Farès Chaïbi (; born 28 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for club Eintracht Frankfurt. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Club career
Early career A native of Bron, in the suburbs of Lyon, Chaïbi came through the youth ranks of local teams SC Bron Terraillon and AS Bron.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. 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.
Toulouse 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 or the Real Sociedad, finishing this preparation with three goals and two assists.
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.
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 30 August 2023, Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt announced the signing of Chaïbi on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of €17 million.
International career Chaïbi was born in France and holds both French and Algerian nationalities. He was called up to a training camp for the Algeria U20s in October 2020. In the March 2023 international break, the French Football Federation showed interest for him to represent their national team, but Chaïbi refused the call up and accepted Algeria's call up instead, as he committed to their national team. On 23 March 2023, he debuted with Algeria in a 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Niger.
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 31 May 2026, Chaïbi was named in Vladimir Petković's 26-man Algeria squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Controversy On 14 May 2023, Chaïbi initially 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.
Personal life His older brother Ilyes Chaïbi is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsToulouse B2020–21Championnat National 331——312021–22Championnat National 3171——171Total202——202Toulouse2022–23Ligue 136553—4182023–24Ligue 12000—20Total38553—438Eintracht Frankfurt2023–24Bundesliga28220513532024–25Bundesliga261211003822025–26Bundesliga28220813832026–27Bundesliga2011—31Total845722321149Career total1421212523217719
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competitionTeamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlgeria20235141922024303060202581301112026603090Career total222131353
Honours Toulouse Coupe de France: 2022–23
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