Louna Ribadeira
French footballer (born 2004)
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Louna Ribadeira (French: [luna ʁibadɛʁa]; born 18 August 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Fleury, on loan from Women's Super League club Chelsea.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Fleury (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Benfica Yerres | ||
| 2018–2022 | Paris FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Paris FC | 43 | (12) |
| 2024– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Paris FC (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Everton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Fleury (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | France U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | France U19 | 30 | (22) |
| 2023– | France U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | France | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2024 | |||
Club career
Ribadeira is a youth academy graduate of Paris FC. She nade her senior team debut for the club on 28 August 2021 by scoring a goal in a 4–1 league win against Guingamp.[3] On 30 June 2022, she signed her first professional contract with the club until June 2025.[4]
On 21 August 2024, Ribadeira signed a four-year contract with Women's Super League club Chelsea and returned to Paris FC on loan for the 2024–25 season.[5] She was recalled from the loan on 7 January 2025 before being loaned out again to fellow WSL side Everton for the remainder of the season on 16 January.[6][7]
On 2 September 2025, Ribadeira joined Première Ligue side Fleury on a season long loan deal.[8] On 13 July 2026, Chelsea confirmed that Ribadeira had returned to Fleury on loan for another season.[9]
International career
Ribadeira was part of France squad for the 2023 UEFA Under-19 Championship.[10] Despite losing to Germany in the semi-finals, she was the top scorer of the tournament and was selected as the player of the tournament.[11]
On 22 May 2024, Ribadeira received her first call-up to the France senior team for UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying matches against England.[12] She made her debut on 31 May 2024 in a 2–1 win against England.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris FC | 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 9[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 37 | 9 | ||
| Total | 43 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 13 | ||
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paris FC (loan) | 2024–25 | Première Ligue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Everton (loan) | 2024–25 | WSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fleury (loan) | 2025–26 | Première Ligue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2026–27 | Première Ligue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
- Appearances in playoffs
International
- As of match played 31 May 2024[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship player of the tournament: 2023[11]
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2023[14]
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2023[15]
- UNFP Division 1 Féminine young player of the year: 2023–24[16]