Lina Boussaha

Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Nassr. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.

Lina Boussaha
Boussaha in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassr
Number 93
Youth career
2009–2013 Saint-Denis RC
2013–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Lille (loan) 20 (2)
2020–2021 Le Havre 2 (1)
2023– Al Nassr 5 (5)
International career‡
2015 France U16 5 (2)
2015–2016 France U17 10 (5)
2017–2018 France U19 10 (6)
2017–2018 France U20 3 (1)
2023– Algeria 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's football
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2017 Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Boussaha made her professional debut for the club on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 league win against Metz.[1]

On 10 July 2018, Boussaha joined Lille on a season long loan deal.[2][3] She scored her first senior career goal on 30 September 2018 in a 1–1 draw against her parent club PSG.[4] She also scored goals in the quarter-final and semi-final of Coupe de France féminine, which helped the club to reach their first ever cup final.[5]

On 19 December 2022, Saudi club Al Nassr announced the signing of Boussaha.[6] She scored two goals from four matches during 2022–23 season and helped her team to become the first ever Saudi Women's Premier League champions.[7]

International career

Boussaha is a former French youth international and was part of the France under-19 team which reached the final of 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]

On 15 September 2023, Boussaha received her first call-up to the Algeria national team for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[9] On 20 September, she made her debut in a 2–1 win against Uganda.[10]

Personal life

Boussaha is of Algerian descent.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 February 2023[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 D1F 301000—40
2017–18 D1F 0020——20
2019–20 D1F 1034300074
Total 40643000134
Lille (loan) 2018–19 D1F 20252——254
Le Havre 2020–21 D1F 2100——21
Al Nassr 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League 42———42
Career total 30511630004411

International
As of 26 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria
202320
Total20

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Al Nassr

France U19

References
  1. "PSG vs. Metz - 9 October 2016". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. "LINA BOUSSAHA, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DES FÉMININES !". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Lina Boussaha compte bien briller avec Lille pour s'imposer au PSG" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. "PSG vs. Lille - 30 September 2018". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. "Lina Boussaha (LOSC) : " On va en finale pour gagner "". coeursdefoot.fr (in French). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. "Officially.. Al-Nasr contracts with the France and Paris Saint-Germain player" (in Arabic). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. "Al-Nassr crowned champions of inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. "France-Spain - Women's Under-19 - Line-ups". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : LA SÉLECTION NATIONALE EN STAGE POUR PRÉPARER L'OUGANDA". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : OUGANDA – ALGÉRIE (1 – 2), LES VERTES PRENNENT UNE BONNE OPTION". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. "EXCLU - Lina Boussaha (PSG féminine) : "Je pense qu'un jour, on rattrapera les Lyonnaises !"" (in French). 13 March 2020.
  12. Lina Boussaha at Soccerway
  13. "Lina Boussaha". Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. "Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France". Le Monde. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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