Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club (), currently known as Asteras AKTOR for sponsorship reasons, commonly referred to as Asteras, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Asteras Tripolis ...

. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.

Club career

Faraj is a youth product of

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since he was nine, and moved to

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...

in 2018. Faraj made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1-1

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tie with Rodez AF on 19 September 2020. On 7 January 2023, Faraj was loaned to

Paris 13 Atletico Paris 13 Atletico is a French football club based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris competing in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. History The club was founded in 1968 as ''Football Club Gobelins''. It was rename ...

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. On 2 January 2024, Faraj's contract with Sochaux was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Faraj was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother. He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities. He represented the Morocco U16s at the 2017 Montaigu Tournament. In December 2020, Faraj announced in an interview that he had chosen to play for Algeria. A few days later, Faraj was called up by the Algeria under-20 national team for the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in

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Personal life

Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer

Imad Faraj 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. He holds ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faraj, Samy 2001 births Sportspeople from Croix, Nord Footballers from Nord (French department) Algerian people of Moroccan descent Moroccan people of Algerian descent French sportspeople of Moroccan descent French sportspeople of Algerian descent Living people French men's footballers Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's youth international footballers Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Paris 13 Atletico players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Algerian sportsmen Asteras Tripolis F.C. players