Lydia Mounia Miraoui (Arabic: ليديا مونيا ميراوي; born 24 September 1991)[2] is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, she represents Algeria at international level.

Lydia Miraoui
ليديا ميراوي (Arabic)
Personal information
Full name Lydia Mounia Miraoui[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Maubeuge, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
ASE Alger Centre
Youth career
1999–2004 FCE Arlac
2004–2008 Olympique Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Olympique Lyon B 44 (17)
2008–2010 Olympique Lyon 3 (0)
2010–2011 L'Estartit
2011–2012 Freiburg 13 (1)
2012–2013 ASE Alger Centre
2014–2015 Claix Football 12 (1)
2015– FCE Mérignac Arlac
International career
Algeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

At club level edit

Miraoui started her career in the age of 8 by Football Club des Ecureuils d'Arlac and joined five year later 2004 in the age of 13, to Olympique Lyon.[3] In Lyon She was called 2006 in OL's Reserve team of the Feminin Honneur Ligue – Phase Unique Reserve team squad.[3] Miraoui won with the club 2006/2007 the league was promoted with Lyon's reserve team to the Division 2 Féminine.[3] Miraoui made her professional debut for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin in the Division 1 Féminine on 24 May 2009 in 14:1 win over Stade Saint Brieuc, after sub in minute 58 for Simone Gomes Jatobá.[4] She made 3 appearances in two years for the Senior side of Lyon and was than transferred to Spanish side UE L'Estartit.[5] In summer 2011 Miraoui signed for SC Freiburg in Germany's Frauen Bundesliga,[6] for Olympique Lyon and played 13 games for them in the 2011/2012 season.[3] After the Season left Europe and signed for Algerian Women's Championship for ASE Alger Centre,[7] before returned in summer 2014 to France to sign with Claix Football.[8] Than signed in Summer 2015 for AS Nancy[9] and a year later returned to Merignac, who signed for FCE Mérignac Arlac.[10]

International edit

The midfielder is an Algerian international, she took part in the 2010 African Championship[11] and 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ Lydia Mounia Miraoui
  2. ^ "LYDIA : Lydia Miraoui (Centrocampista)". www.aupaathletic.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  3. ^ a b c d "Le rêve de Miraoui" (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  4. ^ "Footofeminin.fr - Championnat de France de D1 2008-2009 - 21e journee - Lyon-Saint-Brieuc 14-1". www.statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  5. ^ L'Estartit fitxa la francesa Lydia Miraoui Esport Català
  6. ^ 2011–12 squad in Freiburg's website
  7. ^ farid (2014-02-21). "Interview: Lydia Miraoui, ASE Alger (EN Algérie)". DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  8. ^ CLAIX FOOTBALL milieu de terrain Lydia Miraoui, les
  9. ^ Nancy Transfers: Lydia Miraoui (Claix Foot)
  10. ^ "Footofeminin.fr - Lydia Miraoui - Championnat de France de D2 2015-2016 - Groupe B". www.statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  11. ^ List of players in the Championship Confederation of African Football
  12. ^ "2014 AFRICAN WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDE". chibuogwu's Blog. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2018-02-08.