Selma Lena Bacha (born 9 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.
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| Full name | Selma Lena Bacha[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | FC Gerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Lyon | 91 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U16 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | France U17 | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | France U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | France U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | France | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBacha grew up in the Grange Blanche district of Lyon, France. She was introduced to football by her brother at the age of four.[2] She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.[3]
Club career
editShe continued to progress through the youth ranks at Lyon. In 2013, her performances caught the attention of Sonia Bompastor, a former footballer who was also responsible for Lyon's training centre.[2] She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season.[4] That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.[5] Lyon were to contest the 2019 Champions League final too; Bacha featured in the game as a substitute for Eugénie Le Sommer, coming on in the 82nd minute of the match.[6]
International career
editIn July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 May 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2017–18 | Première Ligue | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Première Ligue | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Première Ligue | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Career total | 91 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
- ^ Two appearances in playoffs and one appearance in Trophée des Championnes
International
edit- As of match played 3 August 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France |  Wales |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 September 2023 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France |  Portugal |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
editLyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23,[10] 2023–24[11]
- Coupe de France: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23[12]
- Trophée des Championnes: 2019,[13] 2022,[14] 2023[15]
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18,[16] 2018–19,[17] 2019–20,[18] 2021–22[19]
France U19
France
- UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24[21]
Individual
- IFFHS Women's World Team: 2022[22]
- UEFA Women's Champions League team of the season: 2023–24[23]
- Trophées FFF D1 Féminine team of the season: 2021–22[24]
- Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month: October 2021,[25] November 2021[26]
References
edit- ^ "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b Roussel, Vincent (5 March 2018). "Selma Bacha, une merveilleuse histoire du temps" (in French). Foot d'Elles. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Sonia Bompastor: "Selma Bacha est la meilleure joueuse de sa génération"". Le Progrès (in French). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Lyon : L'exemple des championnes de l'OL inspire les plus petites du FC Gerland" (in French). Franceinfo. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Cinq choses à savoir sur Selma Bacha, la surdouée des Bleuettes". L'Équipe (in French). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Hess, Alex (21 August 2020). "Lyon demolish Barcelona to win Women's Champions League – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "JO 2024 : la liste définitive des Bleues d'Hervé Renard" (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Selma Bacha". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Equipe de France A - Selma Bacha". Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "LYON BAT PARIS ET S'OFFRE LE DOUBLÉ" (in French). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "LYON GARDE SA COURONNE" (in French). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "ET DE 10 POUR LYON" (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "ET À LA FIN, C'EST LYON QUI GAGNE". 21 September 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "LYON DOUBLE LA MISE". 28 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Trophée des Championnes 2023 - Finale - Lyon (D1)-PSG (D1) 2-0". Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-4 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2017/18 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "History: Lyon 4-1 Barcelona | UEFA Women's Champions League 2018/19 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Barcelona 1-3 Lyon: OL win eighth UEFA Women's Champions League final in thriller". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "France win 2019 #WU19EURO: at a glance". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Spain 2-0 France: World champions win Women's Nations League final". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2022". IFFHS. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "2023/24 Women's Champions League Team of the Season". 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "LES LAURÉATES DES TROPHÉES 2021-2022". 23 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "TROPHÉE DU MOIS : SELMA BACHA ÉLUE EN OCTOBRE". 16 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : BACHA, LE DOUBLÉ". 8 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
External links
edit- Selma Bacha at Olympique Lyonnais
- Selma Bacha at Soccerway
- Selma Bacha at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Selma Bacha at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-06-26) (in French)
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