Melvine_Malard
Melvine Malard
French footballer (born 2000)
Melvine Marie Ericka Malard (born 28 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Manchester United, on loan from Lyon, and the France national team.[2]
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| Full name | Melvine Marie Ericka Malard[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, Réunion, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Manchester United (on loan from Lyon) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Lyon | 58 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Fleury (loan) | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Manchester United (loan) | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U16 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | France U17 | 9 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 17 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | France U20 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | France U23 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | France | 22 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Malard started playing football in Saint-Denis FC, on her native island of Réunion. She joined the Lyon in 2014, signing her first professional contract in July 2017 with the European champions.[3]
For the 2019–20 season, she was sent on loan to FC Fleury 91 to gain some game-time,[4] Which did not prevent her from joining back Lyon for the Uefa Champions League Final, taking part in the victory as a substitute.[5]
In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[6]
On 15 September 2023, Malard joined Manchester United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]
On 18 September 2020, Malard made her debut for the France national team in a 2–0 victory against Serbia.[8]
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2017–18 | D1F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 26 | 7 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 35 | 17 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 32 | ||
| Fleury (loan) | 2019–20 | D1F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Manchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | WSL | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 7 | |
| Career total | 85 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 42 | ||
- Includes the Coupe de France, Women's FA Cup
- Includes the FA Women's League Cup
- Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
- Includes the Trophée des Championnes
International
- As of match played 5 December 2023[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malard goal.
| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 26 October 2021 | 7 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 16 February 2022 | 9 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France |  Finland | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 Tournoi de France |
| 4 | 25 June 2022 | 12 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France |  Cameroon | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 18 July 2022 | 16 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England |  Iceland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 6 | 6 September 2022 | 20 | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France |  Greece | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Coupe de France: 2018–19, 2022–23
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Trophée des Championnes: 2022, 2023
France U19
France
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2019
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
- "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- Dalmat, Syanie (18 September 2020). "Melvine Malard, la Bleuette prête à éclore - Foot - Bleues". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Un avenir prometteur pour la joueuse réunionnaise : Foot - Melvine Malard signe un contrat pro à l'Olympique Lyonnais". Imaz Press Réunion (in French). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Melvine Malard (OL) prêtée au FC Fleury". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Liveticker: VfL Wolfsburg - Olympique Lyon 1:3 (Frauen Champions League 2019/2020, Finale)". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "United sign Melvine Malard on loan". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- "SERBIA VS. FRANCE 0 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "M. Malard - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Equipe de France A - Melvine Malard". Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- Melvine Malard at Soccerway
- Melvine Malard at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Melvine Malard at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-12-03) (in French)
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