| Farès Chaïbi | |
| Full Name: | Farès Chaïbi |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Lyon, France |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Winger, midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC Bron Terraillon |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | AS Bron |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | FC Lyon |
| Youthyears4: | 2019–2022 |
| Youthclubs4: | Toulouse |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Toulouse B |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Toulouse |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Algeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 21 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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, he plays for the Algeria national team.
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]
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.
Chaibi won the first trophy of his career, the Coupe de France after a 5–1 win over Nantes in the final.
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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw against Borussia Dortmund. On 9 November 2023, Chaibi scored his first European goal in a 1–0 win over HJK in the Conference League.
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]
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]
His older brother Ilyes Chaïbi is also a professional footballer.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 86 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 14 | |||
| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Algeria | 2023 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
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