Khalil Fayad

Khalil Fayad
Fayad in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Montpellier, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hajduk Split
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2022 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2026 Montpellier B 18 (1)
2022–2026 Montpellier 87 (4)
2026– Hajduk Split 1 (1)
International career‡
2021 France U18 6 (1)
2022–2023 France U19 7 (0)
2023–2024 France U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2024

Khalil Fayad (born 9 June 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split.

Club career

Born in Montpellier, Fayad played all his youth football for local side Montpellier HSC, which he had joined in 2010. He made his professional debut for the club on the 13 August 2022, replacing Joris Chotard during a 5–2 Ligue 1 loss away to Paris Saint-Germain. Fayad delivered the assist for Montpellier's second goal, scored by Enzo Tchato.

On 1 September 2026, Fayad moved to Hajduk Split in Croatia on a three-season contract.

International career

Born in France, Fayad is of Moroccan descent. He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U18s.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montpellier B 2021–22 CFA 2 151——151
2023–24 National 3 10——10
2024–25 National 3 10——10
2025–26 National 3 10——10
Total 181——181
Montpellier 2022–23 Ligue 1 24010—250
2023–24 Ligue 1 23330—263
2024–25 Ligue 1 20010—210
2025–26 Ligue 1 20110—211
Total 87460—934
Career total 105560001115

References

  1. ↑ Khalil Fayad at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Bakhkhar, Anas (26 June 2022). "À la découverte de Khalil Fayad, international français U18 et pépite montante du Montpellier HSC". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Rego, Raul; Federici, Thomas (13 August 2022). "PSG 5-2 Montpellier, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Neymar's hat tricked as PSG beat Montpellier". Ligue 1. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Khalil Fayad novi je igrač Hajduka!" [Khalil Fayad is a new Hajduk player!] (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "À la découverte de Khalil Fayad, international français U18 et pépite montante du Montpellier HSC". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.