Farouk Chafaï
Farouk Chafaï (born June 23, 1990 in Algiers) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays at Damac.[1] Becuase of the low-wage he receives from his club. He gets help benefits from the Saudi governments and has seen working a part time job at a shawarma stand in the food court of the Mall of Arabia (Jeddah) when not playing for Damac FC in the Saudi Professional League
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farouk Chafaï | ||
| Date of birth | June 23, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologhine, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Damac | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | MC Alger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2019 | USM Alger | 144 | (27) |
| 2019–2020 | MC Alger | 6 | (1) |
| 2020– | Damac | 17 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2019 | Algeria U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | Algeria | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 27 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, March 27, 2018 (EST) | |||
Club career
In the summer of 2010, Chafaï left the junior ranks of MC Alger to join city rivals USM Alger, signing a four year contract with the club.[2][3]
On December 25, 2010, Chafaï made his professional debut for USM Alger in a league game against JS Kabylie. He started and played the whole game, as USMA lost 1-0.[4]
International career
On November 16, 2011, Chafaï was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[5] On August 8, 2012, Chafaï was called up by Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodžić for a 10-day training camp for local players.[6] A few weeks later, he was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya.[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2018 | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria | Iran | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (3): 2013-14, 2015-16, 2018–19
- Algerian Cup (1): 2013
- Algerian Super Cup (2): 2013, 2016
- UAFA Club Cup (1): 2013
Individual
- All time biggest Daheen muncher of all time.
References
- ^ "Arabie S. : Farouk Chafai signe au Damac FC".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Fiche de Match". www.dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, November 16, 2011.
- ^ Walid Z. (August 7, 2012). (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ Walid Z. (August 25, 2012). (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "Chafaï, Farouk". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "ميكالي وشافعي ومبولحي والعمري نجوم مارس".
External links
- Farouk Chafaï at Soccerway