Selma Bacha
{{short description|French footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Selma Bacha
| image = 2019-03-27 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, VfL Wolfsburg - Olympique Lyonnais StP 3424 by Stepro.jpg
| caption = Bacha with Lyon in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lyon, France
| height = 1.61 m
| position = Left-back, left winger
| currentclub = Lyon
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs1 = FC Gerland
| youthyears2 = 2009–2017
| youthclubs2 = Lyon
| years1 = 2017–
| clubs1 = Lyon
| caps1 = 101
| goals1 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = France U19
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–2020
| nationalteam4 = France U20
| nationalcaps4 = 15
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2021
| nationalteam5 = France U23
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2021–
| nationalteam6 = France
| nationalcaps6 = 42
| nationalgoals6 = 3
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|UEFA Women's Nations League}}
{{Medal|RU|2024|}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}}
{{Medal|Winner|2019 Scotland|}}
| club-update = 12 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 8 April 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
Bacha grew up in the Grange Blanche district of Lyon, France to a father of Algerian descent and Tunisian mother.{{Cite web|url=https://dzballon.com/2016/05/13/a-la-decouverte-de-selma-bacha-olympique-lyonnais/|title=A la découverte de Selma Bacha, Olympique Lyonnais|date=13 May 2016}} She was introduced to football by her brother at the age of four.{{Cite web|url=http://www.footdelles.com/selma-bacha-une-merveilleuse-histoire-du-temps/|title=Selma Bacha, une merveilleuse histoire du temps|publisher=Foot d'Elles|date=5 March 2018|accessdate=22 January 2021|language=French|last=Roussel|first=Vincent|archive-date=10 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310035344/https://www.footdelles.com/selma-bacha-une-merveilleuse-histoire-du-temps/|url-status=dead}} She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leprogres.fr/sport/2019/12/31/sonia-bompastor-selma-bacha-est-la-meilleure-joueuse-de-sa-generation|title=Sonia Bompastor: "Selma Bacha est la meilleure joueuse de sa génération"|work=Le Progrès|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=22 January 2021|language=French|last=}}
Club career
She 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. She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season.{{Cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/rhone/lyon/lyon-exemple-championnes-ol-inspire-plus-petites-du-fc-gerland-1481133.html|title=Lyon : L'exemple des championnes de l'OL inspire les plus petites du FC Gerland|publisher=Franceinfo|date=24 May 2018|accessdate=22 January 2021|language=French}} That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Cinq-choses-a-savoir-sur-selma-bacha-la-surdouee-des-bleuettes/928884|title=Cinq choses à savoir sur Selma Bacha, la surdouée des Bleuettes|work=L'Équipe|date=8 August 2018|accessdate=22 January 2021|language=French}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/may/18/lyon-v-barcelona-womens-champions-league-final-live|title=Lyon demolish Barcelona to win Women's Champions League – as it happened|work=The Guardian|date=21 August 2020|accessdate=22 January 2021|last=Hess|first=Alex}}
In December 2024, Selma Bacha extended her contract with Lyon until 2029.{{Cite web |title=Foot : Selma Bacha prolonge à l'OL jusqu'en 2029 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Selma-bacha-prolonge-a-l-ol-jusqu-en-2029/1526941 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}
International career
On 30 May 2022, Bacha was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.{{cite web |title=Championnat d'Europe de l'UEFA 2022: Liste des joueuses retenues |url=https://media.fff.fr/uploads/files/2782fdcffc88597d793d4453e6b7afe4.pdf |website=Fédération Française de Football |date=30 May 2022}}
Bacha was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web|title=Les vingt-trois Bleues retenues pour la Coupe du monde|trans-title=The twenty-three Blues selected for the World Cup|language=fr|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10577-les-vingt-trois-bleues-retenues-pour-la-coupe-du-monde.html|publisher=French Football Federation|date=4 July 2023|archive-date=4 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704125347/https://www.fff.fr/article/10577-les-vingt-trois-bleues-retenues-pour-la-coupe-du-monde.html|url-status=live}}
In July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.{{cite web|title=JO 2024 : la liste définitive des Bleues d'Hervé Renard|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a3755298134096492710-jo-2024-la-liste-definitive-des-bleues-dherve-renard|language=fr|date=8 July 2024|access-date=9 July 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 19 April 2025}}{{cite web|title=Selma Bacha|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=9649|access-date=1 March 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Continental | colspan="2"|Other | colspan="2"|Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Lyon
|11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6{{efn|name=UWCL|Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19
|Première Ligue |15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=UWCL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|Première Ligue |6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UWCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Première Ligue |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UWCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Première Ligue |19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11{{efn|name=UWCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23
