Melvine Malard
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 Malard with Lyon in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvine Marie Ericka Malard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Saint-Denis | ||
| 2014–2017 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Lyon | 58 | (19) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fleury (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Manchester United (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2024– | Manchester United | 36 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | France U16 | 10 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | France U17 | 9 | (13) |
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 17 | (12) |
| 2017–2020 | France U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | France U23 | 2 | (2) |
| 2020– | France | 39 | (12) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026 | |||
Melvine Marie Ericka Malard (French: [mɛlvin maʁi eʁika malaʁ]; born 28 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the France national team.[2]
Malard started playing football in Saint-Denis FC, on her native island of Réunion. She joined the Lyon in 2014, signing her first professional contract in July 2017 with the European champions.[3]
For the 2019–20 season, she was sent on loan to FC Fleury 91 to gain some game-time,[4] Which did not prevent her from joining back Lyon for the Champions League Final, taking part in the victory as a substitute.[5]
In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[6]
During her time at Lyon, Malard won the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League.[7] She also won the 2021–22 Champions League with Lyon.[8]
On 15 September 2023, Malard joined Manchester United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[9] During her loan spell, she won the 2023–24 Women's FA Cup.[10] Malard signed for the club on a permanent deal on 12 July 2024.[11]
International career
On 18 September 2020, Malard made her debut for the France national team in a 2–0 victory against Serbia.[12] She scored her first international goals against Kazakhstan on 26 October 2021, scoring in the 38th and 54th minute.[13]
Malard was part of the France squad that won the 2022 Tournoi de France.[14]
Malard was part of the France squad announced for the UEFA Euro 2022.[15] She scored during the tournament, scoring against Iceland in the 1st minute and winning the Player of the Match award on 18 July 2022.[16]
