Selma Bacha

Selma Lena Bacha (born 9 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.

Selma Bacha

Bacha with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Selma Lena Bacha[1]
Date of birth	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, left winger
Team information
Current team	Lyon
Number	4
Youth career
2008–2009	FC Gerland
2009–2017	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Lyon	101	(5)
International career‡
2016	France U16	9	(2)
2016–2017	France U17	13	(4)
2018–2019	France U19	13	(0)
2017–2020	France U20	15	(0)
2021	France U23	2	(0)
2021–	France	50	(3)
Medal record Women's football Representing  France UEFA Women's Nations League Runner-up 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Winner 2019 Scotland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 July 2025

Early life

Bacha grew up in the Grange Blanche district of Lyon, France to a father of Algerian descent and Tunisian mother.^[2] She was introduced to football by her brother at the age of four.^[3] She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.^[4]

Club career

Bacha continued to progress through the youth ranks at Lyon. In 2013, her performances caught the attention of Sonia Bompastor, a former footballer who was also responsible for Lyon's training centre.^[3] She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season.^[5] That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.^[6] Lyon were to contest the 2019 Champions League final too; Bacha featured in the game as a substitute for Eugénie Le Sommer, coming on in the 82nd minute of the match.^[7]

In December 2024, Bacha extended her contract with Lyon until 2029.^[8]

International career

On 30 May 2022, Bacha was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.^[9]

She was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[10]

In July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2017–18	Première Ligue	11	0	6	2	6[a]	0	—		23	2
	2018–19	Première Ligue	15	0	2	0	7[a]	1	—		24	1
	2019–20	Première Ligue	6	0	4	0	5[a]	0	0	0	15	0
	2020–21	Première Ligue	10	0	1	0	5[a]	0	—		16	0
	2021–22	Première Ligue	19	3	2	0	11[a]	0	—		32	3
	2022–23	Première Ligue	14	2	3	0	8[a]	0	1[b]	0	26	2
	2023–24	Première Ligue	16	0	4	0	10[a]	1	3[c]	0	33	1
	2024–25	Première Ligue	10	0	0	0	6[a]	0	2[d]	0	18	0
Career total			101	5	22	2	58	2	6	0	187	9

1. Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
2. Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
3. Two appearances in playoffs and one appearance in Trophée des Championnes
4. Appearances in playoffs

International

As of match played 19 July 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2021	2	1
	2022	11	0
	2023	13	1
	2024	12	0
	2025	12	1
Total		50	3

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

List of international goals scored by Selma Bacha

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 November 2021	Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France	Wales	2–0	2–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2	22 September 2023	Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France	Portugal	2–0	2–0	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
3	4 April 2025	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–0	2–0	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Lyon

• Première Ligue: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23,^[14] 2023–24,^[15] 2024–25^[16]
• Coupe de France Féminine: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23^[17]
• Trophée des Championnes: 2019,^[18] 2022,^[19] 2023^[20]
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18,^[21] 2018–19,^[22] 2019–20,^[23] 2021–22^[24]

France U19

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2019^[25]

France

• UEFA Women's Nations League runners-up: 2023–24^[26]

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship team of the tournament: 2017
• IFFHS Women's World Team: 2022^[27]
• UEFA Women's Champions League team of the season: 2023–24^[28]
• UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2024–25^[29]
• LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2021–22^[30]
• Première Ligue Player of the Month: October 2021,^[31] November 2021^[32]