Rayan Souici

{{short description|French footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{No significant coverage (sports)|find=football|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rayan Souici | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|02|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pierre-Bénite, France | height = 1.85 m | currentclub = Al-Fujairah | clubnumber = 19 | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs1 = FC Vaulx-en-Velin | youthyears2 = 2006–2010 | youthclubs2 = Lyon | youthyears3 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs3 = Saint-Priest | youthyears4 = 2013–2017 | youthclubs4 = Saint-Étienne | years1 = 2015–2021 | clubs1 = Saint-Étienne II | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2017–2021 | clubs2 = Saint-Étienne | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → Entente SSG (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → Entente SSG (loan) | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = → Servette (loan) | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2023 | clubs6 = Saint-Priest | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 6 | years7 = 2023–2025 | clubs7 = Dijon | caps7 = 46 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Al-Fujairah | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam1 = France U16 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2016 | nationalteam2 = France U18 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2016 | nationalteam3 = France U19 | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 26 May 2025 }}

'''Rayan Souici''' (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Emirati club Al-Fujairah.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|rayan-souici/369501}}</ref>

==Club career== Souici developed through the Saint-Étienne academy. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 5 August 2017, in a 1–0 home win against Nice. He came on after 79 minutes for Oussama Tannane.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web |date=5 August 2017 |title=Saint-Étienne vs. Nice 1 - 0 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/05/france/ligue-1/association-sportive-de-saint-etienne-loire/olympique-gymnaste-club-de-nice-cote-dazur/2464913/ |accessdate=2017-08-06 |publisher=Soccerway}}</ref>

==International career== Born in France and of Algerian descent, Souici is a former youth international for France.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 16 April 2022}}<ref name="soccerway"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+Appearances by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="6" |Saint-Étienne II |2014–15 |CFA |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- |2015–16 |CFA 2 |18 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |18 |0 |- |2016–17 |CFA 2 |12 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |0 |- |2017–18 |National 3 |12 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |1 |- |2020–21 |National 3 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !45 !1 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !45 !1 |- | rowspan="3" |Saint-Étienne |2017–18 |Ligue 1 |1||0||0||0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |- |2020–21 |Ligue 1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !2 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !2 !0 |- |Entente SSG (loan) |2017–18 |National |9||0||0||0 | colspan="2" |— |9 |0 |- |Entente SSG (loan) |2018–19 |National |25 |2 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |25 |2 |- |Servette (loan) |2019–20 |Swiss Super League |6 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |6 |0 |- |Saint-Priest |2021–22 |National 2 |8 |3 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |8 |3 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !106||6||0||0 !0 !0 !106 !6 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{FFF player|9370-souici-rayan}} * {{FFF male player|2543454106}} * [http://www.asse.fr/fr/Effectif-professionnel-/Milieu/Souici-Rayan-j226 Saint-Étienne profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Souici, Rayan}} Category:1998 births Category:People from Pierre-Bénite Category:Footballers from Lyon Metropolis Category:Living people Category:21st-century French sportsmen Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:French men's footballers Category:France men's youth international footballers Category:AS Saint-Étienne players Category:Entente SSG players Category:Servette FC players Category:AS Saint-Priest players Category:Dijon FCO players Category:Fujairah FC players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Championnat National players Category:Championnat National 2 players Category:Championnat National 3 players Category:Swiss Super League players Category:UAE First Division League players Category:French expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Category:French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates