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Méline Gérard

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Méline Gérard
Gérard with Saint-Étienne in 2012
Personal information
Full name Méline Orlane Christine Gérard
Date of birth (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Massy, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2000 Massy 91
2000–2007 Montigny
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Paris Saint-Germain 15 (0)
2008–2010 Montigny 43 (0)
2010–2014 Saint-Étienne 85 (0)
2014–2017 Lyon 21 (0)
2017–2019 Montpellier 13 (0)
2019–2021 Betis 54 (0)
2021–2023 Real Madrid 7 (0)
Total 238 (0)
International career
2006 France U17 2 (0)
2007–2008 France U19 5 (0)
2008–2010 France U20 5 (0)
2012–2014 France U23 3 (0)
2015–2017 France 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Méline Orlane Christine Gérard (born 30 May 1990)[2] is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

During her career, Gérard won three league titles, three league cups and two Champions Leagues.[3]

Career

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Lyon

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On 23 June 2014, Gérard was announced at Lyon on a three year contract.[4] She made her league debut against Issy on 5 October 2014.[5]

Montpellier

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On 4 July 2017, Gérard was announced at Montpellier.[6] She made her league debut against ASPTT Albi on 3 September 2017.[7]

Real Betis

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On 23 July 2019, Gérard was announced at Real Betis.[8] She made her league debut against Madrid CFF on 8 September 2019.[9] On 22 September 2019, she was substituted at half time due to an injury.[10]

Real Madrid

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On 12 July 2021, Gérard was announced at Real Madrid.[11] She played 10 games for Real Madrid during her time there.[3]

Coaching career

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After her retirement, she joined Lyon's backroom staff as an assistant coach.[12]

International career

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Gérard was called up to the French national team for the first time in September 2014, but didn't make any appearances.[13] She made her international debut on 4 March 2015 in an Algarve Cup match against Portugal.[14]

Gérard was called up to the France squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[15]

Gérard was called up to the France squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[16]

Gérard was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[17]

Gérard started the match and kept a clean sheet as France won the 2017 SheBelieves Cup for the first time.[18]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2015 6 0
2016 3 0
2017 5 0
Total 14 0

Honours

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Lyon
France

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players – France" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ List of Players
  3. ^ a b "El Real Madrid se despide de su guardameta Méline Gérard". www.managingmadrid.com (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Méline Gérard à Lyon, c'est fait". archive.wikiwix.com (in French).
  5. ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs Issy - 5 October 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Méline Gérard signe à Montpellier". www.olangelles.com (in French).
  7. ^ "ASPTT Albi vs Montpellier - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ Salvago, Pablo. "Meline Gerard, cuarto fichaje del Betis Féminas". www.diariodesevilla.es (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "Madrid vs Real Betis - 8 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "PARTE MÉDICO Méline Gerard, cinco puntos en la ceja y leve conmoción cerebral". www.realbetisbalompie.es (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Arvind, Om. "OFFICIAL: Real Madrid Sign Méline Gerard". www.managingmadrid.com.
  12. ^ Hernandez, David. "Méline Gérard, jeune retraitée, revient à l'OL féminin comme adjointe". www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French).
  13. ^ "OL: Première convocation chez les Bleues pour Méline Gerard". www.20minutes.fr (in French).
  14. ^ Mesa, Antonio. "Succès face au Portugal pour débuter l'Algarve Cup (1-0)". archive.wikiwix.com (in French).
  15. ^ "La liste des 30 pour la Coupe du Monde 2015". fff.fr. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  16. ^ "JO 2016 : la liste des Bleues" [2016 Olympics: The list of Blue]. French Football Federation. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Les joueuses pour l'Euro 2017". fff.fr. 30 May 2017.
  18. ^ "United States vs France - 8 March 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  19. ^ "Equipe de France A - Méline Gérard" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  20. ^ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-1 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2015/16 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Women's Champions League final: Lyon 0-0 Paris St-Germain (7-6 pens)". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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