Merwan Ifnaoui (born 22 October 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Troyes.[2]
Born in Colombes, France,[1] Ifnaoui grew up in the Agnettes neighbourhood of Gennevilliers.[3] He played youth football for La Garenne-Colombes, Asnières and Red Star before returning to Gennevilliers at U19 level, where he captained the team in the 2018–19 season.[3] He had a stint with a Portuguese club in Lagoa, Azores.[3]
From 2020 Ifnaoui played for Racing Club de France.[3] He contributed seven goals and seven assists in the first half of the 2022–23 season with the club being in contention for promotion to Championnat National.[3]
Ifnaoui joined Red Star of the third-tier Championnat National in February 2023.[3] The transfer fee paid to Racing Club de France Football was reported as €50,000.[3]
During October 2023 he made three assists scoring once and was nominated for the player of the month award.[3] On 11 May 2024, the French Football Federation awarded him the title of best player in the Championnat National for the 2023–24 season.[4] At the time, he had scored three goals and provided seven assists in 32 league appearances.[4]
On 27 June 2025, Ifnaoui signed a two-year contract with Troyes.[5]
Born in France, Ifnaoui is of Moroccan descent.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club de France | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 22 | 5 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 7 | — | 14 | 7 | ||
| Total | 39 | 12 | — | 39 | 12 | |||
| Red Star | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championnat National | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 15 | ||
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