Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club

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on loan from Sochaux. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.

Club career

Faraj is a youth product of Lille since he was nine, and moved to Sochaux in 2018. Faraj made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1-1

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tie with

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on 19 September 2020. On 7 January 2023, Faraj was loaned to

in Championnat National.

International career

Faraj was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother. 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

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in Tunisia.

Personal life

Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer Imad Faraj.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faraj, Samy 2001 births People 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