Collins Fai
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Collins Ngoran Fai (born 13 August 1992) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for the Cameroon national team. Mainly a right back, he can also operate as a left back.
Early life
Collins Fai was born and raised in Bamenda, a city of the English-speaking part of Cameroon. He spent his entire youth career at local FC Bamenda.
Club career
Aged 19, Fai joined the Cameroonian top team of Union Douala.
In 2013, Fai joined European football for the first time as he signed with the Romanian team of FC Dinamo București.
In January 2016, Fai joined Standard Liège in Belgium. On 17 March 2018, Fai played as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 in extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League. On 29 January 2022, Fai joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai.
Career statistics
Club
As of 27 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dinamo București | 2013–14 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 0 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 125 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 4 | |
| Al-Tai | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Radnički Niš | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 222 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 4 |
International
As of matches played on 7 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 |
Honours
Union Douala
- Cameroon Premiere Division: 2011–12
Standard Liège
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations: 2017; third place: 2022
External links
- at WorldFootball.net
- at Soccerway