Imad Faraj

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Imad Faraj

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Croix, France

| height = 1.77m{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/direct/football/joueur/80799/imad-faraj|title=Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF|website=RTBF Sport}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = AEK Larnaca

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs1 = IC Croix

| youthyears2 = 2006–2017 | youthclubs2 = Lille

| years1 = 2016–2020 | clubs1 = Lille B | caps1 = 55 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2017–2020 | clubs2 = Lille | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → Belenenses (loan) | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = Mouscron | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021– | clubs5 = AEK Larnaca | caps5 = 124 | goals5 = 17

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = France U16

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = France U17

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam3 = France U18

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2017

| nationalteam4 = France U19

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 25 June 2025

| ntupdate =

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

Early life

Imad Faraj was born in Croix, in the north of France, and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent.{{Cite web |last=Diallo |first=Mouhamed |date=28 July 2020 |title=Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique |url=https://www.afriquesports.net/mercato/mercato-grand-espoir-du-losc-faraj-pourrait-rejoindre-la-belgique/}} He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.{{Cite web |title=Imad FARAJ |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/imad-faraj-20412/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=unfp.org}}

Club career

Faraj made his professional debut for Lille in a Ligue 1 2–0 loss to SM Caen on 20 August 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/82837|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen|website=www.lfp.fr}}

On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on a one-year deal.[https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bimad-faraj-rejoint-mouscron IMAD FARAJ REJOINT MOUSCRON], losc.fr, 31 July 2020

On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, with an option for a second year.{{cite web|publisher=AEK Larnaca|url=https://aek.com.cy/article/%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%AE-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%86%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-imad-faraj|title=ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ IMAD FARAJ|date=16 August 2021|accessdate=16 October 2021|language=el}}

International career

Faraj is a former youth international for France.{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/2543772992-imad-faraj|title=Joueur - Imad FARAJ - FFF|publisher=|access-date=2017-09-03|archive-date=2017-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903073223/https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/2543772992-imad-faraj|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer Samy Faraj.{{Cite web|url=https://fr.hespress.com/112680-samy-faraj-une-etoile-montante-du-football-marocain.html|title=Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain|date=5 December 2019|website=Hespress Français}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille \|2017–18 \|Ligue 1 \|7	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
Belenenses (loan) \|2019–20 \|Primeira Liga \|3	0	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
Mouscron \|2020–21 \|Belgian First Division A \|27	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	28	1
rowspan="4"\|AEK Larnaca \|2021–22 \|rowspan="3"\|Cypriot First Division \|26	2	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	30	3
2022–23 \|31	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	14	1	colspan="2"\|—	46	6
2023–24 \|35	5	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	2	colspan="2"\|—	42	7
colspan="2"\|Total !92	12	8	1	colspan="2"\|—	18	3	0	0	118	16
colspan="3"\|Career total !129	13	10	1	1	0	18	3	0	0	158	17