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.
 Bacha with Lyon in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Selma Lena Bacha | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | FC Gerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Lyon | 91 | (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 | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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. She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.
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. She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season. That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final. 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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2017–18 | D1F | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | D1F | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | D1F | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | D1F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | D1F | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | D1F | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | D1F | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Career total | 91 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 9 | ||
International
- As of match played 9 April 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France |  Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 September 2023 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France |  Portugal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Lyon
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Division 1 Féminine: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Coupe de France Féminine: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
- Trophée des Championnes: 2019, 2022, 2023
France U19
Individual
- IFFHS Women's World Team: 2022
References
External links
- Selma Bacha at Olympique Lyonnais
- Selma Bacha at Soccerway
- Selma Bacha at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Selma Bacha at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-06-26) (in French)