Merwan Ifnaoui (born 22 October 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Troyes.
Career Born in Colombes, France, Ifnaoui grew up in the Agnettes neighbourhood of Gennevilliers. 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. He had a stint with a Portuguese club in Lagoa, Azores.
From 2020 Ifnaoui played for Racing Club de France. 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.
Ifnaoui joined Red Star of the third-tier Championnat National in February 2023. The transfer fee paid to Racing Club de France Football was reported as €50,000.
During October 2023 he made three assists scoring once and was nominated for the player of the month award. On 11 May 2024, the French Football Federation awarded him the title of best player in the Championnat National for the 2023–24 season. At the time, he had scored three goals and provided seven assists in 32 league appearances.
On 27 June 2025, Ifnaoui signed a two-year contract with Troyes.
Personal life Born in France, Ifnaoui is of Moroccan descent.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCoupe de FranceTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRacing Club de France2020–21Championnat National 330—302021–22Championnat National 3225—2252022–23Championnat National 2147—147Total3912—3912Red Star2022–23Championnat National140—1402023–24Championnat National333103432024–25Ligue 2200020Total39310403Career total7815107915
Honours Racing Club de France
Championnat National 3: 2021–22
Red Star
Championnat National: 2023–24
Individual Championnat National best player: 2023–24
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