Sofia Guellati

Sofia Guellati
Personal information
Full name Sofia Sarah Guellati[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Draguignan, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 EA Guingamp
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Aurillac Arpajon 151 (44)
2015–2024 Rodez 144 (14)
2024– EA Guingamp 2 (0)
International career‡
2016– Algeria 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023

Sofia Sarah Guellati (Arabic: صوفيا غيلاتي; born 9 July 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Première Ligue club EA Guingamp. Born in France, she captains the Algeria women's national team.[2]

Early life

Guellati was born in Draguignan, Var, to an Algerian father from El Taref in the northeast of Algeria and a French mother.[3] She begins playing football at the age of six in the Draguignan club, alongside boys.

Club career

At the age of thirteen, Guellati joined a women's team in Trans-en-Provence. After a series of trials in Montpellier, she joined Étoile Sportive Arpajonnaise in Division 3 in the first year and then in Division 2 for the next six years.[4] In 2015, she signed with Rodez Aveyron Football in Division 1.[5]

After four seasons in Division 1 with Rodez, she got related to Division 2 with the club in 2019. Her team regained the top tier after winning the Division 2 championship Group B at the end of the 2021–2022 season.[6]

On 12 February 2023, against ASJ Soyaux, Sofia played her 100th league match with Rodez.[7]

In July 2024, she signed with Première Ligue club EA Guingamp following nine seasons with Rodez.[8]

International career

In February 2016, Guellati received her first call-up to the Algeria national team by the head coach, Azzedine Chih, to participate in a friendly double-header against Mali as part of the preparations for the WAFCON 2016 qualifications. On 2 February 2016, she made her debut as a starter against Mali, scoring a goal in the match.[9][10]

In October 2021, she was part of the squad called up for two matches against Sudan in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On 20 October 2021 she started in the historic 14–0 victory against Sudan.[11]

Since Farid Benstiti took charge; Guellati captained Les Vertes. In April 2023, she was called up for a friendly double-header against Tanzania. On 9 April 2023, she started in the match against Tanzania at Nelson Mandela Stadium, and the Algerian team won 4–0. Then, on 11 April 2023, the captain scored the third goal for her team in a 3–0 victory over Tanzania.[12]

Career statistics

As of 3 August 2024
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
ES Arpajon 2008–09 Division 3 Féminine 15 5 2 0 — — 17 5
2009–10 Division 2 Féminine 22 4 3 0 — — 25 4
2010–11 21 4 2 1 — — 23 5
2011–12 20 10 2 0 — — 22 10
2012–13 22 11 – – — — 22 11
Aurillac Arpajon 2013–14 20 5 – – — — 20 5
2014–15 21 4 1 0 — — 22 4
Total 141 43 10 1 — — 151 44
Rodez 2015–16 Division 1 Féminine 16 1 3 0 — — 19 1
2016–17 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2017–18 2 0 2 0 — — 4 0
2018–19 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
2019–20 Division 2 Féminine 16 8 4 0 — — 20 8
2020–21 6 1 – – — — 6 1
2021–22 17 3 5 0 — — 22 3
2022–23 Division 1 Féminine 22 1 1 0 — — 23 1
2023–24 Division 2 Féminine 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
Total 125 14 18 0 — — 143 14
Career total 266 57 28 1 — — 294 58

International

As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2016 5 1
2021 2 0
2022 2 0
2023 8 1
Total 17 2

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 February 2016 Baraki Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Mali 2–1 2–2
Friendly
2 11 April 2023 Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Tanzania 3–0 3–0
3 27 February 2024 Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Burkina Faso 2–0 3–0

Honours

Rodez

References

  1. ^ "Algeria Women's National team squad". faf.dz. Algerian Football Federation. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Sofia Guellati". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Football : Sofia Guellati (Rodez) est en stage avec l'équipe d'Algérie". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Rui Dos Santos. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "D1 Féminine : Sofia Guellati passe l'interview décalée". rodezaveyronfootball.com (in French). Rodez AF. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "D1 Féminine : deux nouvelles recrues pour le Rodez Aveyron football". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Centre Presse Aveyron. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Le Harve et Rodez en D1 Arkema". fff.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Rodez se remet à flot". ladepeche.fr (in French). Margot Pougenq. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Transfert : Sofia Guellati et quatre autres joueuses rejoignent l'équipe féminine d'En Avant Guingamp". africafootunited.com (in French). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Amical/Dames: Algérie-Mali (2-2)". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. ^ "EN Dames : Algérie – Mali, en amical demain au CTN". dzfoot.com (in French). HMF. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Éliminatoires CAN Total Energies 2022: Les Vertes s'offrent un festival de buts à Bologhine". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Équipe nationale féminine : Troisième succès des Vertes face à la Tanzanie (3-0)". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.