Laref came up through the junior ranks of Standard Liège. He played for K.S.V. Roeselare in the Belgian First Division, as well as various other Belgian clubs, including FCN Sint-Niklaas, Germinal Beerschot, R.A.A. Louviéroise, K.F.C. Eendracht Zele, K.M.S.K. Deinze and K.A.A. Gent .[1]