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Faysal Bettache

Faysal Bettache

English footballer

Faysal Bettache (born 7 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club Tacoma Defiance.

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Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Born in Westminster,[3][4] Bettache joined Queens Park Rangers from Watford in March 2014 at the age of 13.[2]

During pre-season of the 2018–19 campaign, Bettache was noticed by manager Steve McClaren and become involved with first team affairs, after featuring heavily for the under-23 squad.[2] On 28 August 2018, Bettache was named as a substitute in the second round of the 2018–19 EFL Cup against Bristol Rovers, he replaced Bright Osayi-Samuel in the 85th minute to make his first team and professional debut.[5] On 25 May 2019, Bettache signed his first professional contract with QPR after completing his three-year scholarship with the academy.[6]

On 15 November 2019, Bettache joined Billericay Town on a one-month loan.[7] The deal was later extended until 25 January 2020.[8]

Towards the end of the 2019–20 season, Bettache made his Championship debut against Charlton Athletic and made two further contributions before the end of the season.[2]

On 28 October 2020, Bettache signed a new three-year contract until 2023 with an option for a further year.[9]

Bettache joined EFL League Two club Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan on 20 August 2021.[10] On 10 December 2021, it was announced that Bettache would be recalled by QPR when the transfer window reopened in January, having made 13 appearances in all competitions at Oldham.[11]

On 13 September 2022, Bettache signed for National League club Aldershot Town on a three-month loan deal.[12]

On 20 January 2023, he was released on a mutual termination of his contract[13]

St. Louis City SC 2

In March 2023, it was announced that he had joined MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City SC 2 on a free transfer.[14]

On September 3, 2023, he scored a hat trick against Houston Dynamo 2, became the first player to score a hat trick in the history of the club.

On 1 January 2024, he was released on a mutual termination of his contract

Personal life

Born in England, Bettache is of Algerian descent.[15]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
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  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. [1]
    "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Player Profile: Midfielder Faysal Bettache". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "FootballSquads – Queens Park Rangers – 2018/2019". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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    "Faysel Bettache". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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    "Match Report: QPR 3, Bristol Rovers 1". BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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    "QPR midfielder pens first professional contract". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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    Webb, Matt (15 November 2019). "Faysal Bettache has joined Billericay Town on a one-month loan deal". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C.
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    Rust, Danny (19 December 2019). "Faysal Bettache becomes third Queens Park Rangers youngster to extend Billericay Town loan". echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "Faysal Bettache extends QPR stay to 2023". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Faysal Bettache: Oldham Athletic sign midfielder on season-long loan from QPR". BBC Sport. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. [11]
    Webb, Matt (10 December 2021). "Faysal Bettache returns from Oldham". qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. [12]
    "NEW SIGNINGS: Faysal Bettache and Ody Alfa". www.theshots.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Faysal Bettache departs".
  14. [14]
    "St Louis CITY2 Reveals Roster Ahead of Second MLS NEXT Pro Season". St. Louis City SC. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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    "Faysal Bettache prolonge son contrat avec Queens Park Rangers". Dzair Tube (in French). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "F. Bettache: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "Games played by Faysal Bettache in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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