Faycal Rherras

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Faycal Rherras

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Liège, Belgium

| height = 1.83m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Full-back

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2001

| youthclubs1 = J.S. Pierreuse

| youthyears2 = 2002–2005

| youthclubs2 = FC Liège

| youthyears3 = 2005–2010

| youthclubs3 = Standard Liège

| youthyears4 = 2010

| youthclubs4 = Club Brugge

| youthyears5 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs5 = Standard Liège

| youthyears6 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs6 = Beerschot

| years1 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = CS Visé

| caps1 = 31

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2014–2016

| clubs2 = Sint-Truiden

| caps2 = 47

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = Heart of Midlothian

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2017–2018

| clubs4 = KV Mechelen

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = → Hibernian (loan)

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2019

| clubs6 = Béziers

| caps6 = 23

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2019–2020

| clubs7 = Qarabağ

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2020–2021

| clubs8 = Mouloudia Oujda

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2021

| clubs9 = Levski Sofia

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2022–2023

| clubs10 = URSL Visé

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 1

| pcupdate = 19:51, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Morocco U23

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = Morocco

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| ntupdate =

}}

Faycal Rherras (born 7 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays full-back. Born in Belgium, he represented Morocco at international level.

Club career

Rherras signed for Heart of Midlothian in June 2016.{{cite news

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36501013 |title=Hearts to complete moves for Faycal Rherras and Conor Sammon |publisher=BBC |date=10 June 2016 |accessdate=2 January 2017}} He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 29 October 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37737489 |title=Inverness 3-3 Hearts |publisher=BBC |date=29 October 2016 |accessdate=2 January 2017}} Rherras was released by Hearts during May 2017,{{cite web |url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/5927 |title=Rherras leaves club |publisher=Heart of Midlothian FC |date=12 May 2017 |accessdate=12 May 2017}} then signed for KV Mechelen.{{cite web|url=http://www.kvmechelen.be/nieuws/2016-2017/a-kern/faycal-rherras-naar-kv-mechelen/|title=FAYCAL RHERRAS NAAR KV MECHELEN|accessdate=18 July 2017|archive-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606154834/http://www.kvmechelen.be/nieuws/2016-2017/a-kern/faycal-rherras-naar-kv-mechelen/|url-status=dead}} He returned to Scottish football in January 2018, signing on loan for Hibernian.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42760389 |title=Hibernian: Former Hearts defender Faycal Rherras signs on loan |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=20 January 2018 |accessdate=20 January 2018}}

On 15 July 2019, Rherras signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ FK.{{cite web|title=Xoş gəldin, Rherras Faycal !|url=https://www.facebook.com/FKQarabagh/photos/a.1458836974339404/2450946315128460/?type=3&theater|website=www.facebook.com/FKQarabagh|publisher=Qarabağ FK|language=Azerbaijani|date=23 June 2019}} On 22 June 2020, Qarabağ announced that Rherras had left the club.{{cite web|title=Təşəkkürlər, Ailton, Vaqner və Faysal !|url=https://www.facebook.com/FKQarabagh/photos/a.1458836974339404/2747114088845013/?type=3&theater|website=www.facebook.com/FKQarabagh|publisher=Qarabağ FK|date=22 June 2020|language=Azerbaijani}}

After a spell in Morocco, Rherras signed for 1.5 years with Levski Sofia in Bulgaria.{{cite web|url=https://levski.bg/пфк-левски-подписа-с-файсал-рерас/|title=Левски подписа с Файсал Рерас|date=3 February 2021|website=levski.bg|language=Bulgarian}}

International career

He played for the Morocco national football team in a friendly match with Albania in August 2016, which ended in a goalless draw.{{Cite web|url=http://mountakhab.net/www/modules/fiches_joueurs/fiche.php?id=2053|title=Fiche de :Faycal Rherras|last=Bakkali|first=Achraf|website=Mountakhab.net|language=fr|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134731/http://mountakhab.net/www/modules/fiches_joueurs/fiche.php?id=2053|archive-date=4 April 2018|url-status=dead}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals
Vise \|2013–14 \|Belgian Second Division \|31	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	7
rowspan="3"\|Sint-Truiden \|2014–15 \|Belgian Second Division \|19	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
2015–16 \|Belgian Pro League \|28	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
colspan="2"\|Total !47	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	50	7
Heart of Midlothian \|2016–17 \|Scottish Premiership \|19	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	23	1
KV Mechelen \|2017–18 \|Belgian Division 1 \|9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Hibernian (loan) \|2017–18 \|Scottish Premiership \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Béziers \|2018–19 \|Ligue 2 \|23	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
Qarabağ \|2019–20 \|Azerbaijan Premier League \|6	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|1	1	colspan="2"
\|9	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !136	11	2	0	7	0	5	1	0	0	150	12