Léa Khelifi

Léa Khelifi
Khelifi in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 26
Youth career
2005–2009 US Behren-lès-Forbach
2009 L'Hôpital
2010 US Behren-lès-Forbach
2010–2014 US Forbach
2014–2016 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Metz 61 (18)
2019–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 20 (7)
2020–2021 → Dijon (loan) 16 (4)
2022–2025 Montpellier 47 (11)
2025–2026 Nantes 19 (7)
2026– Juventus 0 (0)
International career
2015 France U16 4 (1)
2015–2016 France U17 10 (0)
2017–2018 France U19 10 (5)
2018 France U20 3 (0)
2019–2022 France U23 10 (3)
2021 France 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2026

Léa Khelifi (born 12 May 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus.

Club career

Metz

A youth academy graduate of Metz, Khelifi made her senior team debut on 22 November 2015 by scoring a hat-trick in a 13–0 league win against CS Mars Bischheim.[1] She won the Division 2 Féminine during the 2017–18 season.[2] Khelifi scored eight goals for Metz during the 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine season.[3] She was also named among the best hopes of the French championship, at the UNFP trophies at the end of the 2018–2019 season.[4] She scored 20 goals from 68 matches for the club in all competitions.

PSG

On 7 June 2019, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Khelifi on a three-year deal.[5][6] In her time with the club, she won the Division 1 Féminine during the 2020–21 season.[7] Khelifi also won the 2021–22 Coupe de France féminine.[8]

Loan to Dijon

Khelifi joined Dijon in September 2020 on a season long loan deal.[9]

Montpellier

On 30 June 2022, Khelifi joined Montpellier.[10] She made her league debut against Dijon on 10 September 2022.[11] Khelifi scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 19 November 2022, scoring in the 19th minute.[12] During her first season with Montpellier, she struggled with injuries, however she refound her form during her 2nd season with 4 goals and 6 assists.[13]

Nantes

On 16 June 2025, she joined Première Ligue side Nantes.[14]

Juventus

On 12 July 2026, it was announced that Khelifi had joined Italian Serie A club Juventus on a two-year contract, running until 30 June 2028.[15]

International career

Khelifi is a former French youth international. She was part of French squad at 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[16]

Khelifi made her senior team debut on 23 February 2021 in a 2–0 win against Switzerland.[17]

Style of play

Khelifi prefers to assist her teammates and can play in most positions.[18]

Personal life

Khelifi is of Algerian origin; her parents are originally from a town near Sétif.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz 2015–16 Seconde Ligue 7420———94
2016–17 Première Ligue 16122———183
2017–18 Seconde Ligue 16510———175
2018–19 Première Ligue 22820———248
Total 6118720000006820
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Première Ligue 7242—3[a]000144
2020–21 Première Ligue 1000—00—10
2021–22 Première Ligue 12510—4[a]2—177
Total 207520072003211
Dijon (loan) 2020–21 Première Ligue 16410———174
Montpellier 2022–23 Première Ligue 9100———91
2023–24 Première Ligue 18610———196
2024–25 Première Ligue 20421———225
Total 4711310000005012
Nantes 2025–26 Première Ligue 1972111—00229
Career total 1634718611720018956

International

As of match played 17 September 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202140
Total40

Honours

Metz

Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. ↑ "Championnat de France de D2 2015-2016 - Groupe A - 10e journée - Metz-Bischheim 13-0". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Les Messines officiellement championnes!" (in French). Metz. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Féminines : Léa Khelifi, la petite pépite du FC Metz" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 22 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Salemi, Angelo. "Féminines : Léa Khelifi, la petite pépite du FC Metz". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French).
  5. ↑ "Léa Khelifi joins Paris Saint-Germain". 7 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Le PSG officialise le recrutement de Léa Khelifi". 7 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "D1 Arkema : Léa Khelifi (PSG) prêtée à Dijon". 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Léa Khelifi rejoint les Féminines". 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Montpellier vs Dijon - 10 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Montpellier vs Soyaux - 19 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Léa Khelifi, en phase ascendante". mhscfoot.com (in French).
  14. ↑ "🎥 LÉA KHELIFI REJOINT LE FC NANTES !" (in French). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Lea Khelifi joins! - Juventus". Juventus.com. 12 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "U19 - La liste des 20 joueuses pour l'Euro". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "LES BLEUES FONT COUP DOUBLE". 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Léa Khelifi : "Tout faire pour que le club atteigne ses objectifs"". www.psg.fr (in French).
  19. ↑ Youcef, Rafik (27 May 2021). "EXCLU - Léa Khelifi : « Jouer avec les garçons, ça te fait progresser plus vite »". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Léa Khelifi - Footofeminin.fr". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Léa Khelifi - FFF". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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