Élise Bussaglia Explained

Élise Bussaglia
Birth Date:24 September 1985
Birth Place:Sedan, France
Height:1.64 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Dijon FCO
Clubnumber:29
Youthyears1:1992–1997
Youthclubs1:US Balan
Youthyears2:1997–2000
Youthclubs2:US Bazeilles
Years1:2000–2002
Clubs1:Olympique Saint-Memmie
Years2:2002–2004
Clubs2:CNFE Clairefontaine
Caps2:20
Goals2:1
Years3:2004–2007
Clubs3:Juvisy
Caps3:58
Goals3:13
Years4:2007–2009
Clubs4:Montpellier HSC
Caps4:41
Goals4:4
Years5:2009–2012
Clubs5:Paris Saint-Germain
Caps5:58
Goals5:13
Years6:2012–2015
Clubs6:Lyon
Caps6:47
Goals6:9
Years7:2015–2017
Clubs7:VfL Wolfsburg
Caps7:32
Goals7:6
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:FC Barcelona
Caps8:23
Goals8:3
Years9:2018–
Clubs9:Dijon FCO
Caps9:24
Goals9:6
Nationalyears1:2003–2019
Nationalteam1:France
Nationalcaps1:192
Nationalgoals1:30
Club-Update:1 January 2020 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:23:45, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Élise Bussaglia (born 24 September 1985) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Dijon of the Division 1 Feminine. She was a member of the France national team. Bussaglia is a former winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year having won the award after a successful 2010–11 season with Paris Saint-Germain.[2]

Club career

Born in Sedan, Bussaglia was in middle school at Nassau in class with Benjamin Lemaire. She started to play soccer at US Balan with male team. During this period, she was supporting CS Sedan Ardennes.

Early career

Bussaglia began her career playing for Olympique Saint-Memmie playing at the club during her youth. She spent two years with the senior team before being selected to attend the CNFE Clairefontaine, the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy. After leaving the academy, she joined D1 Féminine club FCF Juvisy playing 14 matches and scoring two goals in her first season. In her second season with the club, she played in all 22 league matches scoring four goals helping Juvisy win the league title. She had another successful season before joining Montpellier. At Montpellier, Bussaglia became an established international player and helped Montpellier to two top table finishes, including helping the team win the 2008–09 Challenge de France and qualify for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League in her final season.

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2009, Bussaglia signed with Paris Saint-Germain and, in the process, joined a club which included international teammates Camille Abily, Sonia Bompastor, Bérangère Sapowicz, and Laure Boulleau. In her first season with Les Parisiens, despite the club having a respectable season, Bussaglia struggled appearing in 18 matches and scoring only two goals in the league. The midfielder compensated her uneventful performance in the league with a decent showing in the Challenge de France netting the fourth goal in Paris Saint-Germain's 5–0 win over her former club Montpellier in the competition's final match. The victory assured Bussaglia her third career Challenge de France title.

In the 2010–11 season, following the departures of Abily and Bompastor, Bussaglia was handed the reins to the attack and quickly blossomed scoring four goals in Paris Saint-Germain's first five league matches of the season. On 26 February 2011, she scored both club goals in a 2–1 win over Le Mans. Bussaglia ultimately finished the season appearing in all 22 matches and scoring a career-high ten goals. Despite failing to score a goal in the final six matches of the season, Bussaglia was still an important cog of the team as Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 2011–12 edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League after finishing runner-up to champions Lyon. For her performances during the season, Bussaglia was named the UNFP Female Player of the Year. She was also named the Best Player of the 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine season by her peers.[3]

International career

Bussaglia had previously starred with the women's under-19 team helping France win the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, held in Germany. On 13 November 2003, she earned her first cap with the women's national team in a match against Poland. As of today, she has 79 caps and has scored 18 goals for the national team. She retired in 2019.

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CNFE Clairefontaine2003–042010000201
Juvisy2004–051420000142
2005–062240000224
2006–072270030257
Total581300306113
Montpellier2007–081943000224
2008–092204000260
Total4147000484
Paris Saint-Germain2009–101824100223
2010–11221010002310
2011–121815120252
Total5813102207015
Lyon2012–13934030163
2013–142143041285
2014–151724140253
Total4791111116911
Career total2244028316126844

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France2003–0490
2004–05111
2005–06114
2006–07134
2007–0872
2008–0961
2009–10122
2010–11185
2011–12211
Total10820

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Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bussaglia goal.

List of international goals scored by Élise Bussaglia
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 8 September 2004 Slagelse Stadion, Slagelse, Denmark 1–0 3–2 Friendly
2 7 September 2005 Stade Fernand Sastre, Sens, France 4–0 6–0 Friendly
3 6–0
4 18 January 2006 Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China 1–0 1–1 2006 Four Nations Tournament
5 11 March 2006 1–0 1–0 2006 Algarve Cup
6 23 September 2006 Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France 1–0 2–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7 2–1
8 9 March 2007 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1–0 1–0 2007 Algarve Cup
9 30 May 2007 Stade Camille Lebon, Angoulême, France 2–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
10 27 October 2007 Stadion Kralj Petar I, Belgrade, Serbia 8–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
11 31 October 2007 Dravograd Sports Centre, Dravograd, Slovenia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
12 12 February 2009 Stade Municipal des Allées, Blois, France 2–0 2–0 Friendly
13 12 August 2009 Stade des Grands Prés, Chartres, France 1–0 4–0 Friendly
14 23 June 2010 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 3–0 3–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15 25 August 2010 Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France 3–0 7–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16 15 September 2010 Stadio Pietro Barbetti, Gubbio, Italy 1–1 3–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17 7 March 2011 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 5–2 5–2 2011 Cyprus Cup
18 15 May 2011 Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest, France 1–1 1–1 Friendly
19 9 July 2011 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany 1–1 1–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
20 24 August 2011 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France 2–0 2–0 Friendly
21 23 November 2013 Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria 7–0 10–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
22 28 November 2013 MMArena, Le Mans, France 1–0 14–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
23 10 March 2013 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 1–0 3–0 2014 Cyprus Cup
24 2–0
25 9 April 2014 MMArena, Le Mans, France 1–0 3–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
26 17 August 2014 Stade de l'Épopée, Calais, France 1–1 3–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
27 27 October 2015 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
28 8 April 2016 Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin, Pitești, Romania 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Honours

Juvisy

2005–06

2004–05

Montpellier

2008–09

Paris Saint-Germain

2009–10

Lyon

2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

2013, 2014, 2015

VfL Wolfsburg

2016-17

2015–16, 2016–17

Barcelona

France

2003

2012, 2014

2017

Individual

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 World Cup . 3 June 2015 . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143625/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Benoit Costil et Elise Bussaglia récompensés . France 3 . French . 23 May 2011 . 9 June 2011 . 24 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724121530/http://champagne-ardenne.france3.fr/info/benoit-costil-et-elise-bussaglia-recompenses-68895193.html . live .
  3. Web site: Elise Bussaglia sacrée meilleure joueuse . . French . 5 May 2011 . 9 June 2011 . 25 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125062205/http://www.fff.fr/champ/femininesD1/actualite/535382.shtml . live .
  4. Web site: La Carriere de Elise Bussaglia . 10 June 2015 . StatsFootoFeminin . 10 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610090104/http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?id=130&joueur=34 . live .
  5. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=2328079394&id_cat=2 BUSSAGLIA Élise
  6. Web site: Equipe de France A - Elise Bussaglia . footofeminin.fr . 10 June 2015 . 10 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610131920/http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?id=1&joueur=34 . live .