# Léa Khelifi

Léa Khelifi (born 12 May 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Montpellier.

## Club career
### Metz

A youth academy graduate of Metz, Khelifi made her senior team debut on 22 November 2015 by scoring a hat-trick in a 13–0 league win against CS Mars Bischheim. She won the Division 2 Féminine during the 2017–18 season. Khelifi scored eight goals for Metz during the 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine season. She was also named among the best hopes of the French championship, at the UNFP trophies at the end of the 2018–2019 season. She scored 20 goals from 68 matches for the club in all competitions.

### PSG

On 7 June 2019, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Khelifi on a three-year deal. In her time with the club, she won the Division 1 Féminine during the 2020–21 season. Khelifi also won the 2021–22 Coupe de France féminine.

#### Loan to Dijon

Khelifi joined Dijon in September 2020 on a season long loan deal.

### Montpellier

On 30 June 2022, Khelifi joined Montpellier. She made her league debut against Dijon on 10 September 2022. Khelifi scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 19 November 2022, scoring in the 19th minute. During her first season with Montpellier, she struggled with injuries, however she refound her form during her 2nd season with 4 goals and 6 assists.

## International career

Khelifi is a former French youth international. She was part of French squad at 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
Khelifi made her senior team debut on 23 February 2021 in a 2–0 win against Switzerland.

## Style of play

Khelifi prefers to assist her teammates and can play in most positions.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Metz | 2015–16 | Seconde Ligue | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
| Metz | 2016–17 | Première Ligue | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 |
| Metz | 2017–18 | Seconde Ligue | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 |
| Metz | 2018–19 | Première Ligue | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 8 |
| Metz | Total | Total | 61 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 20 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Première Ligue | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 7 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Total | Total | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
| Dijon (loan) | 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Montpellier | 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 124 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 42 |

### International

    As of match played 17 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honours

Metz
* Division 2 Féminine: 2017–18
Paris Saint-Germain
* Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21
* Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22