Selma Bacha
French footballer (born 2000)
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Selma Lena Bacha (born 9 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.
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| Full name | Selma Lena Bacha[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2009 | FC Gerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Lyon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Lyon | 110 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U16 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | France U17 | 13 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | France U20 | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | France U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | France | 52 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Club career
Bacha continued to progress through the youth ranks at Lyon. In 2013, her performances caught the attention of Sonia Bompastor, a former footballer who was also responsible for Lyon's training centre.[3] She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season.[5] That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.[6] Lyon were to contest the 2019 Champions League final too; Bacha featured in the game as a substitute for Eugénie Le Sommer, coming on in the 82nd minute of the match.[7]
In December 2024, Bacha extended her contract with Lyon until 2029.[8]
International career
On 30 May 2022, Bacha was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9]
She was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10]
In July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 November 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2017–18 | Première Ligue | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 6[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Première Ligue | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Première Ligue | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Première Ligue | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Première Ligue | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 193 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
- Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
- Two appearances in playoffs and one appearance in Trophée des Championnes
- Appearances in playoffs
International
- As of match played 28 October 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| France | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France |  Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 September 2023 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France |  Portugal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 3 | 4 April 2025 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Lyon
- Première Ligue: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23,[14] 2023–24,[15] 2024–25[16]
- Coupe de France Féminine: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23[17]
- Trophée des Championnes: 2019,[18] 2022,[19] 2023[20]
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18,[21] 2018–19,[22] 2019–20,[23] 2021–22[24]
France U19
France
- UEFA Women's Nations League runners-up: 2023–24[26]
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship team of the tournament: 2017
- IFFHS Women's World Team: 2022[27]
- UEFA Women's Champions League team of the season: 2023–24[28]
- UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2024–25[29]
- LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2021–22[30]
- Première Ligue Player of the Month: October 2021,[31] November 2021[32]