Farid El Melali
Farid El Melali (; born 5 May 1997) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Angers. Formed at Paradou AC, he signed for Angers in 2018 where he played in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, also being loaned to Pau in the latter in 2022. He played three games for Algeria in 2017 and 2018. Club career Born in Blida, El Melali began his career with Paradou AC. On 9 August 2018, he signed a four-year deal with French Ligue 1 side Angers SCO, having previously been close to a move to RC Lens and Algiers duo USM Alger and MC Alger. Only used as a substitute in his first season, he scored his first goal for the club on 24 August 2019 in the fourth minute of a 3–0 home win over FC Metz, and followed it a week later with another goal in a 2–0 victory against Dijon FCO also at the Stade Raymond Kopa; the following 19 January he netted twice in the first half of a 4–1 win at FC Rouen in the last 32 of the Coupe de France. In May 2020, El Melali signed an extension until 2023. He netted just once in