Farouk Chafaï
Algerian footballer (born 1990)
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Farouk Chafaï (Arabic: فاروق شافعي; born June 23, 1990) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Al-Wehda as a defender.[1]
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Chafaï with USM Alger in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farouk Chafaï | ||
| Date of birth | June 23, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologhine, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Wehda | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | MC Alger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2019 | USM Alger | 189 | (27) |
| 2019–2020 | MC Alger | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2025 | Damac | 155 | (21) |
| 2026– | Al-Wehda | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2019 | Algeria U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | Algeria | 9 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 October 2019 | |||
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2025[8]
| 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[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4[d] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 3 | 1[c] | 1 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11[e] | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 3[f] | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 189 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 258 | 29 | ||
| MC Alger | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3[f] | 0 | 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 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 155 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 161 | 21 | ||||
| Career total | 354 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 432 | 51 | ||
- All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- All appearance(s) in UAFA Club Cup
- All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
- All appearance(s) in Champions League
- five appearances in CAF Champions League, six appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
- All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
International
- As of match played 19 October 2019[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[9]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2018 | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria |  Iran | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |