| Selma Bacha | |
| Fullname: | Selma Lena Bacha[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Lyon, France |
| Height: | 1.61 m |
| Position: | Left-back, left winger |
| Currentclub: | Lyon |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Gerland |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lyon |
| Years1: | 2017– |
| Clubs1: | Lyon |
| Caps1: | 91 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam5: | France U23 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam6: | France |
| Nationalcaps6: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 14 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 3 August 2024 |
Selma Lena Bacha (born 9 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.
Bacha grew up in the Grange Blanche district of Lyon, France. She was introduced to football by her brother at the age of four.[2] She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.[3]
She continued to progress through the youth ranks at Lyon. In 2013, her performances caught the attention of Sonia Bompastor, a former footballer who was also responsible for Lyon's training centre.[2] She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season.[4] That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final.[5] Lyon were to contest the 2019 Champions League final too; Bacha featured in the game as a substitute for Eugénie Le Sommer, coming on in the 82nd minute of the match.[6]
In July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyon | 2017–18 | Première Ligue | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Première Ligue | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Première Ligue | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 22 September 2023 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
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France U19
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