Lina Boussaha

Lina Boussaha

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Nassr
Number	93
Youth career
2009–2013	Saint-Denis RC
2013–2016	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Paris Saint-Germain	4	(0)
2018–2019	→ Lille (loan)	20	(2)
2020–2021	Le Havre	2	(1)
2023–	Al-Nassr	26	(25)
International career‡
2015	France U16	5	(2)
2015–2016	France U17	10	(5)
2017–2018	France U19	10	(6)
2017–2018	France U20	3	(1)
2023–	Algeria	12	(2)
Medal record Representing   France Women's football UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2017 Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024

Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Nassr. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Boussaha made her professional debut for the club on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 league win against Metz. ^[1]

On 10 July 2018, Boussaha joined Lille on a season long loan deal. ^{[2] [3]} She scored her first senior career goal on 30 September 2018 in a 1–1 draw against her parent club PSG. ^[4] She also scored goals in the quarter-final and semi-final of Coupe de France féminine, which helped the club to reach their first ever cup final. ^[5]

On 19 December 2022, Saudi club Al Nassr announced the signing of Boussaha. ^[6] She scored two goals from four matches during 2022–23 season and helped her team to become the first ever Saudi Women's Premier League champions. ^[7]

International career

Boussaha is a former French youth international and was part of the France under-19 team which reached the final of 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. ^[8]

On 15 September 2023, Boussaha received her first call-up to the Algeria national team for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches. ^[9] On 20 September, she made her debut in a 2–1 win against Uganda. ^[10]

Personal life

Boussaha is of Algerian descent. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024 ^{[12] [13]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	2016–17	D1F	3	0	1	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2017–18	D1F	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2019–20	D1F	1	0	3	4	3 [a]	0	0	0	7	4
	Total		4	0	6	4	3	0	0	0	13	4
Lille (loan)	2018–19	D1F	20	2	5	2	—		—		25	4
Le Havre	2020–21	D1F	2	1	0	0	—		—		2	1
Al-Nassr	2022–23	SWPL	4	2	—		—		—		4	2
	2023–24	SWPL	14	12	2	2	—		—		16	14
	2024–25	SWPL	8	11	1	3	3 [b]	1	0	0	12	15
	Total		26	25	3	5	3	1	0	0	32	31
Career total			52	28	14	11	6	1	0	0	72	40

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

International

As of match played 30 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2023	4	1
	2024	8	1
Total		12	2

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boussaha goal.

List of international goals scored by Lina Boussaha

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 November 2023	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	Burundi	3–1	5–1	2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	27 February 2024	Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Burkina Faso	1–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France: 2017–18 ^[14]

Al-Nassr

• Saudi Women's Premier League: 2022–23, ^[7] 2023–24 ^[15]

France U19

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2017 ^[8]

Individual

• Saudi Women's Premier League Player of the Season: 2023–24 ^[16]
• Saudi Women's Premier League Team of the Season: 2023–24

References

1. "PSG vs. Metz - 9 October 2016" . Retrieved 7 August 2019.
2. "LINA BOUSSAHA, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DES FÉMININES !" . Retrieved 7 August 2019.
3. "Lina Boussaha compte bien briller avec Lille pour s'imposer au PSG" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. "PSG vs. Lille - 30 September 2018" . Retrieved 7 August 2019.
5. "Lina Boussaha (LOSC) : " On va en finale pour gagner "". coeursdefoot.fr (in French). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
6. "Officially.. Al-Nasr contracts with the France and Paris Saint-Germain player" (in Arabic). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
7. "Al-Nassr crowned champions of inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
8. "France-Spain - Women's Under-19 - Line-ups" . Retrieved 7 August 2019.
9. "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : LA SÉLECTION NATIONALE EN STAGE POUR PRÉPARER L'OUGANDA". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
10. "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : OUGANDA – ALGÉRIE (1 – 2), LES VERTES PRENNENT UNE BONNE OPTION". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
11. "EXCLU - Lina Boussaha (PSG féminine) : "Je pense qu'un jour, on rattrapera les Lyonnaises !"" (in French). 13 March 2020.
12. Lina Boussaha at Soccerway
13. "Lina Boussaha" . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
14. "Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France". Le Monde . 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
15. "Al-Nassr Are The 2023/2024 Saudi Women's Premier League Champions". 15 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
16. "Lina Boussaha Named Best Player in Saudi League" . Retrieved 21 November 2024.

External links

• Lina Boussaha at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Lina Boussaha at the French Football Federation (archived2019-04-19) (in French)