Sadek Jordan Chebel Faucher (born 6 November 1991) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Metz

On 1 May 2010, Faucher won the

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with the

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under-19 team, scoring a goal in the

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against

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. He also scored goals in the two previous rounds against Sedan and

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Tours

On 9 June 2010, Faucher left

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to sign a contract with

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. On 17 December 2010, Faucher made his professional debut for Tours in a

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match against

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coming on a substitute in the 73rd minute. Four days later, he scored his first goal for the club in a game against

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Maccabi Herzliya

From 2014 until 2017 Faucher played for

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Red Star

In August 2018, Faucher joined

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, newly promoted to Ligue 2, on a two-year contract.

Xanthi

On 11 July 2019,

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officially announced the acquisition of the French striker on a free transfer. On 29 September 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home win against

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. On 5 October 2019, he scored in the dying minutes of an away match against

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, to give his team a 1–0 win, which was the fifth in the first six matches. On 5 January 2020, Faucher scored a brace within two minutes, to give his team a 2–1 home win against AEL. On 14 January 2020, his goal against

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was not enough for his team to qualify for the quarter finals of the

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, as Xanthi lost 3–1 on aggregate. On 26 January 2020, he scored a brace, one of those in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to give Xanthi a point in a 2–2 home draw against OFI.

Virton

On 31 January 2022, Faucher was loaned to

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International career

Despite being born in France, Algerian newspaper

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indicated that Faucher wanted to play for

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in international competition, following in the footsteps of his uncle Fathi Chebal.

Personal life

Faucher is the nephew of former Algerian international Fathi Chebal who played at the

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Honours

Club

Metz *

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: 2009–10

Individual

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top goalscorer: 2015–16 (21 goals), 2016–17 (24 goals)

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