Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Nassr. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.
 Boussaha in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Nassr | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Saint-Denis RC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Lille (loan) | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Le Havre | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al Nassr | 18 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | France U16 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U17 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Algeria | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Boussaha made her professional debut for the club on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 league win against Metz.[1]
On 10 July 2018, Boussaha joined Lille on a season long loan deal.[2][3] She scored her first senior career goal on 30 September 2018 in a 1–1 draw against her parent club PSG.[4] She also scored goals in the quarter-final and semi-final of Coupe de France féminine, which helped the club to reach their first ever cup final.[5]
On 19 December 2022, Saudi club Al Nassr announced the signing of Boussaha.[6] She scored two goals from four matches during 2022–23 season and helped her team to become the first ever Saudi Women's Premier League champions.[7]
International career edit
Boussaha is a former French youth international and was part of the France under-19 team which reached the final of 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]
On 15 September 2023, Boussaha received her first call-up to the Algeria national team for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[9] On 20 September, she made her debut in a 2–1 win against Uganda.[10]
Personal life edit
Boussaha is of Algerian descent.[11]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2016–17 | D1F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | D1F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | D1F | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Lille (loan) | 2018–19 | D1F | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| Le Havre | 2020–21 | D1F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Al Nassr | 2022–23 | SWPL | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | SWPL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 14 | |||
| Total | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 25 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 7 April 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boussaha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2023 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria |  Burundi | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 27 February 2024 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2017–18[14]
Al Nassr
France U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2017[8]
Individual
- Saudi Women's Premier League Player of the Season: 2023–24
References edit
- ^ "PSG vs. Metz - 9 October 2016". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "LINA BOUSSAHA, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DES FÉMININES !". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Lina Boussaha compte bien briller avec Lille pour s'imposer au PSG" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "PSG vs. Lille - 30 September 2018". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Lina Boussaha (LOSC) : " On va en finale pour gagner "". coeursdefoot.fr (in French). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Officially.. Al-Nasr contracts with the France and Paris Saint-Germain player" (in Arabic). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Al-Nassr crowned champions of inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ a b "France-Spain - Women's Under-19 - Line-ups". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : LA SÉLECTION NATIONALE EN STAGE POUR PRÉPARER L'OUGANDA". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : OUGANDA – ALGÉRIE (1 – 2), LES VERTES PRENNENT UNE BONNE OPTION". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "EXCLU - Lina Boussaha (PSG féminine) : "Je pense qu'un jour, on rattrapera les Lyonnaises !"" (in French). 13 March 2020.
- ^ Lina Boussaha at Soccerway
- ^ "Lina Boussaha". Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France". Le Monde. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Al-Nassr Are The 2023/2024 Saudi Women's Premier League Champions". 15 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links edit
- Lina Boussaha at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Lina Boussaha at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-04-19) (in French)
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