Farouk Chafaï

Farouk Chafaï (Arabic: فاروق الشافعي; born June 23, 1990) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defender.^[1]

Farouk Chafaï

Chafaï with USM Alger in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Farouk Chafaï
Date of birth	(1990-06-23) June 23, 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Bologhine, Algeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Defender
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)
International career‡
2011–2019	Algeria U23	5	(0)
2015–	Algeria	9	(1)
* 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
2. All appearance(s) in UAFA Club Cup
3. All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
4. All appearance(s) in Champions League
5. five appearances in CAF Champions League, six appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
6. All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

As of match played 19 October 2019^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

Honours

USM Alger

• Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2013-14, 2015-16, 2018–19
• Algerian Cup: 2013
• Algerian Super Cup: 2013, 2016
• UAFA Club Cup: 2013

Individual

• Saudi Professional League Player of the Month: March 2021^[10]