Mohamed Farsi

Mohamed Farsi (born 16 December 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Cavalry FC.

Mohamed Farsi
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Farsi
Date of birth (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999
Place of birth Montreal, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 21
Youth career
Boucaniers
2013–2014 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
2015–2016 Panellinios
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Panellinios 13 (1)
2018 Longueuil 13 (0)
2019 Blainville 9 (0)
2019–2020 AS Aïn M'lila 0 (0)
2020– Cavalry FC 2 (0)
National team‡
2020– Canada Futsal 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2020

Early life

Farsi was born and raised in Montreal to Algerian parents from Oran.[1][2][3] He began playing soccer at age eight with local club CS Boucaniers.[1] In 2013 and 2014, he played youth soccer for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce at the U14 and U15 level.[4]

Club career

Panellinios

In 2015, Farsi joined the U16 side of CS Panellinios, making twenty appearances that season.[4] The following year, he made his senior debut in LSEQ and made a total of eight senior appearances that year.[4] In 2017, he made five appearances for Panellinios and scored his first senior goal.[4]

Longueuil

In 2018, Farsi signed with Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side Longueuil, making thirteen league appearances that season.[4]

Blainville

In 2019, Farsi switched to defending PLSQ champions Blainville, making nine league appearances and two appearances in the Canadian Championship against Canadian Premier League side York9.[4][5]

Aïn M'lila

In 2019, Farsi signed his first professional contract with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side AS Aïn M'lila.[2]

Cavalry FC

On 15 April 2020, Farsi signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[3] He made his debut as a substitute in Cavalry's first game of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season, a 2–2 draw with Forge FC.[6]

Career statistics
As of 13 August 2020[4][5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panellinios 2016 LSEQ Division A 80—0080
2017 LSEQ Division A 51—0051
Total 1310000131
Longueuil 2018 PLSQ 130—00130
Blainville 2019 PLSQ 902000110
Cavalry FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 10000010
Career total 3612000381
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    References
    1. "Mohamed Farsi". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
    2. Walid Ziani (23 August 2019). "Mohamed Farsi (AS Ain M'lila) : "L'Algérie, une belle opportunité"" (in French). DZ Foot. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
    3. "Cavalry FC signs former PLSQ standout fullback Mohamed Farsi". Canadian Premier League. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
    4. "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
    5. "M. Farsi". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
    6. "Canadian Premier League". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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