Imad Faraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Croix, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | IC Croix | ||
| 2006–2017 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Lille B | 55 | (12) |
| 2017–2020 | Lille | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → B-SAD (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → B-SAD U23 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Mouscron | 27 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | AEK Larnaca | 124 | (17) |
| 2025–2026 | Neftchi Baku | 31 | (7) |
| 2026– | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026 | |||
Imad Faraj (born 11 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis.
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 7 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| B-SAD (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mouscron | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 14[c] | 1 | — | 46 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 2 | — | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 40 | 7 | |||
| Total | 124 | 17 | 14 | 3 | — | 20 | 3 | — | 158 | 23 | ||||
| Neftchi Baku | 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2026–27 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| Espérance de Tunis | 2026–27 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 161 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 24 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal, Belgian Cup, Cypriot Cup, Azerbaijan Cup and Tunisian Cup
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue and Taça da Liga
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
AEK Larnaca
References
- ↑ "Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
- ↑ Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
- ↑ "Imad FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen". www.lfp.fr.
- ↑ IMAD FARAJ REJOINT MOUSCRON, losc.fr, 31 July 2020
- ↑ "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ IMAD FARAJ" (in Greek). AEK Larnaca. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ↑ "Joueur - Imad FARAJ - FFF". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.
External links
- Imad Faraj at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Imad Faraj at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Imad Faraj at Soccerway
- Imad Faraj – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Imad Faraj at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Sportspeople from Croix, Nord
- Footballers from Nord (French department)
- Living people
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Lille OSC players
- B-SAD players
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- AEK Larnaca FC players
- Neftçi PFK players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- French expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan