Selma Bacha

Selma Bacha (born 9 November 2000) is a French footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for French club Lyon.

Selma Bacha
Bacha with Lyon in 2018
Personal information
Full name Selma Bacha
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
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2009 FC Gerland
2009–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Lyon 36 (0)
National team‡
2016 France U16 9 (2)
2016–2017 France U17 13 (4)
2018– France U19 13 (0)
2017– France U20 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:14, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:09, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

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.[1] She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.[2]

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.[1] She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season.[3] That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.[4] 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.[5]

Honours

Lyon

France U19

References
  1. Roussel, Vincent (5 March 2018). "Selma Bacha, une merveilleuse histoire du temps" (in French). Foot d'Elles. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. Saive, Marion (31 December 2019). "Sonia Bompastor: "Selma Bacha est la meilleure joueuse de sa génération"". Le Progrès (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "Cinq choses à savoir sur Selma Bacha, la surdouée des Bleuettes". L'Équipe (in French). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. Hess, Alex (21 August 2020). "Lyon demolish Barcelona to win Women's Champions League – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2021.


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