Islam Halifa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Islamdine Halifa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nîmes, France[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | LSM Nîmois | ||
| 2012–2021 | Nîmes | ||
| 2021–2024 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Lyon B | 47 | (1) |
| 2024– | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Islamdine Halifa (born 20 December 2004), commonly known as Islam Halifa, is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Club career
[edit]Born in Nîmes, Halifa began his career at LSM Nîmois, before being recruited by Nîmes Olympique in 2012. He remained there for 9 years before joining Lyon youth academy. There, he was part of Lyon U18's side that won the 2022 Coupe Gambardella.[2] On 28 August 2023, Halifa signed his first professional contract with Lyon for a duration of four years.[3]
In June 2024, Halifa joined Belgian side RWD Molenbeek on a one-season loan deal.[4][5] There, he quickly became an important starter of the team in the Challenger Pro League.[6] He was named as the best player of the team in October 2024 by RWD Molenbeek supporters.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Halifa is of Comorian descent.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||
| RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Career total | 76 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Belgian Pro League promotion play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Islamdine HALIFA". fff.fr. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Islamdine Halifa: Les Gones du mois (novembre)". Café du Commerce (in French). 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Islamdine Halifa signe son premier contrat professionnel". ol.fr (in French). 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Islam Halifa (OL) en prêt à Molenbeek". L'Équipe (in French). 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Islam Halifa, de la réserve de l'OL à Molenbeek". Lyon Foot (in French). 19 June 2024.
- ^ "À 19 ans, le Lyonnais Halifa s'est déjà imposé au RWDM : "Malgré mon âge, j'essaie de faire partie des leaders sur un terrain"". DH (in French). 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Prêté par l'OL à Molenbeek, Halifa s'éclate en Belgique". olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French). 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Islamdine Halifa signe son premier contrat professionnel avec l'OL". Comores Football (in French). 30 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Islam Halifa at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nîmes
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Challenger Pro League players
- French sportspeople of Comorian descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen