Selma Lena Bacha (born 9 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.

Early life

Bacha grew up in the Grange Blanche district of Lyon, France to a father of Algerian descent and Tunisian mother.[2] She was introduced to football by her brother at the age of four.[3] She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.[4]

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.[3] She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season.[5] That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.[6] 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.[7]

In December 2024, Selma Bacha extended her contract with Lyon until 2029.[8]

International career

In July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2025[10]
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
Lyon 2017–18 Première Ligue 11 0 6 2 6 0 — 23 2
2018–19 Première Ligue 15 0 2 0 7 1 — 24 1
2019–20 Première Ligue 6 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 15 0
2020–21 Première Ligue 10 0 1 0 5 0 — 16 0
2021–22 Première Ligue 19 3 2 0 11 0 — 32 3
2022–23 Première Ligue 14 2 3 0 8 0 1[a] 0 26 2
2023–24 Première Ligue 16 0 4 0 10 1 3[b] 0 33 1
2024–25 Première Ligue 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 96 5 22 2 54 2 4 0 176 9
  1. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
  2. ^ Two appearances in playoffs and one appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International

As of match played 21 February 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2021 2 1
2022 11 0
2023 13 1
2024 12 0
2025 1 0
Total 39 2
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
List of international goals scored by Selma Bacha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

France U19

France

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ "A la découverte de Selma Bacha, Olympique Lyonnais". 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Roussel, Vincent (5 March 2018). "Selma Bacha, une merveilleuse histoire du temps" (in French). Foot d'Elles. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Sonia Bompastor: "Selma Bacha est la meilleure joueuse de sa génération"". Le Progrès (in French). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Cinq choses à savoir sur Selma Bacha, la surdouée des Bleuettes". L'Équipe (in French). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ Hess, Alex (21 August 2020). "Lyon demolish Barcelona to win Women's Champions League – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Foot : Selma Bacha prolonge à l'OL jusqu'en 2029". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  9. ^ "JO 2024 : la liste définitive des Bleues d'Hervé Renard" (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Selma Bacha". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Equipe de France A - Selma Bacha". Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  12. ^ "LYON BAT PARIS ET S'OFFRE LE DOUBLÉ" (in French). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  13. ^ "LYON GARDE SA COURONNE" (in French). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  14. ^ "ET DE 10 POUR LYON" (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  15. ^ "ET À LA FIN, C'EST LYON QUI GAGNE". 21 September 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  16. ^ "LYON DOUBLE LA MISE". 28 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Trophée des Championnes 2023 - Finale - Lyon (D1)-PSG (D1) 2-0". Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  18. ^ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-4 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2017/18 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  19. ^ UEFA.com. "History: Lyon 4-1 Barcelona | UEFA Women's Champions League 2018/19 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  20. ^ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Barcelona 1-3 Lyon: OL win eighth UEFA Women's Champions League final in thriller". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  22. ^ "France win 2019 #WU19EURO: at a glance". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Spain 2-0 France: World champions win Women's Nations League final". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  24. ^ "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2022". IFFHS. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  25. ^ "2023/24 Women's Champions League Team of the Season". 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  26. ^ "LES LAURÉATES DES TROPHÉES 2021-2022". 23 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  27. ^ "TROPHÉE DU MOIS : SELMA BACHA ÉLUE EN OCTOBRE". 16 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  28. ^ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : BACHA, LE DOUBLÉ". 8 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_Bacha
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