Maëlle Lakrar

Maëlle Lakrar
Personal information
Full name Maëlle Ourida Louisette Lakrar[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Orange, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid
Number 23
Youth career
2006–2015 Salon BAF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Marseille 50 (1)
2018–2024 Montpellier 96 (3)
2024– Real Madrid 6 (0)
International career
2016 France U16 10 (0)
2016–2017 France U17 12 (5)
2017–2019 France U19 21 (5)
2017–2020 France U20 14 (1)
2021–2022 France U23 5 (1)
2023– France 22 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Nations League
Runner-up 2024
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2019 Scotland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Maëlle Ourida Louisette Lakrar (born 27 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga F club Real Madrid and the France national team.[2]

Club career

A former youth academy player of Salon BAF, Lakrar joined Division 2 Féminine club Marseille in August 2015 at the age of fifteen.[3] In July 2018, she moved to Montpellier.[4]

On 4 July 2024, Lakrar joined Liga F club Real Madrid.[5]

International career

Lakrar is a former France youth international and was part of France under-19 squad which won the 2019 UEFA Championship.[6]

In February 2023, Lakrar received her first call-up to the senior team for the 2023 Tournoi de France.[7] She made her debut on 18 February 2023 in a 5–1 win against Uruguay.[8]

In July 2024, Lakrar was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 May 2024[10][2]
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
Marseille 2015–16 D2F 20 0 0 0 20 0
2016–17 D1F 11 0 1 0 12 0
2017–18 D1F 19 1 2 0 21 1
Total 50 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 53 1
Montpellier 2018–19 D1F 15 0 1 0 16 0
2019–20 D1F 7 0 2 0 9 0
2020–21 D1F 15 0 1 1 16 1
2021–22 D1F 18 1 2 1 20 2
2022–23 D1F 22 1 2 1 24 2
2023–24 D1F 19 1 1 0 20 1
Total 96 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 105 6
Real Madrid 2024–25 Liga F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 146 4 12 3 0 0 0 0 158 7

International

As of match played 29 October 2024[11][2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2023 10 3
2024 12 0
Total 22 3
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lakrar goal.
List of international goals scored by Maëlle Lakrar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 July 2023 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 3–0
3 2 August 2023 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Panama 1–1 6–3 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

Marseille

France U19

France

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Maëlle Lakrar at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Les sept nouveaux visages de l'OM" (in French). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Maëlle Lakrar (Olympique de Marseille) rejoint le Montpellier HSC" (in French). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "LA REVOLUCIÓN DEL REAL MADRID EN DEFENSA EMPIEZA CON MAËLLE LAKRAR: "ES UN RETO PORQUE ES UN CLUB QUE ADMIRO DESDE PEQUEÑA"" (in French). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "France lift UEFA Women's Under-19 EURO Trophy". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Tournoi de France : trois Montpelliéraines chez les Bleues". 8 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Bleues - Un succès aisé face à l'URUGUAY". Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ "JO 2024 : la liste définitive des Bleues d'Hervé Renard" (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Maëlle Lakrar - Footofeminin.fr". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Equipe de France A - Maëlle Lakrar" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Spain 2-0 France: World champions win Women's Nations League final". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  13. ^ "2019 Women's U19 EURO team of the tournament". 30 July 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2023.