Farouk Chafaï

Farouk Chafaï
Personal information
Full name Farouk Chafaï
Date of birth (1990-06-23) June 23, 1990
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 USM Alger
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2010 MC Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– USM Alger 93 (7)
National team‡
2011 Algeria U23 5 (0)
2015– Algeria 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, March 28, 2015 (EST).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, March 28, 2015 (EST)

Farouk Chafaï (born June 23, 1990 in Algiers) is an Algerian professional footballer who is currently playing for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

International career

On November 16, 2011, Chafaï was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[4] On August 8, 2012, Chafaï was called up by Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodžić for a 10-day training camp for local players.[5] 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.[6]

Honours

Club

USM Alger

References

  1. ↑ Chafai prend le chemin de Soustara
  2. ↑ USM Alger Profile on LNF.dz
  3. ↑ JSK 1-0 USMA
  4. ↑ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, November 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ Walid Z. (August 7, 2012). "Les locaux en stage du 22 au 31 août" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ Walid Z. (August 25, 2012). "La liste des 24 pour le match contre la Libye" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
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