Lina Boussaha

Lina Boussaha
Boussaha in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 93
Youth career
2009–2013 Saint-Denis RC
2013–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Lille (loan) 20 (2)
2020–2021 Le Havre 2 (1)
2023–2025 Al-Nassr 30 (25)
2025– Al-Ittihad 14 (7)
International career‡
2015 France U16 5 (2)
2015–2016 France U17 10 (5)
2017–2018 France U19 10 (6)
2017–2018 France U20 3 (1)
2023– Algeria 18 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Algeria
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Third place2026 Morocco
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2017 Northern Ireland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 October 2025

Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ittihad. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Boussaha made her professional debut for the club on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 league win against Metz.[1]

On 10 July 2018, Boussaha joined Lille on a season long loan deal.[2][3] She scored her first senior career goal on 30 September 2018 in a 1–1 draw against her parent club PSG.[4] She also scored goals in the quarter-final and semi-final of Coupe de France féminine, which helped the club to reach their first ever cup final.[5]

On 19 December 2022, Saudi club Al Nassr announced the signing of Boussaha.[6] She scored two goals from four matches during 2022–23 season and helped her team to become the first ever Saudi Women's Premier League champions.[7]

International career

Boussaha has represented France at youth international level. She was part of the France under-19 team which reached the final of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]

On 15 September 2023, Boussaha received her first call-up to the Algeria national team for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[9] On 20 September, she made her debut in a 2–1 win against Uganda.[10] In June 2025, she was named in the squad for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

Personal life

Boussaha is of Algerian descent.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2025[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 D1F 301000—40
2017–18 D1F 0020——20
2018–19 D1F 000000—00
2019–20 D1F 10343[b]00074
Total 40643000134
Lille (loan) 2018–19 D1F 20252——254
Le Havre 2020–21 D1F 2100——21
Al-Nassr 2022–23 SWPL 42———42
2023–24 SWPL 141222——1614
2024–25 SWPL 1211233[c]1—1715
Total 30254531003731
Al-Ittihad 2025–26 SWPL 5511——66
Career total 6133161261008346

International

As of match played 23 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 202341
202481
202561
Total183
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boussaha goal.
List of international goals scored by Lina Boussaha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
130 November 2023Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Burundi3–15–12024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
227 February 2024Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria Burkina Faso1–03–0Friendly
329 June 2025Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria DR Congo1–01–0Friendly
428 February 2026EFA Center, Cairo, Egypt Egypt1–03–0Friendly
515 August 2026Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Morocco1–11–1
(3–2 p)		2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Al-Nassr

France U19

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "PSG vs. Metz - 9 October 2016". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "LINA BOUSSAHA, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DES FÉMININES !". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lina Boussaha compte bien briller avec Lille pour s'imposer au PSG" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "PSG vs. Lille - 30 September 2018". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lina Boussaha (LOSC) : " On va en finale pour gagner "". coeursdefoot.fr (in French). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Officially.. Al-Nasr contracts with the France and Paris Saint-Germain player" (in Arabic). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Al-Nassr crowned champions of inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 "France-Spain - Women's Under-19 - Line-ups". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : LA SÉLECTION NATIONALE EN STAGE POUR PRÉPARER L'OUGANDA". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : OUGANDA – ALGÉRIE (1 – 2), LES VERTES PRENNENT UNE BONNE OPTION". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "EN Féminine : La liste de Farid Benstiti pour la CAN !". 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "EXCLU - Lina Boussaha (PSG féminine) : "Je pense qu'un jour, on rattrapera les Lyonnaises !"" (in French). 13 March 2020.
  13. ↑ Lina Boussaha at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Lina Boussaha". Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France". Le Monde. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Al-Nassr Are The 2023/2024 Saudi Women's Premier League Champions". 15 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Lina Boussaha Named Best Player in Saudi League". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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