# Collins Fai

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 PWD 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Dinamo București | 2014–15 | Liga I | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | Total | Total | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 0 |
| Standard Liège | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Standard Liège | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Standard Liège | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| Standard Liège | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Standard Liège | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Standard Liège | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Standard Liège | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Standard Liège | Total | Total | 125 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 4 |
| Al-Tai | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Al-Tai | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Al-Tai | Total | Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Radnički Niš | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 222 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 4 |

### International

    As of matches played on 7 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Cameroon | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 56 | 0 |

## Honours

Union Douala
* Cameroon Premiere Division: 2011–12
Standard Liège
* Belgian Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18
Cameroon
* Africa Cup of Nations: 2017; third place: 2022