Selma Bacha

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Selma Bacha (2018)

Selma Bacha (born November 9, 2000 in Lyon ) is a French soccer player who has been wearing the Olympique Lyon dress since she was a child .

Club career

Selma Bacha began playing club football as a child at the Lyon suburb FC Gerland . In 2009, the eight-year-old moved to the youth department of Olympique Lyon , where she ran through all the year -old teams. Up to and including the B-youth, the fast left-footed player played in one position in attack . At the age of 15, she was also regularly used in competitive U-19 games. Sonia Bompastor , head of the Olympiques youth center since 2013 and also active on the left-wing defense side, characterized the young woman with the words: “She was so far ahead of the others in her year in terms of her potential that it made no sense to her to play only in the youth teams ”. And Corine Franco added: "I think she has been at peace with herself since she was a child and a spokeswoman, [...] a joker, not at all reserved, but also willing to learn".

As a result, Reynald Pedros , the coach of Lyon's first women's eleven, helped Bacha to her first game in Division 1 Féminine in mid-October 2017 . Against ASJ Soyaux , the sixteen-year-old, who at that time already had a four-year contract with the professional team, was even in the starting line-up on the left defensive flank , alongside national players like Lucy Bronze , Kadeisha Buchanan and Wendie Renard . Later this season she came to ten more appearances in France's first division, and the following year she played two-thirds of all the French series champions' point games. Even more: Pedros also used the 1.61 m tall player in national and European cups , and not only in the early rounds of the two competitions, but also in the finals. Selma Bachas Palmarès already had two national and international championship titles as well as one victory in the national cup after their first two seasons in the adult division.
Thus, at the end of her first season, she was selected for the award for Best French Young Player 2018 .

Stations

  • FC Gerland (2008/09)
  • Olympique Lyon (since 2009)

In the national team

Selma Bacha was also a regular player in the French age group selection teams in the youth division. In the B-youth (U-16 / U-17) she played a total of 22 matches under trainer Sandrine Soubeyrand , in which she, while still playing as a striker, scored seven goals and took part in the 2017 European Championship . In the A-youth she made 13 international matches - then by coach Gilles Eyquem , as used in the club, on the wing. This also included two appearances during the U-19 European Championship 2019 , in which Bacha won the title together with her teammates.

In the junior selection (les Bleuettes) , which is also supervised by Gilles Eyquem , she wore the blue dress in 14 games so far. At the 2018 U-20 World Cup in Brittany , which ended with a disappointing fourth place for the French, she was in the starting line-up in all six matches. (Status: July 25, 2019) She is still eligible to play for this team at the 2020 World Cup and was one of the participants in a first preparatory course in autumn 2019.

However , Selma Bacha has not yet received an appointment to France's senior national team from its head coach Corinne Diacre by spring 2020. There are currently Sakina Karchaoui or Amel Majri and Eve Périsset behind them . (As of March 10, 2020)

Palmarès

  • U-19 European Champion 2019
  • French champion: 2018, 2019, 2020
  • French Cup Winner: 2019, 2020 (and 2018 finalist)
  • European Cup Winner: 2018, 2019

Web links

Notes and evidence

  1. ↑ a b Vincent Roussel: " Selma Bacha, a wonderful story of time " from March 5, 2018 at footdelles.com
  2. ↑ see the match report from October 15, 2017 at footofeminin.fr
  3. ↑ According to the article " UNFP awards: Thauvin against MCN from PSG for the title of best Ligue 1 player " from April 27, 2018 at lefigaro.fr, their rivals Delphine Cascarino , Onema Grace Geyoro and Marie-Antoinette Katoto .
  4. ↑ Article " U-20 - Gilles Eyquem begins his preparation for the 2020 World Cup " from September 17, 2019 at footofeminin.fr
  5. ↑ So most recently in the line-up for the Tournoi de France 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Bacha, Selma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION french soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 2000
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyon