Samy Faraj

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 Ligue 2 tie with Rodez AF on 19 September 2020. On 7 January 2023, Faraj was loaned to Paris 13 Atletico in Championnat National. On 2 January 2024, Faraj's contract with Sochaux was terminated by mutual consent.

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 Tunisia.

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As of match played 31 October 2026

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