Farès Bahlouli


Farès Bahlouli is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Lille OSC. He has also represented France U21's.

Club career

Lyon

Bahlouli started his career at Lyon, graduating through the academy before featuring for Lyon B in 2012. He made his debut for Lyon on 12 May 2013 against Paris Saint-Germain.

Monaco

On 30 June 2015, Bahlouli joined Monaco from Lyon for €3.5 million. Bahlouli scored his first goal for Monaco in a 10–2 win over JS St Jean Beaulieu in the 2015–16 Coupe de France.

Standard Liège loan

On 31 August 2016, he joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a season-long loan deal. However, failed to make an appearance for the senior side.

Lille

On 1 January 2017, Lille OSC and Monaco reached an agreement for the transfer of Bahlouli. He made his debut for Lille against Angers on the 11 February 2017 in a 1–2 defeat. He played five games for the club during the course of the second half of the season in all competitions.
During the 2017–18 season, he featured regularly at the start of the season under new head Coach Marcelo Bielsa. He scored his first goal on 5 November 2017 in a 3–0 win against Metz, however, was seldom used under new manager Christophe Galtier, in total he played 15 games in all competitions scoring 1 goal.

International career

Bahlouli has represented France at several age levels up until France U21's. He has also won the He also won the 2015 Toulon Tournament with France U20's playing alongside Monaco teammate Thomas Lemar. He is eligible for the Algeria national side.

Personal life

His brother Mohamed Bahlouli is also a professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria.

Honours

France U20