Faris Haroun

K.R.C. Genk

Born in Brussels, Belgium, Haroun began playing football at his local club Scup Jette. He then moved to play for R.W.D. Molenbeek and RSD Jette before moving to Genk, where he started his professional career. Haroun scored on his professional debut for Genk when Kevin Vandenbergh "gave the decisive assist to Haroun who placed the ball past a hopeless Kris Van De Putte", in a 1–0 win against R.A.E.C. Mons on 20 February 2004. He later scored two more goals later in the 2003–04 season, coming against Sint-Truidense and K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder. Having become a first team regular, Haroun made twelve appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. At the start of the 2004–05 season, Haroun made his UEFA Intertoto Cup debut, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win against Borussia Dortmund to progress to the next round through away goal. However, he found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench since the start of the season. Despite this, Haroun scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against K.V. Oostende on 27 November 2004. A month later on 18 December 2004, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Cercle Brugge. Haroun then scored his third goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against Lokeren on 31 January 2005. By the second half of the season, he continued to find himself in and out of the starting eleven, which saw him placed him placed on the substitute bench. Haroun then scored his…

Haroun is eligible to play for Belgium and Chad.

Youth career

Having played for Belgium U18 and Belgium U19, Haroun was called up for the U19 side for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Switzerland. He played all three matches in the tournament, as Belgium U19 were eliminated in the Group Stage. A month later, Haroun was called up to the Belgium U21 squad and made three appearances for the U21 side by the end of 2004. He then scored his first Belgium U21 goal, in a 2–1 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 on 25 March 2005. Haroun later scored his second Belgium U21 goal, in another 2–1 win, this time against Lithuania U21 on 11 October 2005. A year later on 6 September 2006, he scored a brace, in a 2–1 win against Greece U21. It was announced on 12 May 2007 that Haroun was called up to the U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Netherlands. He appeared four times in the tournament, as Belgium U21 reached the semi–finals. In July 2008, Haroun was called up to the squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He made his tournament debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win against China. In a follow–up match against New Zealand, Haroun scored his first goal of the tournament, in a 1–0 win. He helped the side reach the semi–finals, where they finished in fourth place. Despite this, Haroun played five times in the tournament.

Senior career

It was announced on 16 May 2007 that Haroun was called up to the Belgium squad for the first time in…

In November 2025, Haroun was appointed as caretaker coach of Royal Antwerp along with Robert Molenaar following the dismissal of Stef Wils. On his debut on 30 November, he led his team to a 1–0 away win over Club Brugge.

At one point, Haroun was engaged to Marina, but since broken up. Haroun resided with his Australian wife, Katie Sinclair and became a first time father when his wife gave birth to a baby boy. Faris is the elder brother of Nadjim Haroun and the cousin of Kévin Nicaise, both of whom are members of the Chad national football team.