Louna Ribadeira

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Louna Ribadeira
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Everton
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2018 Benfica Yerres
2018–2022 Paris FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Paris FC 43 (12)
2024– Chelsea 0 (0)
2024–2025Paris FC (loan) 2 (1)
2025–Everton (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2020 France U16 2 (1)
2021–2023 France U19 30 (22)
2023– France U23 8 (0)
2024– France 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Louna Ribadeira (born 18 August 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Everton, on loan from Chelsea, and the France national team.

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Club career

Ribadeira is a youth academy graduate of Paris FC. She nade her senior team debut for the club on 28 August 2021 by scoring a goal in a 4–1 league win against Guingamp. [3] On 30 June 2022, she signed her first professional contract with the club until June 2025. [4]

On 21 August 2024, Ribadeira signed a four-year contract with Women's Super League club Chelsea and returned to Paris FC on loan for the 2024–25 season. [5] She was recalled from the loan on 7 January 2025 before being loaned out again to fellow WSL side Everton for the remainder of the season on 16 January. [6] [7]

International career

Ribadeira was part of France squad for the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [8] Despite losing to Germany in the semi-finals, she was the top scorer of the tournament and was selected as the player of the tournament. [9]

On 22 May 2024, Ribadeira received her first call-up to the France senior team for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against England. [10] She made her debut on 31 May 2024 in a 2–1 win against England. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris FC 2021–22 Première Ligue 15420174
2022–23 Première Ligue60000060
2023–24 Première Ligue22841902 [a] 0379
Paris FC (loan) 2024–25 Première Ligue21000021
Total45136190206214
Chelsea 2024–25 Women's Super League 00000000
Everton (loan) 2024–25 Women's Super League000000
Career total45136190206214
  1. Appearances in playoffs

International

As of match played 31 May 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202410
Total10

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. Louna Ribadeira at the French Football Federation (in French)
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