Farid Boulaya

Farid Boulaya (born 25 February 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Metz.

Farid Boulaya
Boulaya in 2019
Personal information
Full name Farid Boulaya
Date of birth (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993
Place of birth Vitrolles, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Metz
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Istres 46 (1)
2015–2016 Clermont 32 (7)
2016–2017 Bastia 2 (0)
2017–2018 Girona 0 (0)
2018 → Metz (loan) 7 (0)
2018– Metz 56 (8)
National team‡
2020– Algeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:38, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020

Club career

An Istres youth graduate, Boulaya made his professional debut on 11 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Maxime Tarasconi in the 0–1 defeat away at Lens.

On 31 August 2016, Boulaya signed a four-year deal for Ligue 1 side Bastia.[1] However, he only appeared in two matches for the club.

On 25 July 2017, Boulaya moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year deal with La Liga side Girona FC.[2] In January 2018, he joined Metz on loan.[3]

International career

Boulaya made his debut with the Algeria national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 9 October 2020.[4]

References
  1. "Farid Boulaya turchinu sin'à 2020" [Farid Boulaya is Blue until 2020] (in French). SC Bastia. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. "El Girona ficha al centrocampista Farid Boulaya" [Girona sign the central midfielder Farid Boulaya] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "Farid Boulaya (Girone) prêté à Metz (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 19 January 2018.
  4. "Nigeria vs. Algeria - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
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