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Melvine Marie Ericka Malard (born 28 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the France national team.[2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Melvine Marie Ericka Malard[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 28 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Saint-Denis, Réunion, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2024 | Lyon | 58 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Fleury (loan) | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Manchester United (loan) | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | France U16 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | France U17 | 9 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U19 | 17 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | France U20 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | France U23 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | France | 22 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 |
Malard started playing football in Saint-Denis FC, on her native island of Réunion. She joined the Lyon in 2014, signing her first professional contract in July 2017 with the European champions.[3]
For the 2019–20 season, she was sent on loan to FC Fleury 91 to gain some game-time,[4] Which did not prevent her from joining back Lyon for the Uefa Champions League Final, taking part in the victory as a substitute.[5]
In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[6]
On 15 September 2023, Malard joined Manchester United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] She signed for the club on a permanent deal on 12 July 2024.[8]
On 18 September 2020, Malard made her debut for the France national team in a 2–0 victory against Serbia.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyon | 2017–18 | D1F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 26 | 7 | ||||
2021–22 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 35 | 17 | ||||
2022–23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |||
2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 58 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 32 | ||
Fleury (loan) | 2019–20 | D1F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
Manchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | WSL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 7 | |
Career total | 87 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 42 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | |
2022 | 13 | 4 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 6 |
No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 October 2021 | 7 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2 | 5–0 | ||||||
3 | 16 February 2022 | 9 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Finland | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 Tournoi de France |
4 | 25 June 2022 | 12 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Cameroon | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
5 | 18 July 2022 | 16 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
6 | 6 September 2022 | 20 | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France | Greece | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Lyon
Manchester United
France U19
France
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