Nesryne El Chad
Moroccan footballer (born 2003)
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Nesryne El Chad (Arabic: نسرين الشاد; born 13 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Seconde Ligue club Lille. Born in France, she represents Morocco at international level.
Date of birth
13 March 2003
Place of birth
Saint-Étienne, France
Height
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position
Defender
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| Date of birth | 13 March 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Étienne, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Lille | |||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Saint-Étienne | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Saint-Étienne | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Lille | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Morocco U20 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Morocco | 23[1] | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Early life
El Chad was born in Saint-Étienne to Moroccan parents from Meknes.
Before devoting herself definitively to playing football, she played tennis for a period of six years.
International career
She has appeared in eight matches for Morocco and scored a goal against Uganda at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, making her the youngest-ever Moroccan player to score in the tournament.[1][2] She was named to the Morocco squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]
