Gaëtane Thiney

Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney (born 28 October 1985) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris FC of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a midfielder, but can also operate in the striker position. Thiney is also a member of the France women's national football team making her first major tournament appearance with her nation at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. She is a two-time winner of the Division 1 Féminine player of the year award.

Gaëtane Thiney
Gaëtane Thiney in 2010
Personal information
Full name Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-28) 28 October 1985
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Striker
Club information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 17
Youth career
1990–1998 Brienne-le-Château
1998–2000 Olympique Saint-Memmie
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Olympique Saint-Memmie 102 (19)
2006–2008 US Compiègne Oise 39 (25)
2008– Paris FC 210 (134)
National team‡
2007– France 163 (58)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2019

Early career

Thiney began her career playing for ASS Brienne-le-Château in the commune of Brienne-le-Château, which is 26 miles northeast of her hometown Troyes. After a stint in the youth system, she moved a few miles north to Olympique Saint-Memmie, who were playing in the first division of French women's football. She made her league debut with Saint-Memmie during the 2000–01 season. Thiney spent six seasons at the club and, following the 2005–06 season, secured a moved to US Compiègne Oise in Compiègne. In her first season with the club, she appeared in 21 matches and scored five goals. Unfortunately, Compiègne suffered relegation to the second division. Thiney spent her final season with the club in D2 Féminine and was easily the best player in the team appearing in 18 matches and scoring a team-leading 20 goals.

Juvisy

Thiney's successful play earned her a call up to the national team and also a move to top-tier club FCF Juvisy. In Thiney's first season with Juvisy, she appeared in 21 matches and scored seven goals helping Juvisy finish in 3rd position, one point shy of qualifying for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. In the 2009–10 season, Thiney remained potent on the field scoring nine goals helping Juvisy finish runner-up to Lyon in the league, which inserted the club into the 2010–11 edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League. In the competition, she scored a goal in the first qualifying round against Estonian club Levadia Tallinn in a 12–0 win. After contributing to Juvisy reaching the knockout stage, Thiney increased her contribution by scoring a goal in each leg of the team's 9–0 aggregate victory over Icelandic club Breiðablik in the Round of 32. Juvisy ultimately suffered elimination in the competition at the hands of the defending champions Turbine Potsdam. In league play, Thiney converted 11 goals, second-best on the team behind lead striker Laëtitia Tonazzi. Juvisy, however, finished the season in a disappointing 4th place.

International career
Gaëtane Thiney, in blue, and Bianca Schmidt in the France-Germany match at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Thiney made her international debut on 28 February 2007 in a 2–0 victory over China. During qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, she scored two goals against Slovenia and Serbia. In the tournament, she scored her only goal in France's 1–5 group stage defeat to the eventual champions Germany. France reached as far as the quarterfinals losing to the Netherlands 4–5 on penalties. On 28 October 2009, Thiney scored her first career hat trick in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Estonia in a 12–0 victory. Thiney finished the qualification campaign with a team-high 12 goals, including a goal in the team's 3–2 second leg World Cup playoff victory over Italy, which allowed France qualification to the competition.

At the World Cup, Thiney was the decisive player in the team's second group stage match against Canada scoring a double in a 4–0 win. The victory allowed France progression to the knockout stage portion of the competition.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 9 November 2019[3]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Memmie 2001–02 1820000182
2002–03 2030000203
2003–04 2210000221
2004–05 2060000206
2005–06 2270000227
Total 10219000010219
Compiègne 2006–07 2150000215
2007–08 182045002225
Total 392545004330
Juvisy 2008–09 211030002410
2009–10 22941002610
2010–11 211143943418
2011–12 221432002516
2012–13 171325822720
2013–14 222520002425
2014–15 221444002618
2015–16 211133002414
2016–17 2184300258
2017–18 221121002412
2018–19 22842002610
2019–20 61000061
Total 2391353928176295169
Career total 4021824434176463222

International
As of 9 November 2019[4][5]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2006–0782
2007–0883
2008–0970
2009–10138
2010–11148
2011–12189
2012–13195
2013–142215
2014–15185
2015–1600
2016–17140
2017–1852
2018–19151
2019–2020
Total16358

International goals

Honours

International
France

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Goalscorers" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. 2015 World Cup
  3. "La Carriere de Gaëtane Thiney" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  4. "La Carriere de Gaëtane Thiney (International)" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  5. "Equipe de France A - Gaëtane Thiney" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  6. "Equipe de France A - Gaëtane Thiney". footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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