Fai withCameroon at the2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Collins Ngoran Suiru Fai | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (age 33) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bamenda, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back,left back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | PWD Bamenda | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Union Douala[2] | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | →NQSA (loan)[2] | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Dinamo București | 56 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Standard Liège | 125 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Tai | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Radnički Niš | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sloboda Tuzla | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon U21[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon U23[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Cameroon[4] | 56 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Collins Ngoran Fai (born 13 August 1992) is a Cameroonian professionalfootballer who plays for theCameroon national team. Mainly aright back,[5] he can also operate as aleft back.
Collins Fai was born and raised inBamenda, a city of theEnglish-speaking part of Cameroon. He spent his entire youth career at localPWD Bamenda.
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 ofFC Dinamo București.
In January 2016, Fai joinedStandard Liège inBelgium. On 17 March 2018, Fai played asStandard Liège beatGenk 1–0 in extra time to win the2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for theUEFA Europa League.[6] On 29 January 2022, Fai joined Saudi Arabian clubAl-Tai.[7]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
Union Douala
Standard Liège
Cameroon
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