Marie-Yasmine Alidou

Marie-Yasmine Alidou
Personal information
Full name Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou
Date of birth (1995-04-28) April 28, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 22
Youth career
CS St-Hubert
FC St-Leonard
CS Union Lanaudiere Sud
AS Varennes-St. Amable
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 UQAM Citadins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Marseille 16 (3)
2018 Linköpings FC 5 (0)
2019–2020 Sporting Huelva 19 (1)
2020–2021 Klepp 20 (5)
2022 Sturm Graz 8 (4)
2022–2023 Famalicão 20 (8)
2023– Benfica 27 (8)
International career‡
2017 Canada Universiade 5 (0)
2022– Canada 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 10, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 3, 2024

Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou (born April 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica and the Canada women's national team.

Early life

Alidou was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Saint-Hubert, Quebec to a Beninese father and a French Canadian mother.[1] She played the majority of her youth soccer with CS St-Hubert and also had stints with FC St-Leonard, Lanaudiere Sud and Varennes-St. Amable.[2] She joined the National High Performance Centre at age 13, where she played for a year, and later moved to Newark, New Jersey to attend an American high school.[3]

College career

Alidou has attended the Université du Québec à Montréal. In 2016, she was named RSEQ Player of the Week for Week 2,[4] UQAM Athlete of the Year,[5] an RSEQ First Team All-Star,[6] and a U Sports Second Team All-Star.[7]

Club career

In 2017, Alidou joined French club Olympique de Marseille.[8][9]

Afterwards, she played for Swedish club Linköpings FC in 2018.[10] A year later, she joined Sporting de Huelva in Spain.[11][12] Afterwards, she played for Klepp IL in Norway in 2020–21[13] and Sturm Graz in 2022.[14]

In 2022, she signed with Famalicão in Portugal in 2022.[15] She was named the league's player of the month in February and March, and helped the club with their first Taça de Portugal.[16][17]

In the summer of 2023, she signed with Benfica.[18][19] On October 11, 2023, she scored a brace in a Champions League match against Cypriot club Apollon.[20] In her first season with the club, she played a key role in Benfica's historic season, where the club won all four domestic competitions.[21] Additionally, Alidou helped Benfica reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in the club's history, where they were eliminated by Olympique Lyon. It became the first time a Portuguese club were among the final eight teams in the competition. Alidou capped off the season as Benfica’s leading goal scorer, netting 26 goals across all competitions, including 9 in the Champions League and 6 in the Portuguese league.[22]

International career

She represented Canada at the 2017 FISU Universiade Games.[23][24]

In February 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time.[25] Alidou made her senior debut for Canada on February 23, 2022 against Spain at the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.[26] On October 21, 2024, Alidou was called up for an international friendly against Spain, the reigning World Cup champions, to replace the injured Cloe Lacasse.[27][28] She subsequently scored her first international goal in the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw.[29][30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 12, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille 2017–18 D1 Féminine 16 3 — — — — 16 3
Linköping 2018 Damallsvenskan 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Huelva 2019–20 Liga F 19 1 1 0 — — — 20 1
Klepp 2020 Toppserien 13 1 — — — — 13 1
2021 Toppserien 7 4 — — — — 7 4
Total 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Sturm Graz 2021–22 ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga 8 4 — — — — 8 4
Famalicão 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 20 8 6 2 4 2 — 2 0 32 12
Total 20 8 6 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 32 12
Benfica 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 18 6 6 5 5 5 11 9 2 1 42 26
2024–25 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 9 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 16 3
Total 27 8 7 5 5 5 15 10 4 1 58 29
Career total 114 29 14 7 9 7 15 10 6 1 158 54
  1. ^ Includes Copa de la Reina, Taça de Portugal

International

As of match played December 3, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2022 1 0
2023 0 0
2024 4 2
Total 5 2

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. October 25, 2024 Estadio Francisco de la Hera, Almendralejo, Spain  Spain 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. December 3, 2024 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  South Korea 2–0 5–1

