Selma Bacha

Selma Lena Bacha (born 9 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team.

Selma Bacha
Bacha with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Selma Lena Bacha[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2009 FC Gerland
2009–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Lyon 75 (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 23 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner2019 Scotland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023

Early life

Bacha 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] She is of Algerian and Tunisian descent.[4]

Club career

She 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.[5] That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.[6] 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.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2017–18 D1F 1106260—232
2018–19 D1F 1502071—241
2019–20 D1F 60405000150
2020–21 D1F 1001050—160
2021–22 D1F 19320110—323
2022–23 D1F 14230801[lower-alpha 1]0262
Career total 755182421101368
  1. Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International
As of match played 26 September 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France
202121
2022110
2023101
Total232
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
List of international goals scored by Selma Bacha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
130 November 2021Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France Wales2–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
222 September 2023Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France Portugal2–02–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Lyon

France U19

Individual

References
  1. "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. Roussel, Vincent (5 March 2018). "Selma Bacha, une merveilleuse histoire du temps" (in French). Foot d'Elles. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. Saive, Marion (31 December 2019). "Sonia Bompastor: "Selma Bacha est la meilleure joueuse de sa génération"". Le Progrès (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. rabah, Farid Kada (13 May 2016). "A la découverte de Selma Bacha, Olympique Lyonnais".
  5. "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.
  6. "Cinq choses à savoir sur Selma Bacha, la surdouée des Bleuettes". L'Équipe (in French). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. Hess, Alex (21 August 2020). "Lyon demolish Barcelona to win Women's Champions League – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. "Selma Bacha". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. "Equipe de France A - Selma Bacha". Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2022". IFFHS. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.


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