| Kenza Dali | |
| Fullname: | Kenza Dali[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Sainte-Colombe,[2] France |
| Height: | 1.65 m[3] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Aston Villa |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lyon |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Lyon |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Rodez |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps3: | 89 |
| Goals3: | 36 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Lyon |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Lille (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Dijon |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs7: | West Ham United |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Everton |
| Caps8: | 20 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022– |
| Clubs9: | Aston Villa |
| Caps9: | 46 |
| Goals9: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U23 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam5: | France |
| Nationalcaps5: | 75 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 13 |
| Club-Update: | 29 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 3 December 2024 |
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.
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]
On 25 July 2010, Dali was announced at Rodez.[8]
Dali was announced at Paris Saint-Germain.[9]
In the summer of 2016, Kenza Dali returned to her training club Olympique Lyon, where she subsequently found it difficult to secure a regular place, mainly due to a knee injury. Dali made her league debut against ASJ Soyaux-Charente on 11 September 2016.[10]
On 17 January 2018, Dali was announced at Lille.[11]
Dali made her league debut against Montpellier HSC on 25 August 2018.[12]
On 25 July 2019, Dali was announced at West Ham.[13] She made her league debut against Arsenal on 8 September 2019.[14] Dali scored her first league goal against Brighton on 13 October 2019, scoring a penalty in the 70th minute.[15] On 21 May 2021, Dali was released by West Ham United.[16]
On 1 July 2021, Dali was announced at Everton.[17] She made her league debut against Manchester City on 4 September 2021.[18] Dali scored her first goal for Everton in the Women's FA Cup on 27 February 2022 against Charlton Athletic, scoring in the 34th minute.[19]
On 5 August 2022, Dali was announced at Aston Villa.[20] On 2 June 2023, Dali signed a new contract until June 2025 with the option of a further year.[21] On 7 February 2024, in the 2023–24 Conti Cup quarterfinal against Brighton, Dali assisted the goal to tie the game 1-1, and her team later advanced on penalties.[22] Dali scored in the 2-1 away victory against Everton.[23]
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 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.[24]
Dali was included in the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[25]
Dali was included in the squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[26]
Dali is of Algerian descent.[27]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyon | 2009–10 | Division 1 Féminine | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rodez | 2010–11 | Division 1 Féminine | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2011–12 | Division 1 Féminine | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | ||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 36 | 18 | 6 | – | 16 | 2 | 123 | 44 | ||||
| Lyon | 2016–17 | Division 1 Féminine | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Lille (loan) | 2017–18 | Division 1 Féminine | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Dijon | 2018–19 | Division 1 Féminine | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | ||
| West Ham United | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 38 | 10 | ||||
| Everton | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 57 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 234 | 55 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 305 | 76 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2014 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 75 | 13 | ||
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dali goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 November 2014 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 6 March 2015 | Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal | 3–0 | 4–1 | |||
| 3 | 9 October 2018 | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France | 4–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 4 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 1 December 2020 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France | 6–0 | 12–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification | ||
| 6 | 10 June 2021 | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 7 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | 11–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
| 8 | 26 October 2021 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 5–0 | |||
| 9 | 26 November 2021 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France | 6–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 10 | 2 September 2022 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 2–0 | 9–0 | |||
| 11 | 18 February 2023 | Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2023 Tournoi de France | ||
| 12 | 8 August 2023 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
| 13 | 25 July 2024 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2024 Summer Olympics |