Honours

Famalicão

Benfica

References

  1. ^ Marie-Yasmine Alidou at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Lidbetter, Mark (February 23, 2022). "Local players advancing their soccer dreams". The Suburban.
  3. ^ Roger, Christine (November 5, 2024). "L'étrange parcours de Marie-Yasmine Alidou en équipe nationale" [Marie-Yasmine Alidou's strange journey in the national team]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
  4. ^ "Le soccer à l'honneur dans le cadre des athlètes universitaires de la semaine" [Soccer in the spotlight as part of the university athletes of the week]. RSEQ (in French). September 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Ducharme, Jean-Francois (April 7, 2017). "Grande célébration sportive" [Great sports celebration]. Université du Québec à Montréal (in French).
  6. ^ Ducharme, Jean-Francois (November 2, 2016). "Joueuses étoiles" [Star players]. Université du Québec à Montréal (in French).
  7. ^ "U Sports women's soccer: Laval's Roy-Petitclerc named player of the year". U Sports. November 9, 2016.
  8. ^ LeBlanc, Eric (November 3, 2017). "Geneviève Richard et Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou jouent pour l'Olympique de Marseille" [Geneviève Richard and Marie-Yasmine Alidou from Anjou play for Olympique de Marseille]. RDS (in French).
  9. ^ Malchelosse, Marie (September 2, 2017). "L'Olympique de Marseille recrute une deuxième Québécoise" [Olympique de Marseille recruits a second Quebecer]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  10. ^ Asselin, Philippe (February 23, 2022). "L'Appel inespéré de Marie-Yasmine Alidou" [The unexpectedcall of Marie-Yasmine Alidou]. TVA Sports (in French).
  11. ^ "La canadiense Marie-Yasmine Alidou, polivalencia para el centro del campo sportinguista" [Marie-Yasmine Alidou, versatility for the center of the sportinguista field]. Huelva Hoy (in Spanish). July 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Hidalgo, M. (July 18, 2019). "Alidou, polivalencia para el centro del campo del Sporting Club de Huelva" [Alidou, versatility for the midfield of Sporting Club de Huelva]. Huelva Informacíon.
  13. ^ "Nøkkelspiller ute resten av sesongen. Marie-Yasmine debuterer fra start" [Key player out the rest of the season. Marie-Yasmine makes her debut from the start]. Jærbladet (in Norwegian). October 31, 2020.
  14. ^ Fischer, Magdalena (February 1, 2022). "Sturm Damen verpflichten kanadische Teamspielerin" [Sturm women sign Canadian team player]. Sturm Netz (in German).
  15. ^ "Marie-Yasmine Alidou é reforço para o meio-campo do Famalicão" (in Portuguese). July 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "Marie-Yasmine Alidou joins SL Benfica". Canadian Soccer Association. June 30, 2023.
  17. ^ "Canada star Marie-Yasmine Alidou wins second Portuguese Supertaça to continue stunning start at Benfica". Canadian Soccer Daily. September 14, 2023.
  18. ^ "Notícia de A BOLA confirmada: Marie-Yasmine Alidou reforça tricampeãs!" [Marie-Yasmine Alidou reinforces Benfica]. A Bola (in Portuguese). June 30, 2023.
  19. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (June 30, 2023). "Cloé Lacasse, Ashley Lawrence and Marie-Yasmine Alidou kick off busy summer of transfers for CanWNT players". OneSoccer.
  20. ^ "Canada's Marie-Yasmine Alidou hits stunning brace in Benfica UWCL win, Evelyne Viens nets again for Roma". Canadian Soccer Daily. October 11, 2023.
  21. ^ ""Full season: Benfica wins the Portuguese Cup!"". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese).
  22. ^ "Marie Alidou - 2023/2024". zerozero.pt.
  23. ^ Ducharme, Jean-Francois (September 5, 2017). "Une Citadin avec l'OM" [A Citadin with OM]. Université du Québec à Montréal (in French).
  24. ^ "Marie-Yasmin Alidou Danjou Universiade profile". 2017 Summer Universiade.
  25. ^ Vézina, Justin (August 15, 2023). "Marie-Yasmine Alidou: La globe-trotteuse aboutie" [Marie-Yasmine Alidou: The accomplished globetrotter]. La Presse (in French).
  26. ^ "Début International de Marie-Yasmine Alidou D'anjou" [International debut for Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou]. ARS Rive-Sud (in French). February 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Alidou replaces injured Lacasse for Canadian women's friendly in Spain". CBC Sports. October 21, 2024.
  28. ^ "Cloé Lacasse suffers injury, replaced on CanWNT roster for Spain friendly by Marie-Yasmine Alidou". Canadian Soccer Daily. October 21, 2024.
  29. ^ Hewitt, Thomas (October 26, 2024). "Canada hold world champions Spain to draw, Marie-Yasmine Alidou breaks out as CanWNT shining light". Canadian Soccer Daily.
  30. ^ "Marie-Yasmine Alidou goal gives Canada lead over world champions in Spain". Canadian Soccer Daily. October 25, 2024.