Julie Dufour (footballer)

Julie Dufour

Dufour with the Portland Thorns in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Valenciennes, France
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Portland Thorns
Number	17
Youth career
2010–2013	ES Fenain
2013–2016	US Escaudain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Lille	40	(9)
2020–2023	Bordeaux	57	(3)
2023–2024	Paris FC	31	(13)
2025	Angel City	10	(0)
2025–	Portland Thorns	1	(0)
International career‡
2017	France U16	7	(0)
2017–2018	France U17	8	(4)
2018–2020	France U19	19	(1)
2019	France U20	5	(0)
2021–	France U23	12	(1)
2023–	France	8	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing   France UEFA Women's Nations League Runner-up 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Winner 2019 Scotland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 December 2024

Julie Dufour (born 29 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the France national team. ^[1]

Club career

Lille, 2017–20

Dufour started her senior career with Lille and helped the team to reach the final of 2018–19 Coupe de France, which they eventually lost to Lyon. ^[2]

Bordeaux, 2020–23

In April 2020, Dufour moved to Bordeaux on a three-year deal. ^[3]

Paris FC, 2023–24

On 9 June 2023, Paris FC announced the signing of Dufour on a two-year deal until June 2025. ^[4] During the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds in October 2023, she scored goals against VfL Wolfsburg in both home and away matches to help her club reach the group stages of the competition for the first time. ^[5]

Angel City FC, 2025

On 17 December 2024, Dufour joined Angel City on a three-year contract until December 2027. ^[6] She made her NWSL debut with Angel City on 16 March 2025 by coming on as a substitute in the home opener against San Diego Wave FC to close out the match and secure a 1–1 draw. ^[7] Dufour went on to play in 9 more matches for Angel City, recording a total of 10. ^[8]

Portland Thorns FC, 2025–

On 23 August 2025, Angel City traded Dufour and an NWSL international roster spot to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for $40,000 in intra-league transfer funds. ^[8] The very same day, Dufour made her Thorns debut in a 2–0 loss to the Kansas City Current. ^[9] On 29 August, she scored her first NWSL goal, volleying the ball into the back of the net during stoppage time of a home defeat to the Utah Royals. ^[10]

International career

Dufour is a former France youth international. She was part of the France under-19 squad which won the 2019 UEFA Under-19 Championship. ^[11]

In February 2021, Dufour received her first call-up to the France national team, when she was named in the 27-player squad for the 2021 Tournoi de France. The tournament later got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and it was decided that France would play two friendly matches against Switzerland instead. ^[12] However, Dufour couldn't feature in either matches as she was pulled out of the squad due to injury. ^[13]

On 27 October 2023, Dufour made her senior debut for France in a 2–1 UEFA Women's Nations League win against Norway. ^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 August 2025 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille	2017–18	Première Ligue	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2018–19		21	2	4	0	—		—		25	2
	2019–20	Seconde Ligue	14	7	3	1	—		—		17	8
	Total		40	9	7	1	0	0	0	0	47	10
Bordeaux	2020–21	Première Ligue	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	2021–22		20	1	1	0	2 [a]	0	—		23	1
	2022–23		21	1	3	1	—		—		24	2
	Total		57	3	5	1	2	0	0	0	64	4
Paris FC	2023–24	Première Ligue	20	7	4	1	9 [a]	7	2 [b]	0	35	15
	2024–25		11	6	0	0	4 [a]	2	—		15	8
	Total		31	13	4	1	13	9	2	0	50	23
Angel City FC	2025	NWSL	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Portland Thorns FC	2025		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			139	25	16	3	15	9	2	0	172	37

1. Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
2. Appearances in playoffs

International

As of match played 29 October 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2023	4	0
	2024	4	0
Total		8	0

Honours

France U19

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2019 ^[11]

France

• UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24 ^[16]

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019 ^[17]

References

1. Julie Dufour at Soccerway
2. "Julie Dufour (LOSC) : " Pour moi c'était exceptionnel de jouer cette finale face à Lyon "". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
3. "La championne d'Europe U19 Julie Dufour (Lille) va rejoindre Bordeaux". 27 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
4. "JULIE DUFOUR SIGNE 2 ANS AU PARIS FC". 9 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
5. "JULIE DUFOUR (EX-LOSC) ET LE PARIS FC RÉALISENT UN IMMENSE EXPLOIT POUR SE QUALIFIER EN LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS". 19 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
6. "Angel City FC signs French forward Julie Dufour to 3-year contract". Los Angeles Daily News . 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
7. "Match Recap: Angel City 1, San Diego Wave 1 | 3.16.25". angelcity.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
8. "Portland Thorns FC Acquires Forward Julie Dufour Through Trade With Angel City Football Club". Angel City. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
9. Sepich, Scott (24 August 2025). "Portland Thorns' home unbeaten streak ends with loss to KC Current". Oregon Live . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
10. Sepich, Scott (30 August 2025). "Thorns drop second straight match with loss to Utah Royals". Oregon Live . Retrieved 30 August 2025.
11. "France lead Europe's U-20 Women's World Cup quartet". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
12. "LA 2E ÉDITION DU TOURNOI DE FRANCE ANNULÉE" (in French). fff.fr. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
13. "Julie Dufour forfait avec l'équipe de France". 18 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
14. "JULIE DUFOUR : " JE VOULAIS ÊTRE PLUS DÉCISIVE "" (in French). fff.fr. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
15. "Equipe de France A - Julie Dufour" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
16. "Spain 2-0 France: World champions win Women's Nations League final". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
17. "2019 Women's U19 EURO team of the tournament". 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

External links

• Julie Dufour at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Player profile (in French) at footofeminin.fr