Farès Bahlouli (born 8 April 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as an

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or winger for

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club

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. He is a former France youth international.

Club career

Lyon

Bahlouli started his career at

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, graduating through the academy before featuring for Lyon B in 2012. He made his debut for Lyon on 12 May 2013 against

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Monaco

On 30 June 2015, Bahlouli joined

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from

for €3.5 million (plus incentives). Bahlouli scored his first goal for Monaco in a 10–2 win over JS St Jean Beaulieu in the

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Standard Liège loan

On 31 August 2016, he joined Belgian club

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on a season-long loan deal. However, he failed to make a single appearance for the senior side.

Lille

On 1 January 2017,

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...

and Monaco reached an agreement for the transfer of Bahlouli. He made his debut for Lille against

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on 11 February 2017 in a 2–1 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

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. He scored his first goal on 5 November 2017 in a 3–0 win against Metz, however, was seldom used under new manager

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, in total he played 15 games in all competitions scoring one goal.

Lyon Duchère

After terminating his contract with Lille at the end of 2019, Bahlouli signed with

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club

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, also known as Lyon Duchère, for six months. However, he never got his debut for the club's first team, only playing one game for the second team in the

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, and for that reason, he left the club at the end of his contract.

International career

Bahlouli has represented France at several age levels up until France U21's. He has also won the

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with France U20's playing alongside

teammate

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. He is eligible for the

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national side.

Personal life

Bahlouli is the eldest of 4 children in his family. He has two brothers and a sister, all of whom play football and formed at Olympique Lyonnais youth academy. His brother Mohamed is also a professional footballer who currently plays for Lithuanian club

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, while his other brother Djibrail remains playing in Lyon youth team. His sister, Nesrine is playing for women Serie A side

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Honours

France U20 *

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References

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