Mélissa Bethi
Algerian footballer (born 2005)
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Mélissa Bethi (Arabic: ميليسا بتحي; born 18 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue side Nantes. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 November 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Firminy, France | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2020 | FCO Firminy Intersport | ||
| 2020–2024 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Lyon | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Lyon B | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Nantes | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Metz (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Algeria U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Algeria | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025 | |||
Club career
In 2013, at the age of 8, Bethi began playing football in her hometown with FCO Firminy Intersport and has been a key player, playing in the first team of the club's youth age categories from U9 to U15.[2][3] after 7 years with the club she joined the Olympique Lyonnais academy.[4]
On 24 September 2023, She made her debut for the reserve team in Division 3 Féminine in a 5–0 win over Arlac Mérignac.[5] On 1 May 2024, she scored her first goal for the team to seal the win against Le Puy.[6]
On 24 April 2024, She made her debut for the first team of Lyon in a 2–1 win over Guingamp.[7]
International career
Youth
In 2020, Bethi was pre-selected for the French under-16 team.[8]
On 10 April 2023, She scored her first goal for the under-20 team against Tanzania.[9] In July 2023, she was called to the under-20 team to face Ivory Coast senior team.[10] In September 2023, she was selected for the final squad to face Mali in the African qualifiers for the 2024 U-20 Women's World Cup.[11]
Senior
In April 2023, She got her official first call-up to the Algerian senior team to face Tanzania in two friendly matches.[12] She played in the friendly match against ASE Alger Centre and scored a goal in a 2–0 win.[12] On 4 April 2024, she officially debuted for the team in a 1–2 loss against Tunisia, entering the game as a substitute for Roselène Khezami.[13][14]