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Faïz Selemani

Faïz Selemani (born 14 November 1993)[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Faïz Selemani
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Qatar SC
Number 7
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)
2019–2023 Kortrijk 94 (30)
2023–2024 Al-Hazem 26 (7)
2024–2025 Al-Riyadh 28 (6)
2025– Qatar SC 9 (1)
International career‡
2017– Comoros 41 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025

Club career

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As a youth, Selemani played with 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, Selemani signed a three-year contract with Belgian club Kortrijk.[5] He joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hazem on 23 July 2023 for a transfer fee of €1.5 million.[6]

On 18 August 2024, Selemani joined Al-Riyadh.[7]

On 1 July 2025, Selemani joined Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC.[8]

On 11 December 2025, Selemani was called up to the Comoros squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]

International career

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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.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 May 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Consolat Marseille 2014–15 National 2125000—262
2015–16 440000—44
Total 2565000—306
Chamois Niortais 2015–16 Ligue 2 3033100—334
Lorient 2016–17 Ligue 1 300000—30
2017–18 Ligue 2 1620030—192
Total 1920300—222
Tours (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 1620000—162
Ajaccio (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 121000010131
Union SG 2018–19 Belgian First Division B 20940—1083417
2019–20 1200——12
Total 211140—1083519
Kortrijk 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 7120——91
2020–21 30822——3210
2021–22 291330——3213
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 28820——308
Total 943092——10332
Al-Hazem 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 26722——289
Al-Riyadh 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 28621——307
Career total 271682563011831082

International

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As of match played 9 June 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Comoros 201710
201830
201961
202010
202162
202261
202350
2024103
202530
Total 417
Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selemani goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Faïz Selemani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.14 November 2019Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.1 September 2021Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros Seychelles1–07–1Friendly
3.31 December 2021Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Malawi1–21–2
4.27 September 2022Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Burkina Faso1–21–2
5.22 March 2024Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco Uganda2–04–0
6.4–0
7.15 October 2024Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Tunisia1–01–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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  1. ↑ "La fiche de Faïz Selemani". LFP.fr. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Nathalie Coquel (1 September 2015). "Selemani en renfort aux Chamois" (in French). lanouvellerepublique.fr. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Éric Mazet (31 August 2015). "Faïz Selemani nouveau Chamois". chamoisniortais.fr. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Édouard Lava (24 June 2016). "Lorient: Un latéral droit de Ligue 2 a signé". foot-national.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Faïz Selemani is van ons!" (Press release) (in Dutch). KV Kortrijk. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Officiel : Faiz Selemani quitte Courtrai et la Belgique pour s'offrir un surprenant défi". Walfoot.be (in French). 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "أعلن نادي الرياض عن تعاقده مع اللاعب فايز سليماني قادمًا من نادي الحزم".
  8. ↑ "نادينا يتعاقد مع اللاعب فايز سليماني".
  9. ↑ "Comoros name final 26-man squad for AFCON with first-time call-ups for Amir and Kari". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Première sélection pour Faïz Selemani avec les Comores - MaLigue2". 12 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Faïz Selemani » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Faïz Selemani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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