Ilias Chair

Chair began his career in the youth system at Lierse S.K.[5] He also spent time at the academy of Club Brugge, as well as the JMG Academy Belgium.[6] Chair made his professional debut for Lierse at the age of 17, playing in the Belgian Second Division, when he came as a 76th-minute substitute in Lierse's 1–1 away draw at Coxyde on 9 August 2015.[7][8] He subsequently started his first match a month later, on 9 September 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 home defeat to Cercle Brugge.[7][9]

Chair went on trial at Championship club QPR in January 2017.[5] During the trial period, he scored in a 3–1 friendly win for the U23s against Bournemouth.[5] He subsequently signed for QPR on a permanent basis on 31 January 2017.[5] Chair was added to the club's Elite Development Squad and spent the remainder of the 2016–17 season playing for the club's U23 team.[5]

Having impressed QPR manager Ian Holloway in training,[2] Chair was named as a substitute in club's first round EFL Cup tie against Northampton Town at Loftus Road on 8 August 2017.[10] He replaced Luke Freeman in the 63rd minute of the match to make his first-team debut.[7][10] Chair made his first starting appearance for QPR in a 1–0 defeat against Preston North End at Deepdale on 2 December 2017.[11] He signed a two-year contract extension with the club on 9 February 2018, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020.[12] He scored his first goal for the club during QPR's final home game of the 2017–18 campaign on 28 April 2018, scoring a volley at the far post as QPR overturned a one-goal deficit to win 3–1 against Birmingham City.[13] Chair made seven first-team appearances during the season, scoring once.[14]

Having made eight appearances for QPR during the first half of the 2018–19 season,[15] Chair joined League Two club Stevenage on a loan deal for the remainder of the season on 31 January 2019.[16][17] He made his Stevenage debut in the club's 1–0 victory over Yeovil Town at Broadhall Way on 2 February 2019, playing the full match.[18] Chair scored his first goals for Stevenage by scoring two long-range efforts late-on in a 2–2 away draw at league leaders Lincoln City on 16 February 2019.[19] A month later, on 12 March 2019, he scored from within his own half in Stevenage's 2–0 home win against Swindon Town.[20] Chair was nominated for League Two Player of the Month for March 2019 having contributed four goals and four assists.[21] During his brief time at Stevenage, Chair impressed immensely and was involved in 8 of the side's 12 goals since his arrival.[22]

Upon his return to QPR, he signed a new three-year contract with the club in September 2019.[23] Under new manager Mark Warburton, Chair became a key player for QPR at the start of the 2019/20 season.