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Faïz Selemani

{{short description|Footballer (born 1993)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Faïz Selemani

| image = Faïz Selemani January 2022.jpg

| caption = Selemani playing for Comoros at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Marseille, France

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Al-Riyadh

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Marseille

| years1 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Consolat Marseille | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = Chamois Niortais | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2016–2018 | clubs3 = Lorient | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = → Tours (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = → Ajaccio (loan) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Union SG | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 19

| years7 = 2019–2023 | clubs7 = Kortrijk | caps7 = 94 | goals7 = 30

| years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = Al-Hazem | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 7

| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Al-Riyadh | caps9 = 27 | goals9 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2017–

| nationalteam1 = Comoros

| nationalcaps1 = 36

| nationalgoals1 = 7

| club-update = 20:41, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024

}}

Faïz Selemani (born 14 November 1993){{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/selemani-faiz-1|title=La fiche de Faïz Selemani|publisher=LFP.fr|accessdate=26 September 2015|archive-date=27 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927055825/http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/selemani-faiz-1|url-status=live}} is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Club career

As a youth, Selemani played with Marseille up to under-18 level before dropping into lower-league local football.{{cite web|url=http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Deux-Sevres/Sport/Football/Ligue-2/n/Contenus/Articles/2015/09/01/Selemani-en-renfort-aux-Chamois-2447535|title=Selemani en renfort aux Chamois|publisher=lanouvellerepublique.fr|language=French|date=1 September 2015|author=Nathalie Coquel|accessdate=26 September 2015|archive-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926200156/http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Deux-Sevres/Sport/Football/Ligue-2/n/Contenus/Articles/2015/09/01/Selemani-en-renfort-aux-Chamois-2447535|url-status=live}} He joined Championnat National side Consolat Marseille ahead of the 2014–15 season and scored two goals in 21 league appearances during his first year at the club. After scoring four goals in the first four games of the 2015–16 campaign, Selemani was signed by Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais on 31 August 2015 on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.chamoisniortais.fr/actualites/2015/08/31/faiz-selemani-nouveau-chamois/|title=Faïz Selemani nouveau Chamois|publisher=chamoisniortais.fr|author=Éric Mazet|date=31 August 2015|accessdate=26 September 2015|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718161758/http://www.chamoisniortais.fr/actualites/2015/08/31/faiz-selemani-nouveau-chamois/|url-status=dead}}

On 24 June 2016, Selemani joined Ligue 1 side Lorient on a four-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-lorient-un-lateral-droit-de-ligue-2-a-signe-off-86318.html|title=Lorient: Un latéral droit de Ligue 2 a signé|publisher=foot-national.com|author=Édouard Lava|date=24 June 2016|accessdate=25 June 2016|archive-date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625124849/http://www.foot-national.com/foot-lorient-un-lateral-droit-de-ligue-2-a-signe-off-86318.html|url-status=dead}}

On 19 August 2019, Selemani signed a three-year contract with Belgian club Kortrijk.{{cite press release|publisher=KV Kortrijk|url=https://kvk.be/nl/fa%C3%AFz-selemani-van-ons|title=Faïz Selemani is van ons!|date=19 August 2019|language=Dutch|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105073558/http://kvk.be/nl/fa%C3%AFz-selemani-van-ons|url-status=dead}} He joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hazem on 23 July 2023 for a transfer fee of €1.5 million.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-23 |title=Officiel : Faiz Selemani quitte Courtrai et la Belgique pour s'offrir un surprenant défi |url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2023-07-23/officiel--faiz-selemani-quitte-courtrai-et-la-belgique-pour-soffrir-un-surprenant-defi |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Walfoot.be |language=fr |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723230402/https://www.walfoot.be/news/2023-07-23/officiel--faiz-selemani-quitte-courtrai-et-la-belgique-pour-soffrir-un-surprenant-defi |url-status=live }}

On 18 August 2024, Selemani joined Al-Riyadh.{{cite web |title=أعلن نادي الرياض عن تعاقده مع اللاعب فايز سليماني قادمًا من نادي الحزم |url=https://nabd.com/s/141667393-ca3c6d/%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D9%85}}

International career

Selemani was called up to the Comoros for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi on 10 June 2017. He made his debut in a friendly 1–1 against Madagascar on 11 November 2017, wherein he assisted his side's only goal.{{cite web|url=https://maligue2.fr/2017/11/12/premiere-selection-faiz-selemani-comores/|title=Première sélection pour Faïz Selemani avec les Comores - MaLigue2|date=12 November 2017|publisher=|access-date=14 November 2017|archive-date=14 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114145102/https://maligue2.fr/2017/11/12/premiere-selection-faiz-selemani-comores/|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

{{Update|part=section|date=July 2023}}

=Club=

{{updated|7 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=Faïz Selemani » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/faiz-selemani/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=21 June 2019 |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621173524/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/faiz-selemani/2/ |url-status=live }}{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}}

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Consolat Marseille

|2014–15

|rowspan="2"|National

|21

25000colspan="2"|–262
2015–16

|4

40000colspan="2"|–44
colspan="2"|Total

!25

6500000306
Chamois Niortais

|2015–16

|Ligue 2

|30

33100colspan="2"|–334
rowspan="3"|Lorient

|2016–17

|Ligue 1

|3

00000colspan="2"|–30
2017–18

|Ligue 2

|16

20030colspan="2"|–192
colspan="2"|Total

!19

2030000222
Tours (loan)

|2016–17

|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2

|16

20000colspan="2"|–162
Ajaccio (loan)

|2017–18

|12

1000010131
rowspan="3"|Union SG

|2018–19

|rowspan="2"|BFDB

|20

940colspan="2"|–1083417
2019–20

|1

200colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–12
colspan="2"|Total

!21

1140001083519
rowspan="5"|Kortrijk

|2019–20

|rowspan="4"|BPL

|7

120colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–91
2020–21

|30

822colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3210
2021–22

|29

1330colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3213
2022–23

|28

820colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–308
colspan="2"|Total

!94

3092000010332
Al-Hazem

|2023–24

|SPL

|9

32200colspan="2"|–115
colspan="3"|Career total

!226

582353011826371

{{notelist}}

=International=

:Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selemani goal.{{NFT|69308|accessdate=16 November 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Faïz Selemani

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1.14 November 2019Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo{{fb|TOG}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|2.1 September 2021Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros{{fb|SEY}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|7–1rowspan=5 | Friendly
align="center"|3.31 December 2021Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia{{fb|MWI}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–2
align="center"|4.27 September 2022Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco{{fb|BFA}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–2
align="center"|5.rowspan=2|22 March 2024rowspan=2|Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Moroccorowspan=2|{{fb|UGA}}align=center | 2–0rowspan=2 align=center | 4–0
align="center"|6.align=center | 4–0
align="center"|7.15 October 2024Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast{{fb|TUN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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External links

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{{Al-Hazem F.C. squad}}

{{Comoros squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selemani, Faiz}}

Category:1993 births

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