| Marie-Yasmine Alidou | |
| Fullname: | Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Benfica |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthclubs1: | CS St-Hubert |
| Youthclubs2: | FC St-Leonard |
| Youthclubs3: | CS Union Lanaudiere Sud |
| Youthclubs4: | AS Varennes-St. Amable |
| Collegeyears1: | 2013–2017 |
| College1: | UQAM Citadins |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Marseille |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | Linköpings FC |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Sporting Huelva |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Klepp |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Sturm Graz |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Famalicão |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Benfica |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada Universiade |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | May 11, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | February 22, 2024 |
Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou (born April 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica and the Canada women's national team.
Alidou was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Saint-Hubert, Quebec to a Beninese father and a French Canadian mother. She played the majority of her youth soccer with CS St-Hubert and also had stints with FC St-Leonard, Lanaudiere Sud and Varennes-St. Amable.[1]
Alidou has attended the Université du Québec à Montréal. In 2016, she was named RSEQ Player of the Week for Week 2,[2] UQAM Athlete of the Year,[3] an RSEQ First Team All-Star,[4] and a U Sports Second Team All-Star.[5]
In 2017, Alidou joined French club Olympique de Marseille.[6] [7]
Afterwards, she played for Swedish club Linköpings FC in 2018.[8] A year later, she joined Sporting de Huelva in Spain.[9] [10] Afterwards, she played for Klepp IL in Norway in 2020–21[11] and Sturm Graz in 2022.[12]
In 2022, she signed with Famalicão in Portugal in 2022.[13] She was named the league's player of the month in February and March, and helped the club with their first Taça de Portugal.[14] [15]
In the summer of 2023, she signed with Benfica.[16] [17] On October 11, 2023, she scored a brace in a Champions League match against Cypriot club Apollon.[18]
She represented Canada at the 2017 FISU Universiade Games.[19] [20]
In February 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time.[21] Alidou made her senior debut for Canada on February 23, 2022 against Spain at the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.[22]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Marseille | 2017–18 | D1 Féminine | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||||
| Linköping | 2018 | Damallsvenskan | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Huelva | 2019–20 | Liga F | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Klepp | 2020 | Toppserien | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | Toppserien | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |||
| Sturm Graz | 2021–22 | ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||||
| Famalicão | 2022–23 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | ||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | |||
| Benfica | 2023–24 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 26 | |
| Career total | 105 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 51 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
Famalicão
Benfica