| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Croix, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Čelik Zenica | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Lille | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Sochaux II | 27 | (12) |
| 2020–2024 | Sochaux | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Paris 13 Atletico (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Asteras Tripolis | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Radnik Bijeljina | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | Čelik Zenica | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Morocco U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Algeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 September 2026 | |||
Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.
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.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 12 | — | 27 | 12 | |||
| Sochaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championnat National | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Paris 13 Atletico (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Čelik Zenica | 2026–27 | Bosnian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 67 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 76 | 15 | ||
Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer Imad Faraj.