑ "Player". Ligue1.
  2. ↑ Toumert, Yanis (7 January 2023). "LOSC : Ichem Ferrah (17 ans) signe son premier contrat professionnel". La Gazette du Fennec.
  3. ↑ Depecker, Vincent (20 February 2023). "Tourcoing : l'UJS Cheminot, berceau d'Ichem Ferrah, la petite pépite du LOSC". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "LOSC : ça se bouscule pour Ichem Ferrah". Onze Mondial. 29 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Premier contrat pro pour Ichem Ferrah". LOSC.fr (in French). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lille 2–0 Metz". L'Équipe (in French). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gamecast: Lille vs Metz". ESPN. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sturm Graz vs Lille – Updates". UEFA.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ichem Ferrah prêté au FC Rouen" [Ichem Ferrah loaned to FC Rouen]. Lille OSC (Press release) (in French). 26 August 2025. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ichem Ferrah". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ichem Ferrah prolongé et prêté au SC Cambuur" [Ichem Ferrah signs extension and joins SC Cambuur on loan]. Lille OSC (Press release) (in French). 21 August 2025. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  12. ↑ Drinali, Akram (10 December 2022). "France, Algérie : la pépite Ichem Ferrah a tranché".
  13. ↑ "Ichem FERRAH -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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