Kenza Dali
Dali with Paris Saint-Germain in 2014
Personal information
Full name Kenza Dali[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991
Place of birth Sainte-Colombe,[2] France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2009 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Lyon 1 (0)
2010–2011 Rodez 22 (2)
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 89 (36)
2016–2018 Lyon 2 (0)
2018Lille (loan) 10 (1)
2018–2019 Dijon 17 (6)
2019–2021 West Ham United 32 (5)
2021–2022 Everton 20 (0)
2022– Aston Villa 24 (5)
International career
2007–2008 France U17 5 (3)
2009 France U19 7 (3)
2012 France U20 2 (0)
2014–2018 France U23 8 (4)
2014– France 62 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Kenza Dali (born 31 July 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the France national team.

Club career

Before joining Lyon, Dali played for Paris Saint-Germain, who she joined following the 2010–11 season after a successful season with Rodez AF. Prior to playing for Rodez, Dali spent five years with Lyon. She spent the majority of her career with Lyon playing on the club's reserve team in D3 Féminine, the third level of women's football in France.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

West Ham United

On 21 May 2021, Dali was released by West Ham United.[10]

International career

Dali was called up to the France national team for the first time in her career in 2014. She played her first game in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Hungary, being substituted into the game in the 76th minute. She scored her first goal for the senior national team in a friendly match against Brazil.[11]

Personal life

Dali is of Algerian descent.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2009–10 Division 1 Féminine 100010
Rodez 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine 2222100243
Paris Saint-Germain 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine 221052413113
2012–13 2165200268
2013–14 2263010266
2014–15 171132712714
2015–16 732040133
Total 893618616212344
Lyon 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine 20410061
2017–18 00000000
Total20410061
Lille (loan) 2017–18 Division 1 Féminine 1010000101
Dijon 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine 1762300199
West Ham United 2019–20 Women's Super League 1420045--187
2020–21 1830020--203
Total 3250065--3810
Everton 2021–22 Women's Super League 2003140--271
Aston Villa 2022–23 Women's Super League 2154151--307
Career total 21455331315616226876

International

As of match played 5 December 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201451
201591
201650
201700
201832
201930
202061
202184
2022101
2023132
Total6212
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dali goal.
List of international goals scored by Kenza Dali[16]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 November 2014Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France Brazil2–02–0Friendly
26 March 2015Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal Denmark3–04–1
39 October 2018Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Cameroon4–06–0
45–0
51 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan6–012–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
610 June 2021Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France Germany1–01–0Friendly
722 October 2021Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France Estonia11–011–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
826 October 2021Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan2–05–0
926 November 2021Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan6–06–0
102 September 2022Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia2–09–0
1118 February 2023Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France Uruguay2–15–12023 Tournoi de France
128 August 2023Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Morocco2–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "Fédération Française de Football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. 2015 World Cup
  4. "Kenza Dali signe à Rodez". FootoFeminin (in French). 25 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  5. "KENZA DALI : « TOUT A CHANGÉ". Paris St. Germain. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. "Here Come the Girls". French Football Weekly. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. "Football féminin : polémique après l'autorisation du port du voile". Le Parisien. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. "Kenza Dali savoure la victoire du PSG". UEFA. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. "Kenza Dali : « Ma meilleure saison". Le Parisien. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. Fisher, Bethany (21 May 2021). "West Ham announce the departure of eight senior players". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. "France - Brésil" (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  12. Cédric Lecocq (December 2013). "Le rêve éveillé de Kenza Dali" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  13. "Kenza Dali" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  14. "France - K. Dali - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  15. "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali". Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  16. "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali". footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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