Emelyne Laurent
Emelyne Ann-Emmanuelle Laurent (born 4 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team. Club career. At club level, Laurent has played for Montpellier, Bordeaux and Lyon. In January 2019, Laurent was loaned to En Avant de Guingamp for the remainder of the season. Later in 2019, she was loaned to Bordeaux. In August 2020, she was loaned to Atlético Madrid for the season. She scored for Atlético in their 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 second leg match against  Chelsea. Atlético drew the match 1–1, but lost 3–1 on aggregate. International career. Laurent was France U-19's joint top goal scorer at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, with three goals. She represented France U-20 in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In the opening match against Ghana U-20, she scored two goals, as France won 4–1. She scored 4 goals in the tournament, as France finished fourth. Aged 19, Laurent made her senior team debut, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Australia. In May 2019, Laurent was selected for the 2019 FIFA  Women's World Cup in France. At the time, she had made three appearances for France. In 2021, she scored two goals in a match for France under-23s against Sweden under-23s. Personal life. Laurent is from Fort-de-France, Martinique. Aged 11, she started playing football for AS Samaritaine U-13. Laurent moved to Metropolitan France at the age of 14.