Sofia_Guellati
Sofia Guellati
Algerian footballer (born 1992)
Sofia Sarah Guellati (Arabic: صوفيا غيلاتي; born 9 July 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 2 Féminine club Rodez. Born in France, she captains the Algeria women's national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofia Sarah Guellati[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Draguignan, France | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rodez | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Aurillac Arpajon | 151 | (44) |
| 2015– | Rodez | 131 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Algeria | 17 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 | |||
Guellati was born in Draguignan, Var, to an Algerian father from El Tarf in the northeast of Algeria and a French mother.[3] She begins playing football at the age of six in the Draguignan club, alongside boys.
At the age of thirteen, Guellati joined a women's team in Trans-en-Provence. After a series of trials in Montpellier, she joined Étoile Sportive Arpajonnaise in Division 3 in the first year and then in Division 2 for the next six years.[4] In 2015, she signed with Rodez Aveyron Football in Division 1.[5]
After four seasons in Division 1 with Rodez, she got related to Division 2 with the club in 2019. Her team regained the top tier after winning the Division 2 championship Group B at the end of the 2021–2022 season.[6]
On February 12, 2023, against ASJ Soyaux, Sofia played her 100th league match with Rodez.[7]
In February 2016, Guellati received her first call-up to the Algeria national team by the head coach, Azzedine Chih, to participate in a friendly double-header against Mali as part of the preparations for the WAFCON 2016 qualifications. On 2 February 2016, she made her debut as a starter against Mali, scoring a goal in the match.[8][9]
In October 2021, she was part of the squad called up for two matches against Sudan in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On October 20, 2021, she started in the historic 14–0 victory against Sudan.[10]
Since Farid Benstiti took charge; Guellati captained Les Vertes. In April 2023, she was called up for a friendly double-header against Tanzania. On 9 April 2023, she started in the match against Tanzania at Nelson Mandela Stadium, and the Algerian team won 4–0. Then, on 11 April 2023, the captain scored the third goal for her team in a 3–0 victory over Tanzania.[11]
- As of 3 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ES Arpajon | 2008–09 | Division 3 Féminine | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2009–10 | Division 2 Féminine | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 10 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 11 | – | – | — | — | 22 | 11 | ||||
| Aurillac Arpajon | 2013–14 | 20 | 5 | – | – | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 141 | 43 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 151 | 44 | ||||
| Rodez | 2015–16 | Division 1 Féminine | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Division 2 Féminine | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Division 1 Féminine | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Division 2 Féminine | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 113 | 14 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 131 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 254 | 57 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 282 | 58 | ||||
International
- As of match played 5 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 2 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 February 2016 | Baraki Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Mali | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| 2 | 11 April 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Tanzania | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | 27 February 2024 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Rodez
- Division 2 Féminine: 2021–22
- "Algeria Women's National team squad". faf.dz. Algerian Football Federation. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Sofia Guellati". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Football : Sofia Guellati (Rodez) est en stage avec l'équipe d'Algérie". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Rui Dos Santos. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "D1 Féminine : Sofia Guellati passe l'interview décalée". rodezaveyronfootball.com (in French). Rodez AF. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "D1 Féminine : deux nouvelles recrues pour le Rodez Aveyron football". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Centre Presse Aveyron. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Le Harve et Rodez en D1 Arkema". fff.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Rodez se remet à flot". ladepeche.fr (in French). Margot Pougenq. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Amical/Dames: Algérie-Mali (2-2)". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "EN Dames : Algérie - Mali, en amical demain au CTN". dzfoot.com (in French). HMF. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Éliminatoires CAN Total Energies 2022: Les Vertes s'offrent un festival de buts à Bologhine". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Équipe nationale féminine : Troisième succès des Vertes face à la Tanzanie (3-0)". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- Club profile (in French)
- StatsFootoFeminin profile (in French)