Imad Faraj (born 11 February 1999) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot club

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

Club career

Faraj made his professional debut for

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...

in a

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2–0 loss to

SM Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''Clu ...

on 20 August 2017. On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined

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club

Mouscron Mouscron (; Dutch and vls, Moeskroen, ; Picard and Walloon: ''Moucron'') is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropo ...

on a one-year deal. On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with

in Cyprus, with an option for a second year.

International career

Faraj was born in France and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent. He is a former youth international for France.

Personal life

Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer

Samy Faraj Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Paris 13 Atletico on loan from Sochaux. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco. Club car ...

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faraj, Imad 1999 births People from Croix, Nord Footballers from Nord (French department) French sportspeople of Algerian descent French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Living people French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders France men's youth international footballers Iris Club de Croix players Lille OSC players B-SAD players Royal Excel Mouscron players AEK Larnaca FC players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Primeira Liga players Belgian Pro League players Cypriot First Division players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus