Léa Khelifi (born 12 May 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Montpellier.[1]

Léa Khelifi
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Montpellier
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2009 US Behren-lès-Forbach
2009 L'Hôpital
2010 US Behren-lès-Forbach
2010–2014 US Forbach
2014–2016 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Metz 61 (18)
2019–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 20 (7)
2020–2021Dijon (loan) 16 (4)
2022– Montpellier 34 (9)
International career
2015 France U16 4 (1)
2015–2016 France U17 10 (0)
2017–2018 France U19 10 (5)
2018 France U20 3 (0)
2019–2022 France U23 10 (3)
2021 France 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Club career

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Metz

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A youth academy graduate of Metz, Khelifi made her senior team debut on 22 November 2015 by scoring a hat-trick in a 13–0 league win against CS Mars Bischheim.[2] She won the Division 2 Féminine during the 2017–18 season.[3] Khelifi scored eight goals for Metz during the 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine season.[4] She was also named among the best hopes of the French championship, at the UNFP trophies at the end of the 2018–2019 season.[5] She scored 20 goals from 68 matches for the club in all competitions.

On 7 June 2019, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Khelifi on a three-year deal.[6][7] In her time with the club, she won the Division 1 Féminine during the 2020–21 season.[8] Khelifi also won the 2021–22 Coupe de France féminine.[9]

Loan to Dijon

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Khelifi joined Dijon in September 2020 on a season long loan deal.[10]

Montpellier

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On 30 June 2022, Khelifi joined Montpellier.[11] She made her league debut against Dijon on 10 September 2022.[12] Khelifi scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 19 November 2022, scoring in the 19th minute.[13] During her first season with Montpellier, she struggled with injuries, however she refound her form during her 2nd season with 4 goals and 6 assists.[14]

International career

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Khelifi is a former French youth international. She was part of French squad at 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[15]

Khelifi made her senior team debut on 23 February 2021 in a 2–0 win against Switzerland.[16]

Style of play

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Khelifi prefers to assist her teammates and can play in most positions.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz 2015–16 Seconde Ligue 7 4 2 0 9 4
2016–17 Première Ligue 16 1 2 2 18 3
2017–18 Seconde Ligue 16 5 1 0 17 5
2018–19 Première Ligue 22 8 2 0 24 8
Total 61 18 7 2 0 0 0 0 68 20
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Première Ligue 7 2 4 2 3 0 0 0 14 4
2020–21 Première Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Première Ligue 12 5 1 0 4 2 17 7
Total 20 7 5 2 7 2 0 0 32 11
Dijon (loan) 2020–21 Première Ligue 16 4 1 0 17 4
Montpellier 2022–23 Première Ligue 9 1 0 0 9 1
2023–24 Première Ligue 18 6 1 0 19 6
Total 27 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 7
Career total 124 36 14 4 7 2 0 0 145 42

International

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As of match played 17 September 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2021 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Metz

Paris Saint-Germain

References

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  1. ^ a b "Léa Khelifi - Footofeminin.fr". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Championnat de France de D2 2015-2016 - Groupe A - 10e journée - Metz-Bischheim 13-0". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Les Messines officiellement championnes!" (in French). Metz. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Féminines : Léa Khelifi, la petite pépite du FC Metz" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 22 May 2019.
  5. ^ Salemi, Angelo. "Féminines : Léa Khelifi, la petite pépite du FC Metz". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French).
  6. ^ "Léa Khelifi joins Paris Saint-Germain". 7 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Le PSG officialise le recrutement de Léa Khelifi". 7 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ "D1 Arkema : Léa Khelifi (PSG) prêtée à Dijon". 25 September 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Léa Khelifi rejoint les Féminines". 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Montpellier vs Dijon - 10 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Montpellier vs Soyaux - 19 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Léa Khelifi, en phase ascendante". mhscfoot.com (in French).
  15. ^ "U19 - La liste des 20 joueuses pour l'Euro". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  16. ^ "LES BLEUES FONT COUP DOUBLE". 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Léa Khelifi : "Tout faire pour que le club atteigne ses objectifs"". www.psg.fr (in French).
  18. ^ "Léa Khelifi - FFF". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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