Selma Bacha

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Selma Bacha
File:2019-03-27 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, VfL Wolfsburg - Olympique Lyonnais StP 3424 by Stepro.jpg
Bacha with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Selma Lena Bacha[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2009 FC Gerland
2009–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Lyon 106 (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 52 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing File:Flag of France.svg France
UEFA Women's Nations League
Runner-up 2024
Third place 2025
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2019 Scotland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2025

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

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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

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Bacha 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, Bacha extended her contract with Lyon until 2029.[8]

International career

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On 30 May 2022, Bacha was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9]

She was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10]

In July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 November 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2017–18 Première Ligue 11 0 6 2 — 6[a] 0 — 23 2
2018–19 Première Ligue 15 0 2 0 — 7[a] 1 — 24 1
2019–20 Première Ligue 6 0 4 0 — 5[a] 0 0 0 15 0
2020–21 Première Ligue 10 0 1 0 — 5[a] 0 — 16 0
2021–22 Première Ligue 19 3 2 0 — 11[a] 0 — 32 3
2022–23 Première Ligue 14 2 3 0 — 8[a] 0 1[b] 0 26 2
2023–24 Première Ligue 16 0 4 0 — 10[a] 1 3[c] 0 33 1
2024–25 Première Ligue 10 0 0 0 — 6[a] 0 2[d] 0 18 0
2025–26 Première Ligue 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 6 0
Career total 106 5 22 2 0 0 59 2 6 0 193 9
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
  3. ^ Two appearances in playoffs and one appearance in Trophée des Championnes
  4. ^ Appearances in playoffs

International

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As of match played 28 October 2025[13]
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 14 1
Total 52 3
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 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2 22 September 2023 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 2–0 2–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
3 4 April 2025 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2–0 2–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

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Lyon

France U19

France

Individual

References

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