Amel Salah (Arabic: أمل صالح; born 23 April 2002) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Division 3 Féminine club Le Puy Football 43 Auvergne and the Algeria national team.[3]

Amel Salah
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Nîmes, France[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Le Puy Foot
Number 30
Youth career
2017 Montpellier
2017–2018 Nîmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 FC Tarascon 2 (0)
2023– Le Puy Foot 6 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Algeria U20 6 (0)
2023– Algeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024

Club career

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Trained in Nîmes, Salah went through the Montpellier training academy in the under-15 category before playing at the national level in the U19 category. She then joined Tarascon in 2019, where she established herself at the senior level.[4]

In August 2023, she signed with Division 3 Féminine club Le Puy Football 43 Auvergne.[5] She played a decisive role in the Coupe de France and was named the heroine of the day for making two crucial saves that helped Le Puy qualify and eliminate Division 1 side Reims.[6]

International career

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Salah is a former Algeria youth international and has played for the under-20 team. She made the final squad that represented Algeria in the 2019 African Games.[7] later that year, she was also selected for the 2019 UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament in Morocco.[8]

She received her first call-up to the senior team in September 2023 for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Uganda.[3][9][10] She made her debut for the team on 24 February 2024 in a 2–0 win against Burkina Faso.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 May 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tarascon 2017–18 D3F 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 0 0 2 0 2 0
Le Puy Foot 2017–18 D3F 1 0 5 0 6 0
Total 1 0 5 0 6 0
Career total 1 0 7 0 8 0

International

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As of match played 7 April 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria
2023 0 0
2024 3 0
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Amel Salah profile at footballdatabase.eu". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The Profile of Amel SALAH". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Amel Salah sélectionnée avec l'Algérie". lepuyfoot43.fr (in French). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Amel Salah : " Sympa d'être outsiders ! "". ledauphine.com (in French). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Oumayma El Amrani et Amel Salah signent au Puy depuis Tarascon". lepuyfoot43.fr (in French). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Coupe de France de Foot : ELLES l'ont fait !". zoomdici.fr (in French). 28 January 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024. Grâce au talent de sa gardienne, Amel Salah, l'héroïne du jour
  7. ^ "Jeux Africains : ultime stage de la sélection algérienne dames U20". lagazettedufennec.com (in French). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "EN Féminine U20 Tournoi International de l'UNAF - La liste des sélectionnées" (PDF). faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "CAN-2024 féminine (Qualifications/dernier tour) Algérie: Benstiti dévoile une liste de 25 joueuses pour le Burundi". aps.dz (in French). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Amel Salah et l'Algérie qualifiées pour la CAN 2024". lepuyfoot43.fr (in French). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Sélection nationale féminine : Les Vertes battent le Burkina Faso (2-0) au CTN". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football federation. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Amel Salah - Footofeminin.fr". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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