Kenza Dali

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Kenza Dali
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Dali with Paris Saint-Germain in 2014
Personal information
Full name Kenza Dali [1]
Date of birth (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Sainte-Colombe, [2] France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2009 Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Lyon 1 (0)
2010–2011 Rodez 22 (2)
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 89 (36)
2016–2018 Lyon 2 (0)
2018 → Lille (loan) 10 (1)
2018–2019 Dijon 17 (6)
2019–2021 West Ham United 32 (5)
2021–2022 Everton 20 (0)
2022– Aston Villa 34 (6)
International career‡
2007–2008 France U17 5 (3)
2009 France U19 7 (3)
2012 France U20 2 (0)
2014–2018 France U23 8 (4)
2014– France 65 (12)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
UEFA Women's Nations League
Runner-up 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024

Kenza Dali (born 31 July 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the France national team.

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Club career

Before joining Lyon, Dali played for Paris Saint-Germain, who she joined following the 2010–11 season after a successful season with Rodez AF. Prior to playing for Rodez, Dali spent five years with Lyon. She spent the majority of her career with Lyon playing on the club's reserve team in D3 Féminine, the third level of women's football in France. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

In the summer of 2016, Kenza Dali returned to her training club Olympique Lyon, where she subsequently found it difficult to secure a regular place, mainly due to a knee injury. In January 2018, Lyon loaned her to league newcomers Lille OSC. After only six months she moved on to first division newcomers Dijon FCO.

West Ham United

On 21 May 2021, Dali was released by West Ham United. [10]

Aston Villa

In the 2023–24 Conti Cup quarterfinal against Brighton, Dali assisted the goal to tie the game 1-1, and her team later advanced on penalties. [11] Dali scored in the 2-1 away victory against Everton. [12]

International career

Dali was called up to the France national team for the first time in her career in 2014. She played her first game in a 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Hungary, being substituted into the game in the 76th minute. She scored her first goal for the senior national team in a friendly match against Brazil. [13]

Personal life

Dali is of Algerian descent. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023 [15] [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2009–10 Division 1 Féminine 10––––0010
Rodez 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine22221––00243
Paris Saint-Germain 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine221052––413113
2012–13 21652––00268
2013–14 22630––10266
2014–15 171132––712714
2015–16 7320––40133
Total8936186–16212344
Lyon 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine2041––0061
2017–18 0000––0000
Total2041–0061
Lille (loan) 2017–18 Division 1 Féminine10100––00101
Dijon 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine17623––00199
West Ham United 2019–20 Women's Super League 1420045--187
2020–21 1830020--203
Total3250065--3810
Everton 2021–22 Women's Super League2003140--271
Aston Villa 2022–23 Women's Super League2154151--307
Career total21455331315616226876

International

As of match played 9 April 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201451
201591
201650
201700
201832
201930
202061
202184
2022101
2023132
202430
Total6512
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dali goal.
List of international goals scored by Kenza Dali [18]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 November 2014 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, FranceFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–02–0 Friendly
26 March 2015 Estádio Algarve, Loulé, PortugalFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3–04–1
39 October 2018 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, FranceFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4–06–0
45–0
51 December 2020 Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, FranceFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 6–012–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
610 June 2021 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, FranceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–01–0Friendly
722 October 2021 Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, FranceFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 11–011–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
826 October 2021 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2–05–0
926 November 2021 Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, FranceFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 6–06–0
102 September 2022 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2–09–0
1118 February 2023 Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, FranceFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2–15–1 2023 Tournoi de France
128 August 2023 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, AustraliaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–04–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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References

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  2. ↑ "Fédération Française de Football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "2015 World Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kenza Dali signe à Rodez". FootoFeminin (in French). 25 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "KENZA DALI : « TOUT A CHANGÉ". Paris St. Germain. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Here Come the Girls". French Football Weekly. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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