# Julie Dufour (footballer)

Julie Dufour (born 29 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for NWSL club Angel City and the France national team.

## Club career
### Lille, 2017–20

Dufour started her senior career with Lille and helped the team to reach the final of 2018–19 Coupe de France, which they eventually lost to Lyon.

### Bordeaux, 2020–23

In April 2020, she moved to Bordeaux on a three-year deal.

### Paris FC, 2023–24

On 9 June 2023, Paris FC announced the signing of Dufour on a two-year deal until June 2025. During the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds in October 2023, she scored goals against VfL Wolfsburg in both home and away matches to help her club reach the group stages of the competition for the first time.

### Angel City FC, 2025–

On 17 December 2024, Dufour joined Angel City on a three-year contract until December 2027. Dufour made her NWSL debut with Angel City on March 16, 2025, coming on as a substitute in the home opener against San Diego Wave FC to close out the match and secure a 1–1 draw.

## International career

Dufour is a former France youth international. She was part of the France under-19 squad which won the 2019 UEFA Under-19 Championship.
In February 2021, Dufour received her first call-up to the France national team, when she was named in the 27-player squad for the 2021 Tournoi de France. The tournament later got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and it was decided that France would play two friendly matches against Switzerland instead. However, Dufour couldn't feature in either matches as she was pulled out of the squad due to injury.
On 27 October 2023, Dufour made her senior debut for France in a 2–1 UEFA Women's Nations League win against Norway.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 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 |
| Lille | 2017–18 | Première Ligue | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Lille | 2018–19 | Première Ligue | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Lille | 2019–20 | Seconde Ligue | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 |
| Lille | Total | Total | 40 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| Bordeaux | 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Bordeaux | Total | Total | 57 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 |
| Paris FC | 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 15 |
| Paris FC | 2024–25 | Première Ligue | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 8 |
| Paris FC | Total | Total | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 23 |
| Angel City FC | 2025 | NWSL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 129 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 37 |
* ↑ Appearances in playoffs

### International

    As of match played 29 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| France | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 0 |

## Honours

France U19
* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2019
France
* UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24
Individual
* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019