Ichem Ferrah

Ichem Ferrah

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Tourcoing, France [1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s)	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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Lille B	28	(13)
2023–	Lille	1	(0)
2024–2025	→ Rouen (loan)	24	(3)
2025–	→ Cambuur (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025

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.

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 16 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille II	2021–22	National 3	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2022–23	National 3	18	5	—		—		18	5
	2023–24	National 3	24	15	—		—		24	15
	Total		43	20	—		—		43	20
Lille	2023–24	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	2	0
Rouen (loan)	2024–25	National	24	3	2	0	—		26	3
Cambuur (loan)	2025–26	Eerste Divisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			68	23	2	0	1	0	71	23

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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.

External links

• Ichem Ferrah at Soccerway
• Ichem Ferrah at BDFutbol