Merwan Ifnaoui
Merwan Ifnaoui (born 22 October 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Championnat National club Red Star.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Garenne-Colombes | |||
| Asnières | |||
| Red Star | |||
| Gennevilliers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Gennevilliers | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lagoa | ||
| 2020–2023 | Racing Club de France | 39 | (12) |
| 2023– | Red Star | 37 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:29, 16 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Colombes, France,[1] Ifnaoui grew up in the Agnettes neighbourhood of Gennevilliers.[3] He played youth football for La Garenne-Colombes, Asnières and Red Star before returning to Gennevilliers at U19 level, where he captained the team in the 2018–19 season.[3] He had a stint with a Portuguese club in Lagoa, Azores.[3]
From 2020 Ifnaoui played for Racing Club de France.[3] He contributed seven goals and seven assists in the first half of the 2022–23 season with the club being in contention for promotion to Championnat National.[3]
Ifnaoui joined Red Star of the third-tier Championnat National in February 2023.[3] The transfer fee paid to Racing Club de France Football was reported as €50,000.[3]
During October 2023 he made three assists scoring once and was nominated for the player of the month award.[3] On 11 May 2024, the French Football Federation awarded him the title of best player in the Championnat National for the 2023–24 season.[4] At the time, he had scored scored three goals and provided seven assists in 32 league appearances.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 June 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club de France | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 22 | 5 | – | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 7 | – | 14 | 7 | ||
| Total | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | ||
| Red Star | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championnat National | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 15 | ||
Honours
- Championnat National best player: 2023–24[4]
References
- Merwan Ifnaoui at WorldFootball.net
- Merwan Ifnaoui at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- Pruneta, Laurent (6 November 2023). ""Ces joueurs-là donnent du bonheur aux gens" : Merwan Ifnaoui, la révélation du Red Star en National" ["These players give happiness to people": Merwan Ifnaoui, the revelation of Red Star in National]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- Sermaise, Florian (11 May 2024). "National : Merwan Ifnaoui (Red Star) meilleur joueur de la saison" [National: Merwan Ifnaoui (Red Star) best player of the season]. Foot National (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.