Bio

Farid Boulaya (born 25 February 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Metz. Club career An Istres youth graduate, Boulaya made his professional debut on 11 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Maxime Tarasconi in the 0–1 defeat away at Lens. On 31 August 2016, Boulaya signed a four-year deal for Ligue 1 side Bastia. 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 FC. In January 2018, he joined Metz on loan. International career Boulaya made his debut with the Algeria national team in a friendly 1-0 win over Nigeria on 9 October 2020.