Léa Khelifi
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 Khelifi in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | US Behren-lès-Forbach | ||
| 2009 | L'Hôpital | ||
| 2010 | US Behren-lès-Forbach | ||
| 2010–2014 | US Forbach | ||
| 2014–2016 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Metz | 61 | (18) |
| 2019–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 20 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dijon (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | Montpellier | 47 | (11) |
| 2025– | Nantes | 18 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | France U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 10 | (5) |
| 2018 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | France U23 | 10 | (3) |
| 2021 | France | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2026 | |||
Léa Khelifi (born 12 May 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Nantes.[1]
Metz
A youth academy graduate of Metz, Khelifi made her senior team debut on 22 November 2015 by scoring a hat-trick in a 13–0 league win against CS Mars Bischheim.[2] She won the Division 2 Féminine during the 2017–18 season.[3] Khelifi scored eight goals for Metz during the 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine season.[4] She was also named among the best hopes of the French championship, at the UNFP trophies at the end of the 2018–2019 season.[5] She scored 20 goals from 68 matches for the club in all competitions.
PSG
On 7 June 2019, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Khelifi on a three-year deal.[6][7] In her time with the club, she won the Division 1 Féminine during the 2020–21 season.[8] Khelifi also won the 2021–22 Coupe de France féminine.[9]
Loan to Dijon
Khelifi joined Dijon in September 2020 on a season long loan deal.[10]
Montpellier
On 30 June 2022, Khelifi joined Montpellier.[11] She made her league debut against Dijon on 10 September 2022.[12] Khelifi scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 19 November 2022, scoring in the 19th minute.[13] During her first season with Montpellier, she struggled with injuries, however she refound her form during her 2nd season with 4 goals and 6 assists.[14]
Nantes
On 16 June 2025, she joined Première Ligue side Nantes.[15]
International career
Khelifi is a former French youth international. She was part of French squad at 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[16]
Khelifi made her senior team debut on 23 February 2021 in a 2–0 win against Switzerland.[17]
Style of play
Khelifi prefers to assist her teammates and can play in most positions.[18]