Louna Ribadeira

Louna Ribadeira
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 20
Youth career
2010–2018 Benfica Yerres
2018–2022 Paris FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Paris FC 43 (12)
2024– Chelsea 0 (0)
2024– → Paris FC (loan) 2 (1)
International career‡
2020 France U16 2 (1)
2021–2023 France U19 30 (22)
2023– France U23 8 (0)
2024– France 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Louna Ribadeira (born 18 August 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Paris FC, on loan from Women's Super League club Chelsea, and the France national team.[1]

Club career

Ribadeira is a youth academy graduate of Paris FC. She nade her senior team debut for the club on 28 August 2021 by scoring a goal in a 4–1 league win against Guingamp.[2] On 30 June 2022, she signed her first professional contract with the club until June 2025.[3]

On 21 August 2024, Ribadeira signed a four-year contract with Women's Super League club Chelsea and returned to Paris FC on loan for the 2024–25 season.[4]

International career

Ribadeira was part of France squad for the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[5] Despite losing to Germany in the semi-finals, she was the top scorer of the tournament and was selected as the player of the tournament.[6]

On 22 May 2024, Ribadeira received her first call-up to the France senior team for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against England.[7] She made her debut on 31 May 2024 in a 2–1 win against England.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris FC 2021–22 Première Ligue 15 4 2 0 — — 17 4
2022–23 Première Ligue 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2023–24 Première Ligue 22 8 4 1 9 0 2[a] 0 37 9
Career total 43 12 6 1 9 0 2 0 60 13
  1. ^ Appearances in playoffs

International

As of match played 31 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Louna Ribadeira at Soccerway
  2. ^ "D1Arkema - En chiffres : le bilan de la saison 2021-22 (5/6)". 5 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "LOUNA RIBADEIRA SIGNE SON PREMIER CONTRAT PROFESSIONNEL". 30 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Chelsea sign Louna Ribadeira, will remain at Paris FC on loan for 2024-25". 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Les vingt pour le stage d'avant Euro". 8 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Louna Ribadeira named 2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Player of the Tournament". 4 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Équipe de France féminine : première convocation pour Louna Ribadeira et Inès Benyahia" (in French). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Équipe de France féminine : les Bleues frappent un grand coup en s'imposant en Angleterre (2-1)" (in French). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO: Ribadeira takes prize as top scorer". 30 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". 4 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ^ "5 COMME LES ANNEAUX OLYMPIQUES…". 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.