Kenza Dali (born 31 July 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the France national team.
.jpg) Dali with Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kenza Dali[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sainte-Colombe,[2] France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Lyon | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Rodez | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 89 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Lyon | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Lille (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Dijon | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | West Ham United | 32 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Everton | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Aston Villa | 48 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | France U17 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | France U19 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | France U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | France U23 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | France | 75 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBefore joining Lyon, Dali played for Paris Saint-Germain, who she joined following the 2010–11 season after a successful season with Rodez AF. Prior to playing for Rodez, Dali spent five years with Lyon. She spent the majority of her career with Lyon playing on the club's reserve team in D3 Féminine, the third level of women's football in France.[4][5][6][7]
Rodez
editOn 25 July 2010, Dali was announced at Rodez.[8]
Paris Saint-Germain
editDali was announced at Paris Saint-Germain.[9]
Lyon
editIn the summer of 2016, Kenza Dali returned to her training club Olympique Lyon, where she subsequently found it difficult to secure a regular place, mainly due to a knee injury. Dali made her league debut against ASJ Soyaux-Charente on 11 September 2016.[10]
Loan to Lille
editOn 17 January 2018, Dali was announced at Lille.[11]
Dijon
editDali made her league debut against Montpellier HSC on 25 August 2018.[12]
West Ham United
editOn 25 July 2019, Dali was announced at West Ham.[13] She made her league debut against Arsenal on 8 September 2019.[14] Dali scored her first league goal against Brighton on 13 October 2019, scoring a penalty in the 70th minute.[15] On 21 May 2021, Dali was released by West Ham United.[16]
Everton
editOn 1 July 2021, Dali was announced at Everton.[17] She made her league debut against Manchester City on 4 September 2021.[18] Dali scored her first goal for Everton in the Women's FA Cup on 27 February 2022 against Charlton Athletic, scoring in the 34th minute.[19]
Aston Villa
editOn 5 August 2022, Dali was announced at Aston Villa.[20] On 2 June 2023, Dali signed a new contract until June 2025 with the option of a further year.[21] On 7 February 2024, in the 2023–24 Conti Cup quarterfinal against Brighton, Dali assisted the goal to tie the game 1-1, and her team later advanced on penalties.[22] Dali scored in the 2-1 away victory against Everton.[23]
International career
editDali was called up to the France national team for the first time in her career in 2014. She played her first game in a 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Hungary, being substituted into the game in the 76th minute. She scored her first goal for the senior national team in a friendly match against Brazil.[24]
Dali was included in the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[25]
Dali was included in the squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[26]
Personal life
editDali is of Algerian descent.[27]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2009–10 | Division 1 Féminine | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rodez | 2010–11 | Division 1 Féminine | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2011–12 | Division 1 Féminine | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | |||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Total | 89 | 36 | 18 | 6 | – | 16 | 2 | 123 | 44 | |||
| Lyon | 2016–17 | Division 1 Féminine | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Lille (loan) | 2017–18 | Division 1 Féminine | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Dijon | 2018–19 | Division 1 Féminine | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | |
| West Ham United | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — | 18 | 7 | |
| 2020–21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| Everton | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Aston Villa | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | |
| 2023–24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 57 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 234 | 55 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 305 | 76 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 3 December 2024[30]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dali goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 November 2014 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France |  Brazil |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 March 2015 | Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal |  Denmark |
3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | 9 October 2018 | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France |  Cameroon |
4–0 | 6–0 | |
| 4 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5 | 1 December 2020 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France |  Kazakhstan |
6–0 | 12–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 6 | 10 June 2021 | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France |  Germany |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France |  Estonia |
11–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 26 October 2021 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan |
2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 9 | 26 November 2021 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France | Kazakhstan |
6–0 | 6–0 | |
| 10 | 2 September 2022 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia |
2–0 | 9–0 | |
| 11 | 18 February 2023 | Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France |  Uruguay |
2–1 | 5–1 | 2023 Tournoi de France |
| 12 | 8 August 2023 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  Morocco |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 13 | 25 July 2024 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France |  Colombia |
2–0 | 3–2 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "2015 World Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Here Come the Girls". French Football Weekly. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Football féminin : polémique après l'autorisation du port du voile". Le Parisien. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Kenza Dali savoure la victoire du PSG". UEFA. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Kenza Dali : « Ma meilleure saison". Le Parisien. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Kenza Dali signe à Rodez". FootoFeminin (in French). 25 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Kenza Dali: Tout a Changé". Paris St. Germain. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Soyaux vs Olympique Lyon - 11 September 2016". uk.women.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Kenza Dali : "retrouver mon meilleur niveau"". www.losc.fr (in French).
- ^ "Dijon vs Montpellier - 25 August 2018". uk.women.soccerway.com.
- ^ "West Ham United capture France international Kenza Dali". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Arsenal vs West Ham - 8 September 2019". uk.women.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion vs West Ham United - 13 October 2019". uk.women.soccerway.com.
- ^ Fisher, Bethany (21 May 2021). "West Ham announce the departure of eight senior players". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Kenza Dali: France midfielder completes move to Everton Women on two-year deal after leaving West Ham". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Everton vs Manchester City - 4 September 2021". uk.women.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic vs Everton - 27 February 2022". uk.women.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Kenza Dali joins Villa Women!". www.avfc.co.uk. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Kenza Dali signs contract extension!". www.avfc.co.uk. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Aston Villa beat Brighton in shootout to reach semis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Media, P. A. (16 March 2024). "Kenza Dali and Ebony Salmon quick to take Aston Villa past Everton". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "France - Brésil" (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Les vingt-trois Bleues retenues pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
- ^ Mayen, Phillipe. "La liste des Bleues pour les JO". www.fff.fr (in French).
- ^ Cédric Lecocq (December 2013). "Le rêve éveillé de Kenza Dali" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Kenza Dali" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "France - K. Dali - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali". Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali". footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
External links
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- Paris Saint-Germain player profile
- Kenza Dali at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Kenza Dali at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-03-30) (in French)
- Player stats (in French) at footofeminin.fr