Faris Dominguere Jenny Haroun (born 22 September 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He has also played for the Belgium national team.
Born in Brussels, Belgium, Haroun began playing football at his local club Scup Jette. He then moved to play for R.W.D. Molenbeek and RSD Jette before moving to Genk, where he started his professional career.
Haroun scored on his professional debut for Genk when Kevin Vandenbergh "gave the decisive assist to Haroun who placed the ball past a hopeless Kris Van De Putte", in a 1–0 win against R.A.E.C. Mons on 20 February 2004. He later scored two more goals later in the 2003–04 season, coming against Sint-Truidense and K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder. Having become a first team regular, Haroun made twelve appearances and scoring three times in all competitions.
At the start of the 2004–05 season, Haroun made his UEFA Intertoto Cup debut, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win against Borussia Dortmund to progress to the next round through away goal. However, he found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench since the start of the season. Despite this, Haroun scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against K.V. Oostende on 27 November 2004. A month later on 18 December 2004, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Cercle Brugge. Haroun then scored his third goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against Lokeren on 31 January 2005. By the second half of the season, he continued to find himself in and out of the starting eleven, which saw him placed him placed on the substitute bench. Haroun then scored his fourth goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against Cercle Brugge in the last game of the season. At the end of the 2004–05 season, he went on to make twenty–nine appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
At the start of the 2005–06 season, Haroun made his UEFA Cup debut, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win against Liepājas Metalurgs to progress through to the next round. He made another UEFA Cup appearance in a 2–2 draw against Litex Lovech, but Genk were eliminated in a return leg after losing 1–0. However, Haroun spent the first three months placed on the substitute bench, having played four matches around this time. By October, he found his playing time, mostly coming on from the substitute bench in a number of matches. Haroun signed a contract extension with the club. At the end of the 2005–06 season, he made twenty–two appearances in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Haroun was linked a move away from Genk, as they were trying to sell him in the summer transfer window but stayed at the club. After not playing for the first four league matches of the season, he made his appearance of the season, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute, in a 3–1 win against Gent on 10 September 2006. Haroun then featured in the first team in a number of matches despite suffering from injuries along the way. Having spent the first half of the season not scoring a goal, on 27 January 2007 he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win against Lierse. This was followed up by scoring the next three matches against Standard Liège, Cercle Brugge and Gent. Two weeks later on 3 March 2007, Haroun scored his fifth goal of the season, in a 5–0 win against K.S.K. Beveren. Following an impressive display for the side, the club's chairman Jos Vaessen said that if Haroun's departed earlier in the summer, it would have been "catastrophe" within the club's midfield system. However, he suffered a meniscal injury and was substituted in the 20th minute during a 1–1 draw against Anderlecht on 11 March 2007. After the match, Haroun was sidelined for five weeks. On 22 April 2007 he returned to the starting line–up in a 1–0 win against Club Brugge. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he went on to make twenty–three appearances and scoring five times in all competitions.
In the 2007–08 season, Haroun made his UEFA Champions League debut, where he started the whole game, in a 2–1 loss against FK Sarajevo in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round. However, he was demoted to the substitute bench for the next two matches for the side, due to strong competition in the midfield and attacking positions. Haroun made his return to the starting line–up against Germinal Beerschot on 25 August 2007, and set up the club's second goal of the game, in a 2–1. Since returning to the starting line–up, he regained his first team place for the next six matches before missing out with a thigh injury. On 10 November 2007 Haroun made his return to the starting line–up, in a 1–0 win against Charleroi. However, he announced his intention to leave Genk, due to being unhappy being placed on the substitute bench. Amid the transfer speculation, Haroun scored his first goal of the season, in a 5–1 loss against Cercle Brugge on 20 January 2008. Eventually, he stayed and later regained his first team place for the side for the rest of the season. He then scored two goals in two matches on 21 March 2008 and 30 March 2008 against Royal Excel Mouscron and Club Brugge. Haroun then scored his fifth goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against Zulte Waregem on 2 May 2008. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he went on to make thirty appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
It was announced on 16 July 2008 that Haroun joined Germinal Beerschot on a four–year contract. Upon joining the club, he cited lack of first team opportunities at Genk was a factor of his departure.
After spending weeks due to his international commitment with Belgium U23, Haroun made his Germinal Beerschot debut, where he started the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against K.V.C. Westerlo on 30 August 2008. In a follow–up match, Haroun scored twice, in a 3–0 win against K.S.V. Roeselare. Since making his debut, he quickly became a first team regular, playing in the midfield position. Haroun also stated that he's enjoying football more at Germinal Beerschot than Genk. On 9 November 2008 he scored his second goal of the season in a 3–1 loss against Standard Liège. Haroun then scored two goals in two matches between 18 January 2009 and 24 January 2009 against Genk and FCV Dender EH. After missing one match due to injury, he scored twice on his return from the starting line–up, in a 3–0 win against K.V. Kortrijk. Haroun then scored his eighth goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against K.V. Mechelen on 8 May 2009. At the end of the 2008–09 season, he went on to make thirty–two appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions. For his performance, Haroun was placed second behind Silvio Proto.
In the 2009–10 season, Haroun continued to regain his first team place, playing in the midfield position. Haroun started the season well when he set up an equalising goal for Daniel Cruz in a 1–1 draw against K.S.V. Roeselare in the opening game of the season. Haroun scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Genk on 30 August 2009. This was followed up by scoring in the next two matches against Lokeren and Cercle Brugge. His goal scoring spree continued for the rest of the year, including scoring a brace against K.S.V. Roeselare on 28 November 2009. However, he suffered an injury and was substituted in the 39th minute, as they drew 2–2 against Standard Liège on 5 December 2009. After being sidelined for a month, Haroun made his return to the starting line–up, in a 3–0 loss against K.V. Kortrijk. On 7 March 2010 he scored his ninth goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against Zulte Waregem. Haroun later scored two more goals later in the 2009–10 season. Despite previously stating Haroun would not become a top–scorer earlier in the 2009–10 season, he finished as the club's top scorer with eleven goals in thirty–two appearances in all competitions.
Haroun scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Genk in the opening game of the season. Since the start of the 2010–11 season, he continued to regain his first team place, playing in the midfield position. On 18 September 2010 Haroun scored his second goal of the season in a 1–0 win against K.A.S. Eupen. A weeks later on 26 September 2010, he scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Club Brugge. Haroun added two more goals by the end of the year. He appeared in every match since the start of the season until he missed one match in late–January. Haroun then scored his sixth goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against Lierse on 12 February 2011. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he went on to make thirty–six appearances and scoring six times in all competitions. It was announced that Haroun would be leaving the club when the season has been concluded.