| Farid Boulaya | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Vitrolles, France |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Istres |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Clermont |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | Clermont B |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Bastia |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Bastia B |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Girona |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Metz (loan) |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Clubs8: | → Metz B (loan) |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Metz |
| Caps9: | 113 |
| Goals9: | 18 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | Metz B |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Al-Gharafa |
| Caps11: | 39 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam1: | Algeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 3 November 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 January 2022 |
Farid Boulaya (; born 25 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
An Istres youth graduate, Boulaya made his professional debut on 11 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Maxime Tarasconi in a 1–0 defeat away at Lens.
On 31 August 2016, Boulaya signed a four-year deal for Ligue 1 side Bastia.[2] However, he only appeared in two matches for the club.
On 25 July 2017, Boulaya moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year deal with La Liga side Girona.[3] In January 2018, he joined Metz on loan.[4]
On 21 August 2022, Boulaya signed a two-year contract with Al-Gharafa in Qatar.[5]
Boulaya made his debut with the Algeria national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 9 October 2020.[6]