Faïz Selemani

Faïz Selemani (born 14 November 1993)[1] is a Comorian international footballer who plays for KV Kortrijk in the Belgian First Division A as a winger.

Faïz Selemani

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	KV Kortrijk
Number	70
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–	KV Kortrijk	0	(0)
National team^‡
2017–	Comoros	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Professional career

As a youth, Selemani played with Olympique de 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, he signed a 3-year contract with Belgian club KV Kortrijk.[5]

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.[6]

Career statistics

As of 21 June 2019.[7][8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Consolat Marseille	2014–15	National	21	2	5	0	0	0	–		26	2
	2015–16		4	4	0	0	0	0	–		4	4
	Total		25	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	6
Chamois Niortais	2015–16	Ligue 2	30	3	3	1	0	0	–		33	4
Lorient	2016–17	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2017–18	Ligue 2	16	2	0	0	3	0	–		19	2
	Total		19	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	22	2
Tours (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 2	16	2	0	0	0	0	–		16	2
AC Ajaccio (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	1
Union SG	2018–19	Belgian First Division B	20	9	4	0	–		10	8	34	17
Career total			122	23	12	1	3	0	11	8	148	32

International goals

Scores and results list the Comoros' goal tally first.[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2019	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Togo	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

1. "La fiche de Faïz Selemani". LFP.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
2. Nathalie Coquel (1 September 2015). "Selemani en renfort aux Chamois" (in French). lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. Éric Mazet (31 August 2015). "Faïz Selemani nouveau Chamois". chamoisniortais.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
4. Édouard Lava (24 June 2016). "Lorient: Un latéral droit de Ligue 2 a signé". foot-national.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
5. "Faïz Selemani is van ons!" (Press release) (in Dutch). KV Kortrijk. 19 August 2019.
6. "Première sélection pour Faïz Selemani avec les Comores - MaLigue2". 12 November 2017.
7. "Faïz Selemani » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
8. "Faiz Selemani". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
9. "Faïz Selemani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

External links

• Faïz Selemani at Soccerway