Laure Koléla (born 8 March 1991)[1] is a Congolese women's footballer who plays as a defender.

Laure Koléla
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Pointe-Noire, Congo
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Évreux FC 27 [fr] 11 (0)
2012–2013 Compiègne [fr] ? (?)
International career
? – ? Congo ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2020

Personal life edit

Koléla was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.[2] She is the sister of fellow Congoloese women's footballer Chardente Saya Ndoulou.[3] In 2008, Koléla and Saya Ndoulou fled Congo due to the war there, and claimed asylum in France.[4]

Career edit

In the 2009/10 season, Koléla made eleven appearances for Évreux FC 27 [fr] in Division 2 Féminine.[1] For the 2012/13 season, she signed for Union sportive Compiègne Club Oise [fr].[3] She scored in a 2013 Coupe de France Féminine match against St-Léonard, a match which Compiègne won 9–0.[5]

Koléla has played for Congo women's national football team, and has been co-captain alongside Chardente Ndoulou.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Laure Kolela" (in French). StatsFootballFeminin. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Challenge de France 2009–2010" (in French). StatsFootballFeminin. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Des Compiégnoises new-look". Le Parisien (in French). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Chardente revient de l'enfer". Le Parisien (in French). 16 November 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Football féminin D1: Saya Ndoulou et Arras FCF s'incline, Laure Kolela et Compiègne se qualifie en coupe de France" (in French). 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2019.