M. Farji

Marko Zana Hussein Farji (Arabic: ماركو زانا حسين فرج; Kurdish: Marko Zana Husên Fercî; born 16 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Venezia. Born in Norway, he plays for the Iraq national team.

Early life Born in Grimstad, Norway in 2004, he was born to Kurdish parents from Sulaymaniyah, Iraq; he moved with his family to Gulskogen in the summer of 2020. Aged eleven, Farji was on a try-out at Manchester City's Academy.

Club career In early 2019, after playing for the clubs academy for several years, Farji signed his first professional contract with Jerv, which lasted until the 2021 season. He made his senior debut for Strømsgodset in 2022 in the quarter final of the Norwegian Cup against Sandnes Ulf. He signed a professional contract with the club aged 18 years-old in January 2023. He scored his first league goal in the Eliteserien on 5 November 2023 in a 1–0 win against Tromsø. On 8 January 2026, Farji signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Venezia in Italy.