Nicolas Farina
French professional footballer (born 1986)
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Nicolas Farina (born 9 August 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Metz, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Metz | 25 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | → Cannes (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2009–2012 | Evian | 63 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Energie Cottbus | 23 | (2) |
| 2015 | Racing FC | 9 | (10) |
| 2015 | Petrolul Ploiești | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Cholet | 59 | (6) |
| Total | 215 | (32) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Farina began his career at FC Metz and was loaned out to AS Cannes in 2007–08. After a few years with FC Metz, he was released and signed on 2 July 2009 with Évian Thonon Gaillard FC.[1] For the 2012–13 season, Farina, along with fellow Evian player Guillaume Rippert was loaned to German 2. Bundesliga side FC Energie Cottbus.[2] He later signed with Racing FC from the Luxembourg National Division in January 2015.[3]
After a brief spell together in Romania with FC Petrolul Ploiești, Farina and Rippert joined up again in January 2016, at SO Cholet in Championnat de France Amateur,[2] where he won promotion.
