Kenza Dali

Kenza Dali (born 31 July 1991) is a French football player who currently plays for English club West Ham United in the FA WSL.

Kenza Dali
Kenza Dali during PSG-Montpellier (season 2012-2013)
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991
Place of birth Sainte-Colombe,[1] France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2009 Olympique Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Olympique Lyon 1 (0)
2010–2011 Rodez 22 (2)
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 89 (36)
2016–2017 Olympique Lyon 2 (0)
2018–2019 Dijon 17 (6)
2019– West Ham United 20 (4)
National team‡
2007–2008 France U17 5 (3)
2009–2011 France U19 7 (3)
2011–2014 France U20 4 (1)
2014– France 22 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:50, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2019

Club career

She plays as an attacking midfielder and before joining Lyon, she played for Paris Saint-Germain, who she joined following the 2010–11 season after a successful season with Rodez AF. Prior to playing for Rodez, Dali spent five years with Lyon. She spent the majority of her career with Lyon playing on the club's reserve team in D3 Féminine, the third level of women's football in France.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Club statistics

Correct as of 1 September 2016[9]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon
2009–10 10––0010
Total 10––0010
Rodez
2010–11 22221––243
Total 22221––243
Paris SG
2011–12 221052413113
2012–13 21652––268
2013–14 2263010266
2014–15 171132712714
2015–16 732040133
Total 893618616212344
Career total 1123820716214847

International career

Kenza was called up to the women's senior national team for the first time in her career in 2014. She played her first game in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Hungary, being substituted into the game in the 76th minute. She scored her first goal for the senior national team in a friendly match against Brazil.[10]

International statistics

Correct as of 1 September 2016[11]

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
2014–15142
2015–1620
2016–1720

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 November 2014Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France Brazil2–02–0Friendly
26 March 2015Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal Denmark3–04–12015 Algarve Cup
Correct as of 9 June 2015[12]

Personal

Dali is of Algerian descent.[13]

References
  1. https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/toutes-les-joueuses/fiche-joueuse/2588648605-kenza-dali
  2. 2015 World Cup
  3. "Kenza Dali signe à Rodez". FootoFeminin (in French). 25 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. "KENZA DALI : « TOUT A CHANGÉ". Paris St. Germain. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. "Here Come the Girls". French Football Weekly. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. "Football féminin : polémique après l'autorisation du port du voile". Le Parisien. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. "Kenza Dali savoure la victoire du PSG". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. "Kenza Dali : « Ma meilleure saison". Le Parisien. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. "Kenza Dali" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. "France - Brésil" (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  11. "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali" (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  12. "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali". footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  13. Cédric Lecocq. "Le rêve éveillé de Kenza Dali" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved June 17, 2016.


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