| Farid Boulaya | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Vitrolles, France |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al-Wakrah |
| Clubnumber: | 70 |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Istres |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Clermont |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | Clermont B |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Bastia |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Bastia B |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Girona |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Metz (loan) |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Clubs8: | → Metz B (loan) |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Metz |
| Caps9: | 113 |
| Goals9: | 18 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | Metz B |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Al-Gharafa |
| Caps11: | 39 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Years12: | 2024– |
| Clubs12: | Al-Wakrah |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam1: | Algeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 3 November 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 January 2022 |
Farid Boulaya (; born 25 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he plays for Al-Wakrah and the Algeria national team.
An Istres youth graduate, Boulaya made his professional debut on 11 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Maxime Tarasconi in a 1–0 defeat away at Lens.
On 31 August 2016, Boulaya signed a four-year deal for Ligue 1 side Bastia.[2] However, he only appeared in two matches for the club.
On 25 July 2017, Boulaya moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year deal with La Liga side Girona.[3] In January 2018, he joined Metz on loan.[4]
On 21 August 2022, Boulaya signed a two-year contract with Al-Gharafa in Qatar.[5]
Boulaya made his debut with the Algeria national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 9 October 2020.[6]