Lina Boussaha
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 Boussaha in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Saint-Denis RC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Lille (loan) | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Le Havre | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Al-Nassr | 30 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al-Ittihad | 5 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | France U16 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U17 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Algeria | 27 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ittihad. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.
A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Boussaha made her professional debut for the club on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 league win against Metz.[1]
On 10 July 2018, Boussaha joined Lille on a season long loan deal.[2][3] She scored her first senior career goal on 30 September 2018 in a 1–1 draw against her parent club PSG.[4] She also scored goals in the quarter-final and semi-final of Coupe de France féminine, which helped the club to reach their first ever cup final.[5]
On 19 December 2022, Saudi club Al Nassr announced the signing of Boussaha.[6] She scored two goals from four matches during 2022–23 season and helped her team to become the first ever Saudi Women's Premier League champions.[7]
International career
Boussaha has represented France at youth international level. She was part of the France under-19 team which reached the final of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]
On 15 September 2023, Boussaha received her first call-up to the Algeria national team for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[9] On 20 September, she made her debut in a 2–1 win against Uganda.[10] In June 2025, she was named in the squad for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[11]
Personal life
Boussaha is of Algerian descent.[12]
