Laura Georges

Laura Stéphanie Georges (born 20 August 1984) is a French retired footballer who is the Secretary General of the French Football Federation. She last played for German club Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga, and served as the first-choice captain of her club and played primarily as a central defender, but was also used as a defensive midfielder. Georges was also a France women's international having made her senior international debut in September 2001. She represented her nation at seven major international tournaments; the 2003, 2011 and 2015 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

Laura Georges
Georges playing for France in 2011
Personal information
Full name Laura Stéphanie Georges[1]
Date of birth (1984-08-20) 20 August 1984
Place of birth Le Chesnay, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1996–2002 Paris Saint-Germain
2002–2003 CNFE Clairefontaine
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Boston College Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Paris Saint-Germain 19 (1)
2007–2013 Olympique Lyon 104 (4)
2013–2017 Paris Saint-Germain 66 (8)
2018 Bayern Munich 0 (0)
International career‡
2001 France U18 4 (0)
2002 France U19
2001–2018 France 188 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2017

Club career

Early career

Georges began her football career playing for her hometown club Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 12. She spent six years in the club's youth academy before being accepted to CNFE Clairefontaine, the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy. Georges returned to Paris Saint-Germain after a year at Clairefontaine and was promoted to the senior team for the 2003–04 season. She made 19 appearances with the team scoring one goal.

After the league season with Paris Saint-Germain, Georges announced her intentions to move to the United States to attend Boston College. She majored in marketing and, while at the university, played college soccer for the Boston College Eagles women's soccer team. In her first season, Georges featured in 13 matches making nine starts. In her second season with the team, despite missing matches due to representing France internationally, she was named to the All-ACC first team and also earned third-team All-America honors from the NSCAA. In her final season at the university, Georges was named to the conference's first team for the second consecutive season and was awarded the ACC Defensive Player of the Year award. She was also a semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy.

Laura Georges with Olympique Lyonnais

Lyon

Following the conclusion of her amateur career, Georges returned to France to join Olympique Lyonnais. In her first season with the club, she was penciled in as a starter featuring in 18 matches as Lyon finished the season as champions after going undefeated. Georges was also influential in the team's Challenge de France campaign featuring in all four matches, including the final, which Lyon won, defeating her former club Paris Saint-Germain 3–0. In the 2008–09 season, Lyon were again crowned champions. In the season, Georges scored her first career goal for Lyon in the opening league match of the season against Paris Saint-Germain. She also helped the club reach the semi-finals in both the domestic cup and UEFA Women's Cup.

Following the departure of veterans Camille Abily and Sonia Bompastor to the WPS, Georges was handed the captaincy by coach Farid Benstiti for the 2009–10. She played in 16 league matches as Lyon were declared champions for the fourth consecutive season. In Europe, Georges was a part of the Lyon team that reached the 2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. The team, however, lost 7–6 on penalties to German club Turbine Potsdam. In the next season, despite the return of Abily and Bompastor, Georges remained captain and displayed her leadership by leading Lyon to victory in the UEFA Women's Champions League Final.

Paris Saint-Germain

In July 2013, she signed with PSG.[2]

FC Bayern Munich

On 8 January she moved to FC Bayern Munich.[3]

International career

Georges made her international debut for France on 26 September 2001 in a match against the Netherlands at the age of 17. She was a part of France's 2003 World Cup squad and also participated in the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship. As of total, she won 188 caps and scored six goals for the national team.

Career statistics

Club

Updated 8 June 2015[4]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris SG 2006–07 1910000191
Total 1910000191
Lyon 2007–08 18040100320
2008–09 2013161293
2009–10 1611060231
2010–11 1803060270
2011–12 1403051221
2012–13 1824050272
Total 10441813821607
Paris SG 2013–14 1953020245
2014–15 1622070252
Total 3575090497
Career total 1581223147222815

International
(Correct as of 22 December 2018)[4][5][6]
National Team Year Stats
Games Goals
 France 2001 40
2002 10
2003 120
2004 90
2005 142
2006 140
2007 60
2008 70
2009 160
2010 90
2011 191
2012 182
2013 121
2014 150
2015 110
2016 60
2017 121
2018 30
Total 1887

International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 March 2005 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Sweden
1–0
3–2
 2005 Algarve Cup
2 7 September 2005 Stade Fernand Sastre, Sens, France  Republic of Ireland
1–0
6–0
 Friendly
3 5 July 2011 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany  Germany
2–3
2–4
 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
4 28 July 2012 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  North Korea
1–0
5–0
 2012 Summer Olympics
5 3 August 2012 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Sweden
1–1
1–2
 2012 Summer Olympics
6 27 November 2013 MMArena, Le Mans, France  Bulgaria
12–0
14–0
 2015 World Cup Qualifying
7 18 September 2017 Stade de l'Epopée, Calais, France  Spain
1–0
3–1
 Friendly
Correct as of 18 September 2017[7][8]

Honours

Club
Lyon

International
France

Individual

References
  1. "2009 UEFA European Women's Championship" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. "PSG aim high by signing Delie and Georges". uefa.com. UEFA. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. "FCB Frauen holen Laura Georges von PSG" (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. "La Carriere de Laura Georges" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  5. "Equipe de France A - Laura Georges" (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "Laura Georges FFF Profile" (in French). FFF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. "Laura Georges" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. "France vs. Spain - Football Match Summary - September 18, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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