Emelyne Laurent

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Emelyne Laurent
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Personal information
Full name Emelyne Ann-Emmanuelle Laurent[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 22)
Place of birth Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Montpellier 1 (0)
2016–2017 Bordeaux 9 (5)
2017– Lyon 15 (4)
2019 → Guingamp (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2020 → Bordeaux (loan) 10 (1)
2020–2021 → Atlético Madrid (loan) 27 (7)
National team‡
France U-16 3 (1)
2015 France U-17 11 (1)
2017 France U-19 16 (4)
2018 France U-20 13 (7)
France U-23 1+ (2+)
2018– France 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:49, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:04, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Emelyne Ann-Emmanuelle Laurent (born 4 November 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine side Olympique Lyonnais, and the France women's national team.

Club career[]

At club level, Laurent has played for Montpellier, Bordeaux and Lyon.[2] In January 2019, Laurent was loaned to En Avant de Guingamp for the remainder of the season.[3][4] Later in 2019, she was loaned to Bordeaux. In August 2020, she was loaned to Atlético Madrid for the season.[5] She scored for Atlético in their 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 second leg match against Chelsea. Atlético drew the match 1–1, but lost 3–1 on aggregate.[6]

International career[]

Laurent was France U-19's joint top goal scorer at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, with three goals.[3] She represented France U-20 in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7][8] In the opening match against Ghana U-20, she scored two goals, as France won 4–1.[9] She scored 4 goals in the tournament, as France finished fourth.[7]

Aged 19, Laurent made her senior team debut, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Australia.[7] In May 2019, Laurent was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. At the time, she had made three appearances for France.[10][11] In 2021, she scored two goals in a match for France under-23s against Sweden under-23s.[12]

Personal life[]

Laurent is from Fort-de-France, Martinique.[7] Aged 11, she started playing football for AS Samaritaine U-13.[3] Laurent moved to Metropolitan France at the age of 14.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players – France" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Emelyne Laurent" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin.fr. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bleues : Interview d'Emelyne Laurent, l'attaquante prodige de l'Equipe de France". 90min.com (in French). 1 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Transferts (F) : Emelyne Laurent (OL) prêtée à Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ "L'internationale française Emelyne Laurent prêtée par l'OL à l'Atlético de Madrid". L'Équipe. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Chelsea knock out Atletico Madrid to progress to Women's Champions League quarter-final". The Independent. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Emelyne Laurent : " J'avais la boule au ventre quand j'entrais sur le terrain "". L'Équipe (in French). 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. ^ "EA Guingamp. D1F : Emelyne Laurent, un prêt gagnant-gagnant". Ouest-France (in French). 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. ^ "La jeune martiniquaise Emelyne Laurent au cœur de la coupe du monde de football". France Info (in French). 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Coupe du monde féminine de football 2019 : la liste des 23 Bleues sélectionnées, sans Marie-Antoinette Katoto". L'Équipe (in French). 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Fifa Women's World Cup 2019 squad lists guide: latest news and updates". The Daily Telegraph. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  12. ^ "OL : Emelyne Laurent inscrit un doublé avec les Bleuettes face à la Suède (2–2)". Olympique et Lyonnais (in French). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Mondial 2019 : Emelyne Laurent, la benjamine martiniquaise de l'équipe de France". La Première (in French). 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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