Anissa Lahmari

Anissa Lahmari (Arabic: أنيسة لحماري; born 17 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Levante UD and the Morocco women's national football team.

Anissa Lahmari

Lahmari with Morocco in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Saint-Cloud, France
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Levante UD
Number	16
Youth career
2005–2008	AC Boulogne-Billancourt
2008–2009	Issy
2009–2010	Issy-Les-Moulineaux
2010–2016	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Paris Saint-Germain	17	(4)
2017	→ Reading (loan)	6	(0)
2017–2018	→ Paris FC (loan)	21	(2)
2019	→ Soyaux (loan)	6	(0)
2019–2020	Soyaux	13	(1)
2020–2021	Guingamp	19	(1)
2021–2022	Soyaux	12	(2)
2022–2023	Guingamp	18	(2)
2023–2024	Levante Las Planas	25	(7)
2024–	Levante UD	21	(1)
International career‡
2013	France U16	3	(4)
2013	France U17	6	(1)
2015–2016	France U19	13	(8)
2018–2019	France U23	10	(2)
2023	Algeria	1	(0)
2023–	Morocco	15	(2)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Morocco Women's Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2024 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2024

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Lahmari made her senior debut in a 2–0 away win against Glasgow City in the quarter-finals of UEFA Women's Champions League on 22 March 2015. She started the match, playing 84 minutes and scored the opening goal.^[1] However, she struggled to find playing time at the capital club in following seasons and was loaned out to Reading, Paris FC and ASJ Soyaux.^[2] She announced her departure from Paris Saint-Germain in May 2019 after contract expiration.^[3]

On 30 August 2023, Lahmari joined Spanish club Levante Las Planas.^[4] In July 2024, she joined Levante UD.^[5]

International career

France youth

Lahmari played for France youth teams in European competitions, including France U17 in 2013, and France U19 in 2015.^[6] She also won the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup with France U23.^[7]

Algeria

In February 2023, Lahmari was called up by coach Farid Benstiti to represent Algeria.^[8] In April 2023, she made her debut in a 4–0 win in a friendly match against Tanzania.^[9]

Morocco

In June 2023, Lahmari was included in the 28-player preliminary squad of Morocco for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[10] She was later named in the final squad which was announced on 11 July.^[11]

On 3 August 2023, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Colombia in the World Cup last group stage match, which qualified her country to their first ever knockout phase in their first ever participation.^[12] In that match she also won the Player of the Match award.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Lahmari was born in Saint-Cloud to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother.^[13][14]

Honours

Morocco

• Women's Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2024

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023^[15][16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	2014–15	D1F	2	1	0	0	2	1	4	2
	2015–16	D1F	3	1	1	1	0	0	4	2
	2016–17	D1F	6	1	3	2	2	0	11	3
	2018–19	D1F	6	1	0	0	2	0	8	1
	Total		17	4	4	3	6	1	27	8
Reading (loan)	2017	FA WSL	6	0	—		—		6	0
Paris FC (loan)	2017–18	D1F	21	2	1	0	—		22	2
Soyaux (loan)	2018–19	D1F	6	0	1	0	—		7	0
Soyaux	2019–20	D1F	13	1	2	0	—		15	1
Guingamp	2020–21	D1F	19	1	1	0	—		20	1
Soyaux	2021–22	D1F	12	2	1	0	—		13	2
Guingamp	2022–23	D1F	18	2	2	0	—		20	2
Career total			112	12	12	3	6	1	130	16

International

As of match played 30 May 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2023	1	0
Morocco	2023	11	2
	2024	4	0
	Total	15	2
Career total		16	2

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

List of international goals scored by Anissa Lahmari

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 August 2023	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia	Colombia	1–0	1–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	26 October 2023	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Namibia	2–0	2–0	2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualification