Méline Gérard
 Gérard with Saint-Étienne in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Méline Orlane Christine Gérard | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Massy, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Massy 91 | ||
| 2000–2007 | Montigny | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Montigny | 43 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Saint-Étienne | 85 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Lyon | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Montpellier | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Betis | 54 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Real Madrid | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 238 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | France U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | France | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Méline Orlane Christine Gérard (born 30 May 1990)[2] is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
During her career, Gérard won three league titles, three league cups and two Champions Leagues.[3]
Career
[edit]Lyon
[edit]On 23 June 2014, Gérard was announced at Lyon on a three year contract.[4] She made her league debut against Issy on 5 October 2014.[5]
Montpellier
[edit]On 4 July 2017, Gérard was announced at Montpellier.[6] She made her league debut against ASPTT Albi on 3 September 2017.[7]
Real Betis
[edit]On 23 July 2019, Gérard was announced at Real Betis.[8] She made her league debut against Madrid CFF on 8 September 2019.[9] On 22 September 2019, she was substituted at half time due to an injury.[10]
Real Madrid
[edit]On 12 July 2021, Gérard was announced at Real Madrid.[11] She played 10 games for Real Madrid during her time there.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]After her retirement, she joined Lyon's backroom staff as an assistant coach.[12]
International career
[edit]Gérard was called up to the French national team for the first time in September 2014, but didn't make any appearances.[13] She made her international debut on 4 March 2015 in an Algarve Cup match against Portugal.[14]
Gérard was called up to the France squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[15]
Gérard was called up to the France squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[16]
Gérard was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[17]
Gérard started the match and kept a clean sheet as France won the 2017 SheBelieves Cup for the first time.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]- Lyon
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2015–16,[20] 2016–17[21]
- Division 1 Féminine: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Coupe de France: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- France
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players – France" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ List of Players
- ^ a b "El Real Madrid se despide de su guardameta Méline Gérard". www.managingmadrid.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Méline Gérard à Lyon, c'est fait". archive.wikiwix.com (in French).
- ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs Issy - 5 October 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Méline Gérard signe à Montpellier". www.olangelles.com (in French).
- ^ "ASPTT Albi vs Montpellier - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Salvago, Pablo. "Meline Gerard, cuarto fichaje del Betis Féminas". www.diariodesevilla.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "Madrid vs Real Betis - 8 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "PARTE MÉDICO Méline Gerard, cinco puntos en la ceja y leve conmoción cerebral". www.realbetisbalompie.es (in Spanish).
- ^ Arvind, Om. "OFFICIAL: Real Madrid Sign Méline Gerard". www.managingmadrid.com.
- ^ Hernandez, David. "Méline Gérard, jeune retraitée, revient à l'OL féminin comme adjointe". www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French).
- ^ "OL: Première convocation chez les Bleues pour Méline Gerard". www.20minutes.fr (in French).
- ^ Mesa, Antonio. "Succès face au Portugal pour débuter l'Algarve Cup (1-0)". archive.wikiwix.com (in French).
- ^ "La liste des 30 pour la Coupe du Monde 2015". fff.fr. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "JO 2016 : la liste des Bleues" [2016 Olympics: The list of Blue]. French Football Federation. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Les joueuses pour l'Euro 2017". fff.fr. 30 May 2017.
- ^ "United States vs France - 8 March 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Equipe de France A - Méline Gérard" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-1 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2015/16 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Women's Champions League final: Lyon 0-0 Paris St-Germain (7-6 pens)". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Méline Gérard at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Méline Gérard at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-12-11) (in French)
- Méline Gérard at footofeminin.fr (in French)
- Méline Gérard at Soccerway
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- French women's footballers
- France women's international footballers
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for France
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
- AS Saint-Étienne (women) players
- Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
- Montpellier HSC (women) players
- Liga F players
- Real Betis Féminas players
- French expatriate women's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players