| Lina Boussaha | |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Denis, France |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al Nassr |
| Clubnumber: | 93 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Saint-Denis RC |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Years1: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Lille (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Le Havre |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Al Nassr |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 6 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Algeria |
| Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 28 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 April 2024 |
Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Nassr. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.
A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Boussaha made her professional debut for the club on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 league win against Metz.[1]
On 10 July 2018, Boussaha joined Lille on a season long loan deal.[2] [3] She scored her first senior career goal on 30 September 2018 in a 1–1 draw against her parent club PSG.[4] She also scored goals in the quarter-final and semi-final of Coupe de France féminine, which helped the club to reach their first ever cup final.[5]
On 19 December 2022, Saudi club Al Nassr announced the signing of Boussaha.[6] She scored two goals from four matches during 2022–23 season and helped her team to become the first ever Saudi Women's Premier League champions.[7]
Boussaha is a former French youth international and was part of the France under-19 team which reached the final of 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]
On 15 September 2023, Boussaha received her first call-up to the Algeria national team for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[9] On 20 September, she made her debut in a 2–1 win against Uganda.[10]
Boussaha is of Algerian descent.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2016–17 | D1F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | D1F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | D1F | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||
| Lille (loan) | 2018–19 | D1F | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| Le Havre | 2020–21 | D1F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Al Nassr | 2022–23 | SWPL | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | SWPL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 44 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 25 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boussaha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2023 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 27 February 2024 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
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