Farès Ghedjemis (born 6 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Frosinone. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Farès Ghedjemis
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Frosinone
Number 7
Youth career
Chelles
Torcy
Neuilly sur Marne
UJA Maccabi
Fc Montfermeil
Créteil
Troyes
Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Le Havre B 14 (1)
2022–2023 Évreux 16 (1)
2023 Vannes 16 (8)
2023 Rouen 19 (5)
2024– Frosinone 64 (17)
International career
2026– Algeria 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2026

Club career

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Born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France,[1] Ghedjemis has Algerian origins.[2][3] His mother is from Bejaïa and his father from Kenchela

Coming from a sports family including his father Khalid Ghedjemis, a former N2 player .Having started playing at Chelles, Seine-et-Marne,[4] Ghedjemis is a youth product of Troyes and Le Havre.[2]

After playing with Le Havre's reserve team in National 3, he started playing with the first teams of Évreux and Vannes, both times in National 2.[1][2][4][5]

In the summer 2023, after scoring 6 goals and delivering 6 assists in half a season for Vannes, he was part of the revelations of the 2022–23 National 2, but was a free agent after his club suffered relegation to the fifth tier.[6] Despite being reportedly followed by several French professional leagues clubs,[7] he joined third division side FC Rouen.[2][8][9][10]

In January 2024, he was transferred to Frosinone in Serie A for 300 000 euros, plus 10% of a potential future sale, making it already the record transfer for his French National club.[2][5][11] He signed a 2-years contract with the Italian side.[1]

International career

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Born in France, Ghedjemis is of Algerian descent. He was called up to the Algeria national team for a set of friendlies in March 2026.[12] He debuted with Algeria in a 7–0 friendly win over Guatemala on 27 March 2026, and scored his side's 6th goal.[13]

On 31 May 2026, Ghedjemis was named in Vladimir Petković's 26-man Algeria squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]

Style of play

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A left-footed winger, Ghedjemis can play on both wings, with a preference for the right side on his inverted foot.[3]

He was compared to his fellow Le Havre graduate Riyad Mahrez.[15]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Burban, Quentin (3 January 2024). "Mercato. Du National 2 à la Serie A en six mois : la folle ascension de Farès Ghedjemis". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Football : d'une relégation en National 3 à la Serie A en six mois... La formidable ascension de Farès Ghedjemis, recrue de Frosinone". La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 D, Salim (3 January 2024). "Mercato : Ghedjemis signe en Serie A !". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Football. Vannes OC : la trajectoire atypique de Farès Ghedjemis". Ouest-France (in French). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 Lenud, Victorien (2 January 2024). "Football – National : le FC Rouen officialise le départ de Ghedjemis, Bouzamoucha parti pour rester". Paris-Normandie (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. "Transferts : Frosinone fonce sur Farès Ghedjemis (Rouen)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. Pardon, Jordan (26 May 2023). "Vannes : Farès Ghedjemis pisté en National 1 et en Ligue 2". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. "Rouen : Farès Ghedjemis file en Serie A et marque l'histoire du club (off)". Foot National (in French). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. Billeaud, M. (24 November 2023). "Bouzamoucha, A. Allée, Ghedjemis... Trois moteurs du FC Rouen". Foot Normand (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. Mehali, Sofiane (12 June 2023). "Mercato : Fares Ghedjemis signe au FC Rouen". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  11. "Un joueur de National part en Serie A". So Foot (in French). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  12. "Algeria: Petkovic's squad announced with 6 new faces!". Foot-Africa.com. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  13. "Algérie – Guatemala en direct: Zidane écarté, Mastil titulaire à Gênes - El-Balad.com".
  14. "Mondial 2026 : Petkovic dévoile sa liste des 26 joueurs". Radio Algérienne (in French). 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  15. "Farès Ghedjemis, le dynamiteur du FC Rouen". Foot Normand (in French). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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