Merwan Ifnaoui

Merwan Ifnaoui (born 22 October 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Championnat National club Red Star.

Career
Born in Colombes, France, Ifnaoui grew up in the Agnettes neighbourhood of Gennevilliers. 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. He had a stint with a Portuguese club in Lagoa, Azores.

From 2020 Ifnaoui played for Racing Club de France. 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.

Ifnaoui joined Red Star of the third-tier Championnat National in February 2023. The transfer fee paid to Racing Club de France Football was reported as €50,000.

During October 2023 he made three assists scoring once and was nominated for the player of the month award. On 11 May 2024, the French Football Federation awarded him the title of best player in the Championnat National for the 2023–24 season. At the time, he had scored scored three goals and provided seven assists in 32 league appearances.

Honours

 * Championnat National best player: 2023–24