Louisa Nécib
Louisa Nécib (born 23 January 1987 in Marseille, France, also called Ziza) is a retired French association football player. She is of Algerian descent.[2] Nécib played for Olympique Lyonnais for most of her career. She was often compared to the great French player, Zinedine Zidane.[3]
 Louisa Nécib with Olympique Lyon. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olympique Lyon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | US Marseille | ||
| 2002–2004 | Celtic de Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | CNFE Clairefontaine | 38 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Montpellier | 20 | (11) |
| 2007–2016 | Olympique Lyon | 173 | (64) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | France U17 | ||
| 2004–2005 | France U19 | ||
| 2006 | France U20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2005–2016 | France | 145 | (36) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:13, 14 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
She was born in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on 23 January 1987 to Algerian parents.[4] She was raised in Busserine, a quarter in the Northern part of Marseille. She loved football at a young age. Before that, she was a gymnast.[5] After joining Olympique Lyonnais in 2007, she went to Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, a university in Marseille. She wanted to study "Science and Technology of Sport and Physical Activity."
Career
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CNFE | 2004–05 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 9 | |
| Montpellier | 2006–07 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 11 |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 11 | |
| Lyon | 2007–08 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 17 |
| 2008–09 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 11 | |
| 2010–11 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 17 | |
| 2011–12 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 12 | |
| 2012–13 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 10 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 12 | |
| Total | 173 | 64 | 36 | 11 | 68 | 30 | 277 | 105 | |
| Career total | 231 | 84 | 37 | 11 | 68 | 30 | 336 | 125 | |
International
- France
- Cyprus Cup (2): 2012, 2014
Honours
Club
- Celtic Marseille
- Division 3 Féminine (1): 2003–04
- Montpellier
- Challenge de France (1): 2006–07
- Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine (9): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Coupe de France Féminine (6): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- UEFA Women's Champions League (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16
- International Women's Club Championship (1): 2012
- Valais Cup (1): 2014
Individual
- UNFP Female Player of the Year: 2008–09
- FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011
- FIFA Puskás Award nominee: 2013[8]
Louisa Nécib Media
Nécib participating in a league match against Montigny-le-Bretonneux in the 2009–10 season.
Nécib, bottom center, ahead of France's match against Germany at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Nécib playing for France in a match against Austria in 2013.
References
- ↑ "2015 World Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ↑ Laurent Dubois (1 July 2011). "Louisa Necib, Algeria, and the Redemption of French Football". Duke University. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Louisa Necib, gracieuseen talons et en crampons". Le Figaro. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Is Louisa Necib the hottest woman soccer player at 2015 World Cup?". Examiner.com/AXS Digital Group LLC. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Coupe du monde: Louisa Necib, la Zidane du foot féminin ? - La Provence". LaProvence.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "La Carriere de Louisa Necib" (in français). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Fiche Joueur: Louisa NECIB" (in français). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "2013 FIFA Puskás Award". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
Other websites
- Louisa Nécib on SoccerWay.com
- Club profile (in French)
- French Football Federation profile Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- StatsFootoFeminin profile (in French)
- ESPN Soccernet profile Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine