Roselène Khezami
Algerian footballer (born 2001)
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Roselène Khezami (Arabic: غزلان خزامي ; born 2 September 2001) is a French-Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ula. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | RC Saint-Denis | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Saint-Malo | 28 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Orléans | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Marseille | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U16 | 5[1] | (0) |
| 2018 | France U17 | 5[1] | (0) |
| 2021– | Algeria | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 February 2024 | |||
Club career
Khezami has been playing in Marseille football teams since her childhood, starting at JO Saint-Gabriel until 2012, then at Union Sportive Marseille Endoume Catalans until 2015 before joining Olympique de Marseille Academy where she stayed for 3 years.[2]
In 2018, She signed her first professional contract with RC Saint-Denis in Division 2 Féminine.[3] in the next season she joined US Saint-Malo where she stayed there for three seasons.[4]
In July 2022, she moved to another Division 2 club, US Orleans, signing a one-season deal.[5] She then signed with her youth club, Olympique de Marseille, in the summer of 2023.[6]
International career
Khezami a former French youth international, has represented France at under-16 and under-17 levels. featuring in all three matches in the Elite round of the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.[7]
In September 2021, She got her first call-up to the Algerian Senior team to participate in preparatory training camp for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[8][9] On 18 February 2022, She made her debut for the team, starting in a 2–0 loss to South Africa.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 March 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RC Saint-Denis | 2018–19 | Division 2 Féminine | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 60 | 19 | |||||
| US Saint-Malo | 2019–20 | Division 2 Féminine | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| US Orléans | 2022–23 | Division 2 Féminine | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Olympique de Marseille | 2023–24 | Division 2 Féminine | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 58 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 6 | ||||
International
- As of match played 27 February 2024
| Year | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
