# 2021–22 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season

The 2021–22 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season was the club's eighteenth season since FC Lyon joined OL as its women's section. Olympique Lyonnais finished the season as Champions of the Division 1 Féminine and UEFA Women's Champions League, whilst they were knocked out of the Coupe de France Féminine by Paris Saint-Germain at the Round of 16 stage.

## Season events

On 21 June, Olympique Lyonnais announced the signings of Christiane Endler to a three-year contract, and Daniëlle van de Donk and Signe Bruun to two-year contracts.
On 23 June, Olympique Lyonnais announced the signing of Perle Morroni from Paris Saint-Germain on a contract until 30 June 2024.
On 2 July, Olympique Lyonnais sold Nikita Parris to Arsenal for €80,000, with another €20,000 in addons.
On 13 August, Olympique Lyonnais announced the signing of Emma Holmgren from Eskilstuna United on a contract until 30 June 2023.
On 17 August, Olympique Lyonnais announced that Assimina Maoulida had been loaned to Issy until 30 June 2023, Lola Gallardo had left the club to re-join Atlético Madrid and that Katriina Talaslahti had left the club after her contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 8 October, Kysha Sylla signed her first professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 30 June 2024.
On 12 November, Olympique Lyonnais extended their contract with Grace Kazadi until 30 June 2023.
On 6 December, Olympique Lyonnais extended their contract with Selma Bacha until 30 June 2025.
On 4 January, Sally Julini extended her contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 30 June 2024, and then joined Guingamp on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 31 January, Signe Bruun joined Manchester United on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 31 January, Grace Kazadi joined Sevilla on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 9 May, Wendie Renard extended her contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 30 June 2026.

## Squad

    As of match played 1 June 2022
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Christiane Endler | GK | (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 30) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2021 | 2024 | 28 | 0 |
| 16 | Sarah Bouhaddi | GK | (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 35) | Juvisy | 2009 | 2024 | 312 | 1 |
| 30 | Alyssia Paljevic | GK | (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Emma Holmgren | GK | (1997-05-13)13 May 1997 (aged 25) | Eskilstuna United | 2021 | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Wendie Renard | DF | (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 31) | Academy | 2006 | 2026 | 423 | 137 |
| 4 | Selma Bacha | DF | (2000-11-09)9 November 2000 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | 2025 | 110 | 6 |
| 5 | Perle Morroni | DF | (1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (aged 24) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2021 | 2024 | 28 | 2 |
| 12 | Ellie Carpenter | DF | (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 22) | Portland Thorns | 2020 | 2023 | 53 | 1 |
| 18 | Alice Sombath | DF | (2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 18) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2020 | | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Kadeisha Buchanan | DF | (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 26) | West Virginia Mountaineers | 2017 | | 126 | 8 |
| 23 | Janice Cayman | DF | (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 33) | Montpellier | 2019 | 2023 | 56 | 9 |
| 29 | Griedge Mbock Bathy | DF | (1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 27) | Guingamp | 2015 | 2024 | 163 | 33 |
| | Florine Belin | DF | (2003-08-04)4 August 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Chloé Tapia | DF | (2002-05-30)30 May 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Amandine Henry | MF | (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 32) | Portland Thorns | 2018 | 2023 (+1) | 335 | 68 |
| 7 | Amel Majri | MF | (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 29) | Academy | 2010 | | 250 | 79 |
| 8 | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | MF | (1990-09-29)29 September 1990 (aged 31) | VfL Wolfsburg | 2020 | 2022 | 28 | 5 |
| 10 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | MF | (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 30) | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 2016 | 2023 | 153 | 56 |
| 11 | Damaris Egurrola | MF | (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 22) | Everton | 2021 | 2024 | 30 | 3 |
| 13 | Catarina Macario | MF | (1999-10-04)4 October 1999 (aged 22) | Stanford Cardinal | 2021 | 2023 | 46 | 29 |
| 17 | Daniëlle van de Donk | MF | (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 30) | Arsenal | 2021 | 2023 | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Lindsey Horan | MF | (1994-05-26)26 May 1994 (aged 28) | on loan from Portland Thorns | 2022 | 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | Laurine Baga | MF | (2003-05-15)15 May 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Nesrine Bahlouli | MF | (2003-02-20)20 February 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Kysha Sylla | MF | (2004-02-04)4 February 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| | Celia Bensalem | MF | (2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 17) | Academy | 2021 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Yasmine Klai | MF | (2002-09-15)15 September 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2017 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Marine Pierret | MF | (2001-10-15)15 October 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | FW | (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 33) | Stade Briochin | 2010 | 2023 | 345 | 279 |
| 14 | Ada Hegerberg | FW | (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 26) | Turbine Potsdam | 2014 | 2024 | 212 | 237 |
| 19 | Emelyne Laurent | FW | (1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 23) | Girondins Bordeaux | 2017 | | 38 | 6 |
| 20 | Delphine Cascarino | FW | (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 25) | Academy | 2015 | 2024 | 179 | 33 |
| 25 | Inès Benyahia | FW | (2003-03-26)26 March 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | Vicki Bècho | FW | (2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 18) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2020 | | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Melvine Malard | FW | (2000-06-28)28 June 2000 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | | 66 | 25 |
| | Nihed Naïli | FW | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Yrma Mze Issa | FW | (2003-10-26)26 October 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 2 | Grace Kazadi | DF | (2001-01-31)31 January 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Sally Julini | MF | (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | Signe Bruun | FW | (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 24) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2021 | 2023 | 20 | 7 |
| | Assimina Maoulida | DF | (2002-01-30)30 January 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Manon Revelli | DF | (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | Lola Gallardo | GK | (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 28) | Atlético Madrid | 2020 | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Nikita Parris | FW | (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 28) | Manchester City | 2019 | 2022 | 48 | 32 |
| 40 | Katriina Talaslahti | GK | (2000-09-21)21 September 2000 (aged 21) | Bayern Munich | 2019 | 2022 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 21 June 2021 | GK | Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2021 | MF | Daniëlle van de Donk | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2021 | FW | Signe Bruun | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed |
| 23 June 2021 | DF | Perle Morroni | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2021 | GK | Emma Holmgren | Eskilstuna United | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 2 July 2021 | FW | | Nikita Parris | Arsenal | €80,000 | |
| 17 August 2021 | GK | | Lola Gallardo | Atlético Madrid | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 5 June 2021 | GK | Sarah Bouhaddi | OL Reign | 31 December 2021 |
| 5 June 2021 | MF | Dzsenifer Marozsán | OL Reign | 31 December 2021 |
| 17 August 2021 | DF | Assimina Maoulida | Issy | 30 June 2023 |
| 4 January 2022 | MF | Sally Julini | Guingamp | 30 June 2023 |
| 27 January 2022 | FW | Signe Bruun | Manchester United | 30 June 2023 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 17 August 2021 | GK | | Katriina Talaslahti | Fleury | | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Division 1 | 27 August 2021 | 1 June 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 8 | +71 | 095.45 |
| Coupe de France | 8 January 2022 | 29 January 2022 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 September 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Second Round | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 16 | +102 | 092.31 |
Last updated: 1 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 June 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lyon (C) | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 8 | +71 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 12 | +56 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Paris FC | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Fleury | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 43 | |
| 5 | Montpellier | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 35 | |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 35 | |
| 7 | Reims | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Guingamp | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 17 | |
| 9 | Soyaux | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 55 | −37 | 16 | |
| 10 | Dijon | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 15 | |
| 11 | Issy (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 57 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to Division 2 Féminine |
| 12 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 7 | Relegation to Division 2 Féminine |

### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying rounds
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 15 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Benfica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 4 | |
| 4 | BK Häcken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 3 | |

#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 1 June 2022

### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CHI | Christiane Endler | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Wendie Renard | 27 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Selma Bacha | 32 | 3 | 15+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Perle Morroni | 28 | 2 | 12+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7+3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Amandine Henry | 31 | 4 | 17+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12+1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Amel Majri | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ISL | Sara Gunnarsdóttir | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Eugénie Le Sommer | 12 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NED | Damaris Egurrola | 23 | 3 | 9+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Ellie Carpenter | 29 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Catarina Macario | 35 | 23 | 18+2 | 14 | 1+1 | 0 | 12+1 | 9 |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Ada Hegerberg | 28 | 17 | 12+4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7+3 | 6 |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Sarah Bouhaddi | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NED | Daniëlle van de Donk | 14 | 4 | 7+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Alice Sombath | 14 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Emelyne Laurent | 19 | 2 | 3+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | FRA | Delphine Cascarino | 32 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CAN | Kadeisha Buchanan | 33 | 3 | 17+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11+2 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | BEL | Janice Cayman | 31 | 4 | 7+12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+8 | 2 |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Inès Benyahia | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Lindsey Horan | 10 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | FRA | Melvine Malard | 35 | 17 | 17+3 | 13 | 1+1 | 0 | 9+4 | 4 |
| 29 | DF | FRA | Griedge Mbock | 28 | 7 | 14+4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | FRA | Laurine Baga | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | FRA | Kysha Sylla | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | FRA | Celia Bensalem | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | SWE | Emma Holmgren | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | FRA | Grace Kazadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SUI | Sally Julini | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | DEN | Signe Bruun | 20 | 7 | 2+9 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+6 | 1 |
| Players who appeared for Olympique Lyonnais but left during the season: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Division 1 | Coupe de France | UEFA Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 13 | Catarina Macario | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | FW | | 28 | Melvine Malard | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | | 14 | Ada Hegerberg | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | FW | | 24 | Signe Bruun | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | | 29 | Griedge Mbock | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | | 3 | Wendie Renard | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | MF | | 17 | Daniëlle van de Donk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | | 23 | Janice Cayman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | 6 | Amandine Henry | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | DF | | 4 | Selma Bacha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | 11 | Damaris Egurrola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | 20 | Delphine Cascarino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | 7 | Amel Majri | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | | 21 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | FW | | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | | 19 | Emelyne Laurent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | | 5 | Perle Morroni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | | 22 | Sally Julini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | 25 | Inès Benyahia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | 10 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 79 | 4 | 35 | 118 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Division 1 | Coupe de France | UEFA Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Christiane Endler | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | GK | | 16 | Sarah Bouhaddi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | GK | | 40 | Emma Holmgren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 1 | 4 | 20 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Division 1 | Division 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | Total | Total |
| 3 | | DF | Wendie Renard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Selma Bacha | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | | DF | Perle Morroni | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Amandine Henry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Eugénie Le Sommer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | | MF | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Damaris Egurrola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | | DF | Ellie Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | | MF | Catarina Macario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | | FW | Ada Hegerberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Emelyne Laurent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Delphine Cascarino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | DF | Kadeisha Buchanan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Lindsey Horan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | | DF | Griedge Mbock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | | MF | Laurine Baga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Olympique Lyonnais during the season: ||||||||||||
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 46 | 3 |