# Anissa Lahmari

Anissa Lahmari (Arabic: أنيسة لحماري; born 17 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Levante UD and the Morocco national team. Born in France, she has represented them and Algeria at youth and senior international levels respectively before switching her allegiance to Morocco.

## Club career

A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Lahmari made her senior debut in a 2–0 away win against Glasgow City in the quarter-finals of UEFA Women's Champions League on 22 March 2015. She started the match, playing 84 minutes and scored the opening goal. However, she struggled to find playing time at the capital club in following seasons and was loaned out to Reading, Paris FC and ASJ Soyaux. She announced her departure from Paris Saint-Germain in May 2019 after contract expiration.
On 30 August 2023, Lahmari joined Spanish club Levante Las Planas. In July 2024, she joined Levante UD.

## International career
### France youth

Lahmari played for France youth teams in European competitions, including France U17 in 2013, and France U19 in 2015. She also won the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup with France U23.

### Algeria

In February 2023, Lahmari was called up by coach Farid Benstiti to represent Algeria. In April 2023, she made her debut in a 4–0 win in a friendly match against Tanzania.

### Morocco

In June 2023, Lahmari was included in the 28-player preliminary squad of Morocco for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was later named in the final squad which was announced on 11 July.
On 3 August 2023, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Colombia in the World Cup last group stage match, which qualified her country to the knockout phase in their first ever participation. In that match she also won the player of the match award.

## Personal life

Lahmari was born in Saint-Cloud to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 27 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2014–15 | D1F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 | D1F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2016–17 | D1F | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | D1F | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Total | Total | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| Reading (loan) | 2017 | FA WSL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Paris FC (loan) | 2017–18 | D1F | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Soyaux (loan) | 2018–19 | D1F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Soyaux | 2019–20 | D1F | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Guingamp | 2020–21 | D1F | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Soyaux | 2021–22 | D1F | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Guingamp | 2022–23 | D1F | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 112 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 130 | 16 |

### International

    As of match played 30 May 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Algeria | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Morocco | 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| Morocco | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Morocco | Total | 15 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | 16 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lahmari goal.
List of international goals scored by Anissa Lahmari :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 3 August 2023 | Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2 | 26 October 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Namibia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualification |