Khalil Fayad

{{Short description|French footballer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Khalil Fayad | image = Khalil Fayad 2023.jpg | upright = | alt = | caption = Fayad in 2023 | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|6|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Montpellier, France | height = 1.72 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Montpellier | clubnumber = 10 | youthyears1 = 2010–2022 | youthclubs1 = Montpellier | years1 = 2021– | clubs1 = Montpellier B | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2022– | clubs2 = Montpellier | caps2 = 87 | goals2 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2021 | nationalteam1 = France U18 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2022–2023 | nationalteam2 = France U19 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2023– | nationalteam3 = France U20 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 11 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 25 March 2024 }}

'''Khalil Fayad''' (born 9 June 2004) is a Moroccan-French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{French football updater|Montpellier}} club Montpellier.<ref>{{Soccerway|id=khalil-fayad/756091|accessdate=13 August 2022}}</ref>

== Club career == Born in Montpellier, Fayad played all his youth football for local side Montpellier HSC, which he had joined in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakhkhar |first=Anas |date=26 June 2022 |title=À la découverte de Khalil Fayad, international français U18 et pépite montante du Montpellier HSC |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a6408327584671498629-a-la-decouverte-de-khalil-fayad-international-francais-u18-et-pepite-montante-du-montpellier-hsc |access-date=2022-08-13 |website={{ill|Foot Mercato|fr}} |language=fr}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club on the 13 August 2022, replacing Joris Chotard during a 5–2 Ligue 1 loss away to Paris Saint-Germain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rego |first=Raul |last2=Federici |first2=Thomas |date=13 Aug 2022 |title=PSG 5-2 Montpellier, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/ligue-1/2022-2023/psg-montpellier-live/538419 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref> Fayad delivered the assist for Montpellier's second goal, scored by Enzo Tchato.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2022 |title=Neymar's hat tricked as PSG beat Montpellier |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/MATCH-REPORTS/2022/08/13/neymar-s-hat-tricked-as-psg-beat-montpellier |access-date=20 August 2022 |publisher=Ligue 1 |language=en}}</ref>

==International career== Born in France, Fayad is of Moroccan descent. He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U18s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a6408327584671498629-a-la-decouverte-de-khalil-fayad-international-francais-u18-et-pepite-montante-du-montpellier-hsc|title=À la découverte de Khalil Fayad, international français U18 et pépite montante du Montpellier HSC|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 10 May 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Montpellier B |2021–22 |CFA 2 |15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1 |- |2023–24 |National 3 |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2024–25 |National 3 |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!17!!1 |- |rowspan="4"|Montpellier |2022–23 |Ligue 1 |24||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- |2023–24 |Ligue 1 |23||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||25||3 |- |2024–25 |Ligue 1 |20||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !67!!3!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!71!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !84!!4!!4!!0!!0!!0!!88!!4 |}

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==External links== * {{Soccerway|khalil-fayad/756091}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fayad, Khalil}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Montpellier Category:French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Category:French men's footballers Category:France men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Championnat National 2 players Category:Montpellier HSC players Category:21st-century French sportsmen