Imad Faraj

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Imad Faraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AEK Larnaca
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2006 IC Croix
2006–2017 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Lille B 55 (12)
2017–2020 Lille 7 (0)
2019 → Belenenses (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Mouscron 27 (1)
2021– AEK Larnaca 92 (12)
International career
2015 France U16 7 (1)
2015–2016 France U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 8 (0)
2017 France U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Imad Faraj (born 11 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.

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Early life

Imad Faraj was born in Croix, in the north of France, and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent. [2] He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities. [3]

Club career

Faraj made his professional debut for Lille in a Ligue 1 2–0 loss to SM Caen on 20 August 2017. [4]

On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on a one-year deal. [5]

On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, with an option for a second year. [6]

International career

Faraj is a former youth international for France. [7]

Personal life

Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer Samy Faraj. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 701000——80
Belenenses (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 300010——40
Mouscron 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 27110———281
AEK Larnaca 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 26241———303
2022–23 31510—141—466
2023–24 35530—42—427
Total921281—1830011816
Career total12913101101830015817

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References

  1. ↑ "Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
  2. ↑ Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  3. ↑ "Imad FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ↑ IMAD FARAJ REJOINT MOUSCRON, losc.fr, 31 July 2020
  6. ↑ "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ IMAD FARAJ" (in Greek). AEK Larnaca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Joueur - Imad FARAJ - FFF". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  8. ↑ "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.
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