Amira Ould Braham

Amira Ould Braham
Personal information
Date of birth	17 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Aïn El Hammam, Algeria
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nantes
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2011	Villeneuve-le-Roi FC
2011–2016	FCF Juvisy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	FCF Juvisy
2017–2018	VGA Saint-Maur
2018–2022	Orléans
2022–2023	Brest [fr]
2023–	Nantes
International career‡
2014–2015	France U17
2017	France U19
2018	France U20
2021–	Algeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Amira Ould Braham (Arabic: أميرة ولد براهم; born 17 February 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Nantes and the Algeria national team. She also holds French citizenship and has represented France at youth international levels.

Early life

Born in Aïn El Hammam, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria.

Club career

Ould Braham started playing football for her local youth team Villeneuve-le-Roi FC before joining FCF Juvisy youth academy in 2011. She made her senior debut for Juvisy in the Division 1 Féminine in the 2016–17 season. In July 2017, one season later she got signed by VGA Saint-Maur for the 2017–18 season.^[1]

in 2018, US Orléans announced the signing of Ould Braham.^[2] In September 2019, while she became the captain of the team, she suffered a complete anterior cruciate ligament rupture, which kept her away from the field for several months.^[3]^[4] after four seasons with the club, she joined Stade brestois 29 in 2022 for the 2022–23 season of Division 2 Féminine.^[5]^[6]

In 2023, Amira signed with Nantes.^[7] in the Division 2 Féminine.

International career

Born in Algeria, Ould Braham represented France's youth teams namely U17, U19, and U20. and was a part of France's 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship squad.^[8]

In October 2021, Ould Braham got its first call-up to the Algerian national team to face Sudan as a part of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.^[9] On 20 October 2021, she debuted for the national team as a starter and scored a brace in the 14–0 historic win.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 November 2023^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FCF Juvisy	2015–16	Division 1 Féminine	0	0	–	–	—		—		0	0
	2016–17	Division 1 Féminine	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
VGA Saint-Maur	2017–18	Division 2 Féminine	13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
VGA Saint-Maur	Total		13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
US Orléans	2018–19	Division 2 Féminine	20	1	–	–	—		—		20	1
	2019–20		1	0	–	–	—		—		1	0
	2020–21		1	0	–	–	—		—		1	0
	2021–22		15	1	1	1	—		—		16	2
	Total		37	2	1	1	—		—		38	3
Stade brestois 29	2022–23	Division 2 Féminine	18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Stade brestois 29	Total		18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Nantes	2023–24	Division 2 Féminine	8	1	–	–	—		—		8	1
Nantes	Total		8	1	–	–	—		—		8	1
Career total			79	3	4	1	—		—		83	4

International

As of match played 5 December 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2021	3	3
	2022	1	0
	2023	7	0
Total		13	4

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 October 2021	Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Sudan	7–0	14–0	2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	20 October 2021	Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Sudan	8–0	14–0	2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	25 November 2021	Stade de Ariana, Ariana, Tunisia	Tunisia	1–0	1–0	International Friendly

References

^ "Foot Fém. : Arrivée de Amira OULD BRAHAM, 30 juillet 2017". vga-fr.org (in French). Webmaster VGA Omnisports. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Amira Ould Braham (St Maur, D2) s'engage à l'USO". orleansloiretfoot.com (in French). Alexandre Dolo. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Hommes ou Femmes, C'est le Même Sport". edith-magazine.com (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "D2F : l'USO s'associe à la blessure de sa capitaine". orleansloiretfoot.com (in French). US Orléans. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Deux internationales Algériennes signent à Brest". dzballon.com (in French). Farid Kada rabah. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Deux Internationales Algériennes Rejoignent le Stade Brestois". newsouest.fr (in French). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Féminines : le FC Nantes officialise ses quinze nouvelles recrues". tribunenantaise.fr (in French). Jules Poupin. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Équipe de France des moins de 17 ans - Amira Ould Braham". statsfootofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "EN Fem. : La liste des Vertes". dzfoot.com (in French). Sofiane Mehali. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Eliminatoires CAN Total Energies 2022 : Les Vertes s'offrent un festival de buts à Bologhine". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Amira Ould Braham" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

External links

Club profile (in French)
StatsFootoFeminin profile (in French)
Amira Ould Braham at the French Football Federation (in French)
Amira Ould Braham at Global Sports Archive

[1] "Foot Fém. : Arrivée de Amira OULD BRAHAM, 30 juillet 2017". vga-fr.org (in French). Webmaster VGA Omnisports. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[2] "Amira Ould Braham (St Maur, D2) s'engage à l'USO". orleansloiretfoot.com (in French). Alexandre Dolo. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[3] "Hommes ou Femmes, C'est le Même Sport". edith-magazine.com (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[4] "D2F : l'USO s'associe à la blessure de sa capitaine". orleansloiretfoot.com (in French). US Orléans. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[5] "Deux internationales Algériennes signent à Brest". dzballon.com (in French). Farid Kada rabah. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[6] "Deux Internationales Algériennes Rejoignent le Stade Brestois". newsouest.fr (in French). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[7] "Féminines : le FC Nantes officialise ses quinze nouvelles recrues". tribunenantaise.fr (in French). Jules Poupin. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[8] "Équipe de France des moins de 17 ans - Amira Ould Braham". statsfootofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[9] "EN Fem. : La liste des Vertes". dzfoot.com (in French). Sofiane Mehali. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[10] "Eliminatoires CAN Total Energies 2022 : Les Vertes s'offrent un festival de buts à Bologhine". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[11] "Amira Ould Braham" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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