Amélia Zemma

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Amélia Zemma
Personal information
Full name Amélia Maelys Zemma[1]
Date of birth (2005-12-17) 17 December 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Olympique Lyonnais B
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2014 USM Meyzieu
2015–2016 UE Est Lyonnais Foot
2016–2017 USM Meyzieu
2017– Olympique Lyonnais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Olympique Lyonnais B 9 (2)
International career
2023– Algeria U20 6 (3)
2024– Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024

Amélia Maelys Zemma (Arabic: اميليا مايليس زمة; born 17 December 2005) is a French-born Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Olympique Lyonnais's reserved team and the Algeria national team.

Club career[edit]

Zemma began her football career with USM Meyzieu, playing there from 2012 to 2014.[2] She then joined U.S. Est Lyonnais Foot for one year before returning to Meyzieu.[2] After one season, she joined the academy and youth teams of Olympique Lyonnais.[2]

She won the under-19 French championship twice in 2022 and 2024 with Lyon.[3][4]

International career[edit]

Zemma was part of Algeria squad for the 2023 UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament.[5][6] Despite finishing second, she was the top scorer of the tournament with three goals.[7] In October 2023, she was selected for the 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification matches against Mali.[8]

On 22 February 2024, Zemma received her first call-up to the Senior Algeria team for two friendly matches against Burkina Faso.[9] On 24 February 2024 she made her debut coming on as a subtitue for Lina Boussaha in the 65th minute.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 1 May 2024[11]
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
Lyon B 2023–24 D3F 9 2 9 2
Career total 9 2 9 2

International[edit]

As of match played 7 April 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde FIFA U20 : 25 joueuses convoquées pour la double confrontation face au Mali". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Liste des Clubs Successifs d'Amélia Zemma sur le Site de la Fédération Française de Football". fff.fr (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "R1F : L'OL clôture son championnat par une large victoire à Pontcharra (0-9)". ol.fr (in French). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024. Amelia Zemma permettent ensuite à l'OL de prendre le large
  4. ^ "Academy : quatre victoires sur quatre, les U19 féminines filent vers le titre !". lyonfoot.com (in French). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024. avec des buts signés Amelia Zemma
  5. ^ "La liste de l'équipe nationale féminine U20 pour le tournoi UNAF" (PDF). faf.dz (in French). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Tournoi UNAF U20 Féminine : Première Séance d'Entraînement de la Sélection à Tunis". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Tournoi UNAF U20 féminines, football Il ne manquait qu'un petit but pour les Algériennes !". lesoirdalgerie.com (in French). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Sélection Nationale Féminine U20: Liste des joueuses convoquées" (PDF). faf.dz (in French). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "CAN-2024 (dames) double confrontation amicale face au Burkina Faso: "une occasion pour jauger les titulaires et tester les nouvelles"". aps.dz (in French). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024. j'ai fait appel à des joueuses issues de la sélection des U20 à l'instar d'Amelia Zemma (Olympique Lyon/ France)
  10. ^ "CAN : l'Algérie lance un avertissement au Maroc". fennecfootball.com (in French). Sadi A. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024. Lyna BOUSSAHA (remplacée par Amélia ZEMMA à la 65e minute)
  11. ^ "Amélia Zemma / Fiche de Joueuse". statsfootofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ "La joueuse de l'équipe nationale algérienne, Amélia Zemma, et du club Olympique Lyonnais, remporte le prix de la meilleure buteuse du tournoi avec trois buts" (in French). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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