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Lina Boussaha
Boussaha in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
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 22 (19)
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
Representing  France
Women's football
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024

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.

Club career

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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

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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

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Boussaha is of Algerian descent.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2024[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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
2024–25 SWPL 4 5 1 3 3[b] 1 0 0 8 9
Total 22 19 3 5 3 1 0 0 28 25
Career total 48 22 14 11 6 1 0 0 68 34
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Women's Champions League

International

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As of match played 7 April 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Lina Boussaha
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

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Paris Saint-Germain

Al-Nassr

France U19

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "PSG vs. Metz - 9 October 2016". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ "LINA BOUSSAHA, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DES FÉMININES !". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "PSG vs. Lille - 30 September 2018". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Lina Boussaha (LOSC) : " On va en finale pour gagner "". coeursdefoot.fr (in French). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Officially.. Al-Nasr contracts with the France and Paris Saint-Germain player" (in Arabic). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Al-Nassr crowned champions of inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b "France-Spain - Women's Under-19 - Line-ups". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ^ "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : LA SÉLECTION NATIONALE EN STAGE POUR PRÉPARER L'OUGANDA". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ^ "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : OUGANDA – ALGÉRIE (1 – 2), LES VERTES PRENNENT UNE BONNE OPTION". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ^ "EXCLU - Lina Boussaha (PSG féminine) : "Je pense qu'un jour, on rattrapera les Lyonnaises !"" (in French). 13 March 2020.
  12. ^ Lina Boussaha at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Lina Boussaha". Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France". Le Monde. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Al-Nassr Are The 2023/2024 Saudi Women's Premier League Champions". 15 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  16. ^ https://www.echoroukonline.com/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88
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