Julie Dufour (footballer)

Julie Dufour
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Valenciennes, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2013 ES Fenain
2013–2016 US Escaudain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Lille 40 (9)
2020–2023 Bordeaux 57 (3)
2023– Paris FC 31 (13)
International career‡
2017 France U16 7 (0)
2017–2018 France U17 8 (4)
2018–2020 France U19 19 (1)
2019 France U20 5 (0)
2021– France U23 12 (1)
2023– France 8 (0)
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 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024

Julie Dufour (born 29 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Paris FC and the France national team.[1] She will join NWSL club Angel City in January 2025.[2]

Club career

Dufour started her senior career with Lille and helped the team to reach the final of 2018–19 Coupe de France, which they eventually lost to Lyon.[3] In April 2020, she moved to Bordeaux on a three-year deal.[4]

On 9 June 2023, Paris FC announced the signing of Dufour on a two-year deal until June 2025.[5] During the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds in October 2023, she scored goals against VfL Wolfsburg in both home and away matches to help her club reach the group stages of the competition for the first time.[6]

On 17 December 2024, Dufour joined Angel City on a three-year contract until December 2027.[2]

International career

Dufour is a former France youth international. She was part of the France under-19 squad which won the 2019 UEFA Under-19 Championship.[7]

In February 2021, Dufour received her first call-up to the France national team, when she was named in the 27-player squad for the 2021 Tournoi de France. The tournament later got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and it was decided that France would play two friendly matches against Switzerland instead.[8] However, Dufour couldn't feature in either matches as she was pulled out of the squad due to injury.[9]

On 27 October 2023, Dufour made her senior debut for France in a 2–1 UEFA Women's Nations League win against Norway.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 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
Lille 2017–18 Première Ligue 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2018–19 Première Ligue 21 2 4 0 — — 25 2
2019–20 Seconde Ligue 14 7 3 1 — — 17 8
Total 40 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 47 10
Bordeaux 2020–21 Première Ligue 16 1 1 0 — — 17 1
2021–22 Première Ligue 20 1 1 0 2 0 — 23 1
2022–23 Première Ligue 21 1 3 1 — — 24 2
Total 57 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 64 4
Paris FC 2023–24 Première Ligue 20 7 4 1 9 7 2[a] 0 35 15
2024–25 Première Ligue 11 6 0 0 4 2 — 15 8
Total 31 13 4 1 13 9 2 0 50 23
Career total 128 25 16 3 15 9 2 0 161 37
  1. ^ Appearances in playoffs

International

As of match played 29 October 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2023 4 0
2024 4 0
Total 8 0

Honours

France U19

France

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Julie Dufour at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Angel City FC signs French forward Julie Dufour to 3-year contract". 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Julie Dufour (LOSC) : " Pour moi c'était exceptionnel de jouer cette finale face à Lyon "". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ "La championne d'Europe U19 Julie Dufour (Lille) va rejoindre Bordeaux". 27 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ^ "JULIE DUFOUR SIGNE 2 ANS AU PARIS FC". 9 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ "JULIE DUFOUR (EX-LOSC) ET LE PARIS FC RÉALISENT UN IMMENSE EXPLOIT POUR SE QUALIFIER EN LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS". 19 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b "France lead Europe's U-20 Women's World Cup quartet". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ^ "LA 2E ÉDITION DU TOURNOI DE FRANCE ANNULÉE" (in French). fff.fr. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Julie Dufour forfait avec l'équipe de France". 18 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ "JULIE DUFOUR : " JE VOULAIS ÊTRE PLUS DÉCISIVE "" (in French). fff.fr. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Equipe de France A - Julie Dufour" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 15 December 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 15 December 2023.