# Selma Bacha

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.

## Early life

Bacha grew up in the Grange Blanche district of Lyon, France to a father of Algerian descent and Tunisian mother. She was introduced to football by her brother at the age of four. She joined the Lyon academy at the age of eight.

## Club career

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. She signed a professional contract with Lyon during the 2017–18 season. That same season, Lyon went on to win the Champions League, with Bacha starting in the final. 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.
In December 2024, Selma Bacha extended her contract with Lyon until 2029.

## International career

On 30 May 2022, Bacha was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
Bacha was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In July 2024, Bacha was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 18 January 2025
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 |
| Lyon | 2017–18 | Première Ligue | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Lyon | 2018–19 | Première Ligue | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Lyon | 2019–20 | Première Ligue | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Lyon | 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Première Ligue | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 96 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 9 |
* ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
* ↑ Two appearances in playoffs and one appearance in Trophée des Championnes

### International

    As of match played 25 February 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| France | 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| France | 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| France | 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| France | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40 | 2 |
    Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bacha goal.
List of international goals scored by Selma Bacha :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France | Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 September 2023 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | Portugal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |

## Honours

Lyon
* Première Ligue: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Coupe de France: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
* Trophée des Championnes: 2019, 2022, 2023
* UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
France U19
* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2019
France
* UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24
Individual
* IFFHS Women's World Team: 2022
* UEFA Women's Champions League team of the season: 2023–24
* Trophées FFF D1 Féminine team of the season: 2021–22
* Première Ligue Player of the Month: October 2021, November 2021