page_title: Gaëtane Thiney
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Gaëtane Thiney / International career
caption_attribution_description: WM Vorrundenspiel zwischen Frankreich und Deutschland am 5. Juli 2011 im Borussiapark in Mönchengladbach Französinnen:Gaëtane Thiney (17) und Marie-Laure Delie (18) Deutsche: Bianca Schmidt (2), Babett Peter (4), Saskia Bartusiak (3), Lena Goeßling (20)
context_page_description: Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris FC of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a midfielder, but can also operate in the striker position. Thiney is also a member of the France women's national football team making her first major tournament appearance with her nation at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. She is a two-time winner of the Division 1 Féminine player of the year award.
context_section_description: Thiney made her international debut on 28 February 2007 in a 2–0 victory over China. During qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, she scored two goals against Slovenia and Serbia. In the tournament, she scored her only goal in France's 1–5 group stage defeat to the eventual champions Germany. France reached as far as the quarterfinals losing to the Netherlands 4–5 on penalties. On 28 October 2009, Thiney scored her first career hat trick in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Estonia in a 12–0 victory. Thiney finished the qualification campaign with a team-high 12 goals, including a goal in the team's 3–2 second leg World Cup playoff victory over Italy, which allowed France qualification to the competition.
  At the World Cup, Thiney was the decisive player in the team's second group stage match against Canada scoring a double in a 4–0 win. The victory allowed France progression to the knockout stage portion of the competition.
caption: Gaëtane Thiney, in blue, and Bianca Schmidt in the France-Germany match at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
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