Farid Boulaya

Age 33

USM Alger

Algeria

0.8 M €

25 February 1993 (33)

179 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.75

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

7.2

6.2

7.0

6.6

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

800K €

25 February 1993

33 Age

Nationality

Algeria

Height / Weight

179 cm / 70 kg

Contract Until

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Attacking Midfielder

Other Right Winger, Left Winger

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Farid Boulaya career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	IMT Novi Beograd	15	13	2	1	2	0
	Superliga	15	13	2	1	2	0
24/25	AL Wakrah	16	16	5	3	0	0
	QSL Cup	2	2	1	0	0	0
	Stars League	8	8	4	0	0	0
	AFC Champions League Two	6	6	0	3	0	0
24/25	Al Gharafa	2	2	1	0	0	0
	Amir Cup	2	2	1	0	0	0
23/24	Al Gharafa	22	20	5	7	3	0
	Qatar Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Stars League	21	19	5	7	3	0
22/23	Al Gharafa	18	18	1	2	0	0
	Stars League	18	18	1	2	0	0
21/22	Metz	25	18	4	2	1	1
	Ligue 1	24	18	4	2	1	1
	Coupe de France	1	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	Metz	34	33	6	8	5	0
	Ligue 1	33	32	6	8	5	0
	Coupe de France	1	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Metz	20	9	2	1	1	1
	Ligue 1	19	8	2	1	1	1
	Coupe de la Ligue	1	1	0	0	0	0
18/19	Metz	44	35	6	7	4	0
	Ligue 2	37	32	6	6	3	0
	Coupe de France	5	2	0	0	1	0
	Coupe de la Ligue	2	1	0	1	0	0
17/18	Metz K	9	2	0	2	0	0
	Ligue 1	7	0	0	1	0	0
	Coupe de France	2	2	0	1	0	0
17/18	Girona	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Copa del Rey	1	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Bastia	2	1	0	0	0	0
	Ligue 1	2	1	0	0	0	0
15/16	Clermont Foot	34	27	7	4	4	0
	Ligue 2	32	26	7	4	4	0
	Coupe de France	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Coupe de la Ligue	1	1	0	0	0	0
14/15	Istres	11	8	1	0	2	0
	National	11	8	1	0	2	0
13/14	Istres	25	9	0	1	3	0
	Ligue 2	23	8	0	1	3	0
	Coupe de France	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Coupe de la Ligue	1	1	0	0	0	0
12/13	Istres	12	7	0	1	2	0
	Ligue 2	11	6	0	1	2	0
	Coupe de France	1	1	0	0	0	0
11/12	Istres	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total		291	218	40	39	27	2

National Team Career

Farid Boulaya career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2022	Algeria	1	0	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	1	0
2021	Algeria	6	1	1	0	1
	Africa Cup of Nations Qualification	2	0	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0	0
	Africa Cup of Nations	3	0	0	0	1
2020	Algeria	1	1	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0	0
Total		8	2	1	1	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	IMT Novi Beograd	15	13	2	1
2024-2025	AL Wakrah	16	16	5	3
2022-2025	Al Gharafa	42	40	7	9
2017-2022	Metz	132	97	18	20
2017-2018	Girona	1	0	0	0
2016-2017	Bastia	2	1	0	0
2015-2016	Clermont Foot	34	27	7	4
2011-2015	Istres	49	24	1	2

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2020-2022	Algeria	8	2	1	1

General Statistics — 25/26 Superliga

2 Goals

1 Assists

6.7 Avg. Pts

15 Matches

13 Starting XI

1110 Minutes

Shots

20 Off-target Shots 1.62

On-target Shots

8 0.65

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.75

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

7.2

6.2

7.0

6.6

Season Performance

Season Performance — 25/26 Superliga
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	2	%69
Assists	1	%62
Goal Contribution	3	%64
Expected Goals (xG)	-	%50
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%50
Big Chances Created	-	%50
Big Chances Missed	-	%50
Penalty	-	%44
Free-kick Goal	1	%99
Shots
Total Shots	30	%87
Shots on Target	8	%82
Shots off Target	20	%4
Blocked Shots	2	%40
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	80.2%	%60
Passes	519	%84
Accurate Passes	416	%84
Key Passes	14	%80
Passes in Final Third	-	%50
Chances Created	-	%50
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	63.2%	%73
Long Balls	57	%80
Accurate Long Balls	36	%88
Cross Accuracy %	26.7%	%51
Crosses	30	%73
Accurate Crosses	8	%79
Defense
Clearances	-	%15
Interceptions	6	%68
Tackles	13	%58
Individual
Touches	-	%50
Dribbles	21	%74
Successful Dribbles	9	%70
Successful Dribble %	42.9%	%42
Duels	-	%50
Duels Won %	-
Duels Won	-	%50
Possession Lost	181	%21
Dispossessed	14	%22
Offsides	-	%67
Fouls Won	12	%61
Free Kicks Taken	12	%61
Discipline
Fouls	7	%57
Yellow Cards	2	%34
Red Cards	-	%52

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
19.08.26	IMT Novi Beograd	USM Alger	Signed
28.01.26		IMT Novi Beograd	Signed
30.06.25	AL Wakrah		Released
10.09.24	Al Gharafa	AL Wakrah	Signed
20.08.22	Metz	Al Gharafa	Signed
30.06.18	Girona	Metz	800k €
29.06.18	Metz	Girona	Loan Return
18.01.18	Girona	Metz	Loan
24.07.17	Bastia	Girona
30.08.16	Clermont Foot	Bastia	250k €
15.07.15	Istres	Clermont Foot	Signed

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
French 2nd tier champion	1	FC Metz	18/19

Farid Boulaya: profile and statistics summary

Farid Boulaya is a 33-year-old footballer in the Attacking Midfielder position. Holds Algeria nationality and was born on 25 February 1993. Stands 179 cm tall and weighs 70 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for USM Alger. Under contract until -. Current market value: 0.8 M €.

In the 25/26 season, made 15 appearances in Superliga for a total of 1110 minutes. Contributed 2 goals and 1 assist in that time. Average match rating: 7.00.

Across a career spanning 8 clubs, made 291 appearances and scored 40 goals. Made 8 appearances for Algeria. Honours won include French 2nd tier champion.

USM Alger squad, fixtures and league table

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