Farouk Chafaï
Farouk Chafaï | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1990 Algeria |
| Occupation | Professional footballer |
| Years active | 2010– |
| Known for | Defensive position in football |
Farouk Chafaï (; born June 23, 1990) is a professional football player from Algeria who specializes in the defensive position.
Club career
During the summer of 2010, Chafaï transitioned from the youth setup at MC Alger to their local competitors, USM Alger, committing to a four-year deal. He made his first professional appearance for USM Alger on December 25, 2010, in a league fixture facing JS Kabylie, where he was in the starting lineup and completed the entire match, which ended in a 1–0 defeat.
International career
Chafaï was named to Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship held in Morocco on November 16, 2011. Subsequently, on August 8, 2012, Algeria's head coach Vahid Halilhodžić invited him to participate in a 10-day training camp designed for domestic players. Shortly thereafter, he received his inaugural call-up to the senior Algeria national football team for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Libya.
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| USM Alger | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 189 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 258 | 29 | ||
| MC Alger | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Damac | 2019–20 | Saudi Professional League | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 155 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 161 | 21 | ||||
| Career total | 354 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 432 | 51 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
- In all scorelines below, Algeria’s goal count is presented first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2018 | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria | Template:Fb | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
USM Alger
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: Champions in the seasons 2013–14, 2015–16, and 2018–19
- Algerian Cup: Winner in 2013
- Algerian Super Cup: Titles secured in 2013 and 2016
- UAFA Club Cup: Victorious in 2013
Individual Achievements
- Awarded Saudi Professional League Player of the Month for March 2021
External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Algeria men's under-23 international footballers
- Algerian men's footballers
- Algerian expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Algiers
- USM Alger players
- MC Alger players
- Damac FC players
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Algeria men's youth international footballers
- Algeria men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- People from Bologhine
- 21st-century Algerian sportsmen