Anissa Lahmari

Anissa Lahmari
	Lahmari with Morocco in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	17 February 1997 (age 27)
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
2015–2019	Paris Saint-Germain
2017	→ Reading (loan)
2017–2018	→ Paris FC (loan)
2019	→ Soyaux (loan)
2019–2020	Soyaux
2020–2021	Guingamp
2021–2022	Soyaux
2022–2023	Guingamp
2023–2024	Levante Las Planas
2024–	Levante UD
International career‡
2013	France U16
2013	France U17
2015–2016	France U19
2018–2019	France U23
2023	Algeria
2023–	Morocco
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024

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 national team. Born in France, she has represented them and Algeria at youth and senior international levels respectively before switching her allegiance to Morocco.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] She announced her departure from Paris Saint-Germain in May 2019 after contract expiration.^[4]

On 30 August 2023, Lahmari joined Spanish club Levante Las Planas.^[5] In July 2024, she joined Levante UD.^[6]

International career

France youth

Lahmari played for France youth teams in European competitions, including France U17 in 2013, and France U19 in 2015.^[7] She also won the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup with France U23.^[8]

Algeria

In February 2023, Lahmari was called up by coach Farid Benstiti to represent Algeria.^[9] In April 2023, she made her debut in a 4–0 win in a friendly match against Tanzania.^[10]

Morocco

In June 2023, Lahmari was included in the 28-player preliminary squad of Morocco for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[11] She was later named in the final squad which was announced on 11 July.^[12]

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 the knockout phase in their first ever participation.^[13] 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.^[14]^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023^[16]^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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^[17]

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

References

^ "Anissa Lahmari quitte la tanière des Fennecs pour celle des Lionnes de l'Atlas". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "A 18 ans, Lahmari montre la voie". 22 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ "Anissa Lahmari prêtée à Soyaux". Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ "Anissa Lahmari annonce son départ du PSG". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ "OFICIAL: ANISSA LAHMARI YA ES DEL LEVANTE LAS PLANAS". 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Morocco's Anissa Lahmari Joins Levant UD Femenino". 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Anissa Lahmari" (in French). French Football Federation.
^ "Equipe de France B - Roumanie-France 0-7" (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 6 March 2019.
^ "Sélection féminine : Benstiti convoque 32 joueuses pour un premier stage" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec. 14 February 2023.
^ "Match amical : la sélection féminine domine la Tanzanie 4-0" (in French). Radio Algérie. 10 April 2023.
^ "السيد رونالد بيدروس يكشف عن القائمة الأولية للاعبات المنتخب الوطني التي ستشارك في كأس العالم" [Mr. Reynald Pedros reveals the preliminary list of the national team players that will participate in the World Cup] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 17. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Morocco 1–0 Colombia". FIFA. 3 August 2023.
^ "EA Guingamp. Anissa Lahmari : " On est passé par toutes les phases "" (in French). 24 March 2023.
^ Rabah, Farid Kada (26 September 2013). "Interview: Anissa Lahmari, Paris Saint Germain". DZBallon (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Anissa Lahmari". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b Anissa Lahmari at Soccerway

External links

Anissa Lahmari at the French Football Federation (in French)
Anissa Lahmari at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-04-20) (in French)

[1] "Anissa Lahmari quitte la tanière des Fennecs pour celle des Lionnes de l'Atlas". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[2] "A 18 ans, Lahmari montre la voie". 22 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[3] "Anissa Lahmari prêtée à Soyaux". Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[4] "Anissa Lahmari annonce son départ du PSG". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[5] "OFICIAL: ANISSA LAHMARI YA ES DEL LEVANTE LAS PLANAS". 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[6] "Morocco's Anissa Lahmari Joins Levant UD Femenino". 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[7] "Anissa Lahmari" (in French). French Football Federation.

[8] "Equipe de France B - Roumanie-France 0-7" (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 6 March 2019.

[9] "Sélection féminine : Benstiti convoque 32 joueuses pour un premier stage" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec. 14 February 2023.

[10] "Match amical : la sélection féminine domine la Tanzanie 4-0" (in French). Radio Algérie. 10 April 2023.

[11] "السيد رونالد بيدروس يكشف عن القائمة الأولية للاعبات المنتخب الوطني التي ستشارك في كأس العالم" [Mr. Reynald Pedros reveals the preliminary list of the national team players that will participate in the World Cup] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[12] "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 17. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

[13] "Morocco 1–0 Colombia". FIFA. 3 August 2023.

[14] "EA Guingamp. Anissa Lahmari : " On est passé par toutes les phases "" (in French). 24 March 2023.

[15] Rabah, Farid Kada (26 September 2013). "Interview: Anissa Lahmari, Paris Saint Germain". DZBallon (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[16] "Anissa Lahmari". Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[soccerway-17] Anissa Lahmari at Soccerway

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