Griedge Mbock Bathy

Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka (born 26 February 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team.

Griedge Mbock Bathy
Mbock Bathy with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995
Place of birth Brest, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 29
Youth career
2001–2006 SC Pontanézen
2006–2010 AS Brestoise
2010–2012 Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Guingamp 86 (9)
2015– Lyon 101 (21)
International career‡
2010–2012 France U17 28 (4)
2013 France U19 11 (3)
2014 France U20 8 (1)
2013– France 73 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023

Career

Mbock Bathy was born in Brest, Brittany to a family of Cameroonian and Maĺagasy descent. A strong centre-back, she joined Stade Briochin in 2010 who merged with En Avant de Guingamp in 2011. After four seasons under Guingamp, she moved to the current French champions Lyon on a four-year deal.[2]

With the French under-17 team, Mbock Bathy played in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan. She was named FIFA's Player of the Tournament after France won a penalty shootout in the final over North Korea, marking the occasion with a memorable dance routine.[3]

At the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Mbock Bathy was suspended for the final after being sent off in the semi-final. In the final France beat England 2–0 after extra time.[4]

In November 2013 she made her senior France debut in a 10–0 win over Bulgaria.

Personal life

Mbock's brother, Hiang'a Mbock, is also a professional footballer.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 26 September 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201320
201450
201570
2016120
2017112
2018102
2019111
202021
202120
202292
202320
Total738
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbock Bathy goal.
List of international goals scored by Griedge Mbock Bathy
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 January 2017Stade Jean-Ivoula, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France South Africa1–02–0Friendly
22–0
39 October 2018Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Cameroon1–06–0Friendly
46–0
58 April 2019Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France Denmark3–04–0Friendly
610 March 2020Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France Netherlands2–23–3Friendly
725 June 2022Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France Cameroon2–04–0Friendly
814 July 2022New York Stadium, Rotherham, England Belgium2–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Honours

Lyon

France

France U17

Individual

References
  1. "List of Players - France" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "Press Release". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. "France's Mbock Bathy ready to lead the dance". FIFA. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. "2013: Sandie Toletti". UEFA. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. "Griedge Mbock, l'incontournable". RTL.fr. 30 May 2019.
  6. "Equipe de France A - Griedge Mbock Bathy Nka" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. "Lyon women awarded French title, 14th in a row". AFP via France 24. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. "Coupe de France: après un arrêt sur les tirs au but, la gardienne du PSG veut tirer et se rate". RMC SPORT, BFM TV (in French). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. UEFA.com (30 August 2020). "Lyon win five in a row: 2019/20 Women's Champions League at a glance". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. "Trophée des Championnes – L'OL étoffe son palmarès d'un nouveau titre" (in French). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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