William Harhouz

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William Harhouz
Personal information
Full name William Quentin Harhouz
Date of birth (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Le Mans
Number 20
Youth career
US Ivry
2018–2020 Red Star FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Red Star FC B
2022–2023 FC 93 6 (0)
2023–2025 Lusitanos Saint-Maur 38 (13)
2025– Le Mans 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:52, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

William Quentin Harhouz (born 30 December 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Le Mans in Ligue 2. He spent his early career in the lower leagues, signing his first professional contract at age 25 with Le Mans after winning the Championnat National 3 with Lusitanos Saint-Maur in 2024–25.

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Career

Early career

Born in Paris, [2] Harhouz began playing for US Ivry, before joining the under-19 team of Red Star FC in 2018, and being promoted to their reserve team two years later. [3] In 2022–23, he moved to FC 93 in the fourth-tier Championnat National 2, playing only six games. [4] [1]

Lusitanos Saint-Maur

Harhouz then dropped into the fifth-tier Championnat National 3 to play for US Lusitanos Saint-Maur. After two seasons of scoring regularly, his team were promoted in 2025. [4] He was tracked by clubs from the Championnat National, as well as Ligue 2's Le Mans FC whose manager Patrick Videira was a regular viewer of Lusitanos. [4]

In 2025, once the National 3 season had concluded, Harhouz took part in the Kings League for the team Foot2Rue, owned by streamer AmineMaTue  [ fr ] and former international players Samir Nasri and Jérémy Ménez. [4] He scored three goals in four games in a run to the last 16 of the competition's World Cup. [4]

Le Mans

Le Mans initially cooled their interest in Harhouz, due to not considering the Kings League to be serious. [4] However, following two weeks on trial in July 2025, they signed him on a one-year professional deal with the option of a second. [4] [5]

On 9 August 2025, Harhouz made his professional debut as the Ligue 2 season began with a 3–3 draw away to En Avant Guingamp. [6] He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Antoine Rabillard and scored the equaliser in the 11th minute of added time, receiving a yellow card for taking off his shirt in celebration. [6] He committed a foul soon afterwards and was sent off, nonetheless reflecting positively on his experience. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Baudot, Justin (18 July 2025).  Il faut chasser ses rêves » : au Mans FC, William Harhouz va découvrir la Ligue 2" ["You have to chase your dreams": at Le Mans FC, William Harhouz will discover Ligue 2]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  2. "Signature de William Harhouz" [Signing of William Harhouz] (in French). Le Mans FC. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. "William Harhouz, de la Kings League à la Ligue 2" [William Harhouz, from the Kings League to Ligue 2]. Tribune Mancelle (in French). 18 July 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pruneta, Laurent (9 August 2025).  Je vis mon rêve d'enfant » : passé par la Kings League, il marque et se fait expulser pour sa première en L2" ["I'm living my childhood dream": having gone through the Kings League, he scores and gets sent off on his L2 debut]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. Nédélec, Guillaume (16 July 2025). "Foot Mercato : Le Mans FC annonce la venue d'un attaquant prometteur en provenance de Saint-Maur" [Football Market: Le Mans FC announce the arrival of a promising attacker from Saint-Maur]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Praud, Yvain (9 August 2025). "Ligue 2. William Harhouz, buteur décisif pour Le Mans : « J'ai des étoiles dans les yeux »" [Ligue 2. William Harhouz, decisive scorer for Le Mans: "I have stars in my eyes"]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2025.