|Première Ligue |14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UWCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=TdC|Appearance in Trophée des Championnes}} | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2023–24
|Première Ligue |16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10{{efn|name=UWCL}} | 1 | 3{{efn|Two appearances in playoffs and one appearance in Trophée des Championnes}} | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2024–25
|Première Ligue |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UWCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!101 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 184 | 9 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 8 April 2025}}{{cite web|title=Equipe de France A - Selma Bacha|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?id=1&joueur=9649|access-date=26 November 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|France
|2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 42 | 3 |
:Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of international goals scored by Selma Bacha | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France | {{fbw|WAL}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 22 September 2023 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | {{fbw|POR}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| align="center"|3 | 4 April 2025 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | {{fbw|SUI}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Lyon
- Première Ligue: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23,{{cite web|title=LYON BAT PARIS ET S'OFFRE LE DOUBLÉ|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10319-lyon-bat-paris-et-s-offre-le-double.html|language=fr|date=21 May 2023|access-date=12 May 2024}} 2023–24{{cite web|title=LYON GARDE SA COURONNE|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/12515-lyon-garde-sa-couronne.html|language=fr|date=17 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2024}}
- Coupe de France: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23{{cite web|title=ET DE 10 POUR LYON|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10256-et-de-10-pour-lyon.html|language=fr|date=13 May 2023|access-date=12 May 2024}}
- Trophée des Championnes: 2019,{{cite web|title=ET À LA FIN, C'EST LYON QUI GAGNE|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/39-et-a-la-fin-c-est-lyon-qui-gagne.html|date=21 September 2019|access-date=12 May 2024}} 2022,{{cite web|title=LYON DOUBLE LA MISE|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/7958-lyon-double-la-mise.html|date=28 August 2022|access-date=12 May 2024}} 2023{{cite web|title=Trophée des Championnes 2023 - Finale - Lyon (D1)-PSG (D1) 2-0|url=https://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/match.php?id=33036|access-date=12 May 2024}}
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18,{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Wolfsburg 1-4 Lyon |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2023928--wolfsburg-vs-lyon/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UEFA |language=en}} 2018–19,{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Lyon 4-1 Barcelona |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025485--lyon-vs-barcelona/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UEFA |language=en}} 2019–20,{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2030157--wolfsburg-vs-lyon/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UEFA |language=en}} 2021–22{{cite web|title=Barcelona 1-3 Lyon: OL win eighth UEFA Women's Champions League final in thriller|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0275-153314ba2c2b-159d8f034f30-1000/|date=21 May 2022|access-date=12 May 2024}}
France U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2019{{cite web|title=France win 2019 #WU19EURO: at a glance|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0253-0e1784640a0b-e742327d3a06-1000--france-win-2019-wu19euro-at-a-glance/|date=28 July 2019|access-date=12 May 2024}}
France
- UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24{{cite web|title=Spain 2-0 France: World champions win Women's Nations League final|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/news/028a-1a4aba27d661-5b0816d2dceb-1000--spain-seal-nations-league-crown/|date=28 February 2024|access-date=5 May 2024}}
Individual
- IFFHS Women's World Team: 2022{{cite web |title=IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2022 |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2466 |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=IFFHS|date=12 January 2023}}
- UEFA Women's Champions League team of the season: 2023–24{{cite web|title=2023/24 Women's Champions League Team of the Season|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1afcf841e157-7aed3be7fae0-1000--2023-24-all-star-xi/|date=27 May 2024|access-date=27 May 2024}}
- Trophées FFF D1 Féminine team of the season: 2021–22{{cite web|title=LES LAURÉATES DES TROPHÉES 2021-2022|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/7488-les-laureates-des-trophees-2021-2022.html|date=23 May 2022|access-date=5 May 2024}}
- Première Ligue Player of the Month: October 2021,{{cite web|title=TROPHÉE DU MOIS : SELMA BACHA ÉLUE EN OCTOBRE|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/3857-trophee-du-mois-selma-bacha-elue-en-octobre.html|date=16 November 2021|access-date=5 May 2024}} November 2021{{cite web|title=JOUEUSE DU MOIS : BACHA, LE DOUBLÉ|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/6416-joueuse-du-mois-bacha-le-double.html|date=8 December 2021|access-date=5 May 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ol.fr/en/contents/players/s/selma-bacha Selma Bacha] at Olympique Lyonnais
- {{Soccerway|465307}}
- {{FFF player|9253-bacha-selma}}
- {{FFF female|2545138115-selma-bacha|archive=20180626192216}}
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