Farid Boulaya (Arabic: فريد بولاية; born 25 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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.

[citation needed] On 31 August 2016, Boulaya signed a four-year deal for Ligue 1 side Bastia.

[citation needed] 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.

[5] Boulaya made his debut with the Algeria national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 9 October 2020.