Faïz Selemani

Faïz Selemani (born 14 November 1993)[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hazem. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Faïz Selemani
Selemani in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hazem
Number 10
Youth career
Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Consolat Marseille 25 (6)
2015–2016 Chamois Niortais 30 (3)
2016–2018 Lorient 19 (2)
2017 → Tours (loan) 16 (2)
2018 → Ajaccio (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2019 Union SG 31 (19)
2019–2023 Kortrijk 94 (30)
2023– Al-Hazem 5 (2)
International career‡
2017– Comoros 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023

Club career

As a youth, Selemani played with Marseille up to under-18 level before dropping into lower-league local football.[2] He joined Championnat National side Consolat Marseille ahead of the 2014–15 season and scored two goals in 21 league appearances during his first year at the club. After scoring four goals in the first four games of the 2015–16 campaign, Selemani was signed by Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais on 31 August 2015 on a three-year contract.[3]

On 24 June 2016, Selemani joined Ligue 1 side Lorient on a four-year contract.[4]

On 19 August 2019, Selemani signed a three-year contract with Belgian club Kortrijk.[5] He joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hazem on 23 July 2023 for a transfer fee of €1.5 million.[6]

International career

Selemani was called up to the Comoros for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi on 10 June 2017. He made his debut in a friendly 1–1 against Madagascar on 11 November 2017, wherein he assisted his side's only goal.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 June 2019[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Consolat Marseille 2014–15 National 2125000–262
2015–16 440000–44
Total 256500000306
Chamois Niortais 2015–16 Ligue 2 3033100–334
Lorient 2016–17 Ligue 1 300000–30
2017–18 Ligue 2 1620030–192
Total 192030000222
Tours (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 1620000–162
Ajaccio (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 121000010131
Union SG 2018–19 Belgian First Division B 20940–1083417
Career total 122231213011814832
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue

International
Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selemani goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Faïz Selemani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 November 2019Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21 September 2021Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros Seychelles1–07–1Friendly

References
  1. "La fiche de Faïz Selemani". LFP.fr. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. Nathalie Coquel (1 September 2015). "Selemani en renfort aux Chamois" (in French). lanouvellerepublique.fr. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. Éric Mazet (31 August 2015). "Faïz Selemani nouveau Chamois". chamoisniortais.fr. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. Édouard Lava (24 June 2016). "Lorient: Un latéral droit de Ligue 2 a signé". foot-national.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. "Faïz Selemani is van ons!" (Press release) (in Dutch). KV Kortrijk. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Officiel : Faiz Selemani quitte Courtrai et la Belgique pour s'offrir un surprenant défi". Walfoot.be (in French). 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. "Première sélection pour Faïz Selemani avec les Comores - MaLigue2". 12 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. "Faïz Selemani » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. "Faiz Selemani". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  10. "Faïz Selemani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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