Jessica Houara
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jessica Houara
| image = 20130120 - PSG-Toulouse - 173.jpg
| caption = Jessica Houara with PSG in 2013
| fullname = Jessica Lucetta Léone Houara-d'Hommeaux{{cite web|title=List of Players - France|url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf|publisher=FIFA|access-date=31 May 2015|page=11|date=30 May 2015}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Angers, France
| height = {{convert|1.61|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthclubs1 = Angers CB
| youthyears1 = 2000–2003
| clubs1 = CNFE Clairefontaine
| years1 = 2003–2006
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 7
| clubs2 = Celtic de Marseille
| years2 = 2006–2007
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 8
| clubs3 = Saint-Étienne
| years3 = 2007–2009
| caps3 = 41
| goals3 = 3
| clubs4 = Paris Saint-Germain
| years4 = 2009–2016
| caps4 = 117
| goals4 = 13
| clubs5 = Lyon
| years5 = 2016–2018
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 2
| nationalteam1 = France U19
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalteam2 = France U20
| nationalyears2 = 2006
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalteam3 = France U21
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2007
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalteam4 = France
| nationalyears4 = 2008–2018
| nationalcaps4 = 64
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| club-update = 20 June 2018
| nationalteam-update = 20 June 2018
}}
Jessica Lucetta Léone Houara-d'Hommeaux (née Houara) (born 29 September 1987) is a former French football player who played as a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and other French clubs, and for the France national team.
Club career
Jessica Houara made her debut at {{Ill|Croix Blanche Angers|fr|Croix Blanche Angers Football}} club, then joined {{Ill|Celtic de Marseille Women|fr|Celtic de Marseille Féminin}} and AS Saint-Étienne.{{Cite web |title=Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux |url=https://sportsvision.lu/conferenciers/jessica-houara-dhommeaux/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Sportsvision |language=fr-FR}}
She then signed with PSG for 7 years.{{Cite web |last=Rufet |first=Mickaël |date=2018-11-18 |title=PSG/OL- Jessica Houara "C'était un sentiment horrible de perdre contre mon club de cœur" |url=https://www.parisfans.fr/autour-du-psg/psg-ol-jessica-houara-cetait-un-sentiment-horrible-de-perdre-contre-mon-club-de-coeur-364624.html |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=ParisFans |language=fr-FR}} With the Paris club, she won a Coupe de France in 2010, and finished second in the championship five times.
In 2016, she joined Olympique Lyonnais.{{Cite web |title=Discussions avancées avec Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux |url=https://www.culturepsg.com/news/feminines/discussions-avancees-avec-jessica-houara-d-hommeaux/21229 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=CulturePSG |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Gros |first=Victor |date=2016-05-11 |title=OL - Mercato : Jessica Houara sur le point de signer avec l'OL féminin |url=https://www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com/ol-mercato-jessica-houara-sur-le-point-de-signer-avec-lol-feminin,119430.html |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Olympique & Lyonnais |language=fr-FR}} On 18 November 2018, she and Lyon played against PSG - her former club, Lyon then lost 0-1. In the same year, she left Lyon after two years of serious knee injury.{{Cite web |last=Mag |first=Lyon |date=2018-06-19 |title=Jessica Houara d'Hommeaux leaves OL women |url=https://www.lyonmag.com/article/95865/jessica-houara-d-hommeaux-quitte-l-ol-feminin |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Lyon Mag |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |date=2018-05-30 |title=Gros coup dur pour Jessica Houara d'Hommeaux, à nouveau opérée du genou |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/football/2279979-20180530-ol-gros-coup-dur-jessica-houara-hommeaux-nouvelle-operation-genou |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=20 Minutes |language=fr}} She announced her retirement at the same time as her pregnancy.{{Cite web |title=Football. Jessica Houara-d’Hommeaux : « Il était temps d’arrêter… » |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/football-jessica-houara-d-hommeaux-il-etait-temps-d-arreter-6555727 |website=ouest-france.fr}}
International career
Jessica Houara was selected for various national youth team. With the under-19, she was a runner-up in the UEFA European U19 Championship in 2005 and 2006.
With the under-20s, she was called up to French's squad for the 2006 Under-20 World Cup. The French team reached the quarter-finals of the competition, but get knocked-out by U20 North Korea.
She made her debut for the senior France national team on 8 March 2008 in a friendly match against Morocco.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Career statistics
Correct as of 2018{{cite web|title=Jessica Houara statistics|language=fr|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?id=130&joueur=471|publisher=footofeminin|access-date=8 June 2015}}{{Cite web |title=Footofeminin.fr - Jessica Houara d'Hommeaux - 2017-2018 |url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=471&saison=43 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=www.statsfootofeminin.fr}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|CNFE Clairefontaine
|2003–04 |18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| 2004–05
|13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2005–06
|14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Total
!45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| rowspan="2" valign="center"|Celtic de Marseille
|2006–07 |14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| Total
!14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Saint-Etienne
|2007–08 |20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2008–09
|21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Total
!41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| rowspan="8" valign="center" |Paris SG
|19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 2010–11
|22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2011–12
|21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2012–13
|19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2013–14
|18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2014–15
|18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2015–16
|13 |0 | | | | | | | |||||||
| Total
!117 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 152 | 15 |
| rowspan="3" |Lyon
|18 |2 | | | | | | | |||||||
| 2017–18
|3 |0 | | | | | | | |||||||
| Total
!21 !2 ! ! ! ! ! ! | |||||||
| colspan="2" |Career total
!238 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 256 | 33 |
International goals
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"| 1 | 8 February 2015 | Stade du Moustoir, Lorient, France | {{fbw|USA}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center"| 2–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 2 | rowspan="2"| 27 November 2015 | rowspan="2"| Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | rowspan="2"| {{fbw|ALB}} | {{center|0–1}} | rowspan="2"| {{center|0–6}} | rowspan="2"| UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 3 | {{center|0–2}} | |||||
| colspan="12"|Correct as of 27 November 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?joueur=471&id=1 |title=Equipe de France A - Jessica Houara |publisher=footofeminin.fr |access-date=9 June 2015}} |
Honours
=Club=
== Lyon ==
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Wolfsburg 1-4 Lyon {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League 2017/18 Final |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2023928--wolfsburg-vs-lyon/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
Paris Saint-Germain
=National Team=
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.psg.fr/fr/Formation-et-Amateurs/4010004/Feminines/1895/Houara-Jessica PSG player profile]
- {{FFF player|7223-houara-d-hommeaux-jessica|Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux}}
- {{FFF female player|2338135059-jessica-houara-d-039-hommeaux|Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux|archive=20201021134808}}
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