A few years ago, he pushed “the phenomenal” and inimitable battle cry of the titis of the PSG before the matches of the young teams. From 2013 to 2015, Kevin Farade, one of the summer recruits of Créteil who begins his season this Friday (8 p.m.) with the reception of Bastia Borgo, was then partner of Mike Maignan (Lille) – one of his best friends and a native like him from Villiers-le-Bel (Val d’Oise) -, Presnel Kimbembe (PSG) or Jordan Diakiese, recently deceased. On the other hand, he only crossed paths with Kingsley Coman (Munich) and Adrien Rabiot (Juventus Turin) “who were already among the pros”. “We all stayed in touch,” says the striker who will celebrate his 25th birthday on September 1. I watched the semi-final in Paris on Tuesday with childhood friends, it’s nice to see the club in the final but we should not be satisfied with that. We have to finish the job. I am completely behind the club. My brothers are fans too. I haven’t sent a message to Presnel yet, I’m leaving him alone to focus on the game. We will celebrate after his return to Paris with the cup… ”
“Seeing my friends from PSG at the top pushes me, they support me and give me the strength to always work more”
But if his friends, with whom he has built memories for life, have long been to the summits, he has taken more winding paths. “I did not play a lot (Editor’s note: 17 games, 4 starts in two seasons) because of injuries, says the last of a family of 5 children. I expected the club not to keep me. At the beginning it was complicated but since then I have turned the page. I know what to do if I want to go as high as possible. Seeing my friends at the top pushes me, they support me and give me the strength to always work more. “
And it seems to be working. Last season he was one of the sensations of the N2 with Bobigny (13 goals in 20 games). Performances that caught the eye of Carlo Secretario. “He had already coached me at the Lusitanos Saint-Maur (from 2015 to 2017) and it went well, recalls the one who goes back and forth every day between the Zac district in Villiers-le-Bel, where he lives with his mother who raised him alone, and the Duvauchelle stadium in Créteil. I feel like I’m coming of age, maybe it took me longer than others. Maybe without the health crisis I could have aimed for a Ligue 2. It’s up to me to prove myself with Créteil. ”
