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French footballer (born 1999)

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)
2020–2021 → Dijon (loan) 16 (4)
2022– Montpellier 39 (10)
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 8 January 2025

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

Club career

Metz

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. She won the Division 2 Féminine during the 2017–18 season. Khelifi scored eight goals for Metz during the 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine season. She was also named among the best hopes of the French championship, at the UNFP trophies at the end of the 2018–2019 season. She scored 20 goals from 68 matches for the club in all competitions.

PSG

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

Loan to Dijon

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

Montpellier

On 30 June 2022, Khelifi joined Montpellier. She made her league debut against Dijon on 10 September 2022. Khelifi scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 19 November 2022, scoring in the 19th minute. 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.

International career

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

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

Style of play

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 May 2024
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

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

Honours

Metz

Paris Saint-Germain

References

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  16. "LES BLEUES FONT COUP DOUBLE". 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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  18. "Léa Khelifi - FFF". Retrieved 24 February 2021.

External links

Montpellier HSC (women) – current squad
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