Farès Chaïbi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Farès Chaïbi | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
SC Bron Terraillon[1] | |||
2016–2018 | AS Bron[1] | ||
2018–2019 | FC Lyon[1] | ||
2019–2022 | Toulouse | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Toulouse B | 20 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Toulouse | 38 | (5) |
2023– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 41 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Algeria | 10 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 |
Farès Chaïbi (Arabic: فارس شايبي; born 28 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Born in France to parents of Algerian descent, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]A native of Bron, in the suburbs of Lyon, Chaïbi came through the youth ranks of local teams SC Bron Terraillon and AS Bron.[1] At 15, he joined the youth academy of FC Lyon, before joining the Toulouse in 2019, where he signed his first professional contract in February 2022.[2][3]
Toulouse
[edit]During the following pre-season, Chaïbi was one of the standout players of the friendly games, proving to be decisive against the likes of Nîmes[4] or the Real Sociedad,[5] finishing this preparation with three goals and two assists.[6]
He made his professional debut on 7 August 2022, starting for Toulouse in their first game back in Ligue 1, a 1–1 draw against Nice.[7] On 17 September, Chaibi scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Lille.[citation needed]
Chaibi won the first trophy of his career, the Coupe de France after a 5–1 win over Nantes in the final.[citation needed]
Eintracht Frankfurt
[edit]On 30 August 2023, Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt announced the signing of Chaïbi on a five-year contract,[8] for a reported fee of €17 million.[9] Chaibi made his debut for Die Adler as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw against VFL Bochum in the Bundesliga.[citation needed] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw against Borussia Dortmund.[citation needed] On 9 November 2023, Chaibi scored his first European goal in a 1–0 win over HJK in the Conference League.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]Chaïbi was born in France and holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[10] He was called up to a training camp for the Algeria U20s in October 2020.[11] On 23 March 2023, he debuted with Algeria in a 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Niger.[12]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[13]
Controversy
[edit]On 14 May 2023, Chaïbi refused to participate in a Ligue 1 match against Nantes due to the game being a part of a league-wide campaign against homophobia, with team kits featuring a rainbow-themed decoration.[14]
Personal life
[edit]His older brother Ilyes Chaïbi is also a professional footballer.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024[16]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toulouse B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Total | 20 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
Toulouse | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 41 | 8 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 43 | 8 | |||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 35 | 3 |
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Total | 41 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 5 | ||
Career total | 99 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 117 | 15 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Algeria | 2023 | 5[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Career total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
- ^ Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours
[edit]Toulouse
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d REPORTAGE. Lyon - TFC : à Bron, sur les traces de Farès Chaïbi, révélation de la Ligue 1 et pépite des Violets, ladepeche.fr, 6 October 2022.
- ^ Tirat, Arthur (23 February 2022). "TFC : Farès Chaibi signe son premier contrat professionnel". La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Farès Chaibi signe son premier contrat professionnel". Toulouse FC (in French). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Toulouse, promu en Ligue 1, entame sa préparation avec un succès contre Nîmes (Ligue 2)". L'Équipe (in French). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Klein, Manon (17 July 2022). "Le TFC remporte son 4e match de préparation face à la Real Sociedad (1-0)". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Faugère, Théo (3 August 2022). "TFC : Farès Chaibi, la révélation de l'été". La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Federici, Thomas (7 August 2022). "Toulouse 1-1 Nice, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Farès Chaibi wird ein Adlerträger" [Farès Chaibi becomes an Eagle-Bearer] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Pokal-Spezialist am passenden Ort: Chaibi soll Eintracht-Offensive bereichern" [Cup specialist in the right place: Chaibi should enrich Eintracht's offensive] (in German). Kicker. 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Fares CHAIBI". unfp.org. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Benhammadi, Saïd (12 October 2020). "Sélection U20 : Fin du premier stage, des bi-nationaux bientôt en renfort ?".
- ^ Debbouz, Sidahmed (27 March 2023). "Injustement privé de deux buts : Chaibi contre attaque !".
- ^ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Toulouse FC's Players, Including Morocco's Aboukhlal, Refuse LGBTQ+ Jerseys". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Football - Ligue 2 : Qui est Farès Chaibi, le nouveau visage du TFC chez les pros?". ladepeche.fr.
- ^ Farès Chaïbi at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Farès Chaïbi – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Farès Chaïbi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lyon
- Algerian men's footballers
- Algeria men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Bundesliga players
- Toulouse FC players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Algerian expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Algerian sportsmen