Mélissa Bethi

Mélissa Bethi
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005[1]
Place of birth Firminy, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2020 FCO Firminy Intersport
2020–2024 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Lyon 2 (0)
2023–2024 Lyon B 8 (1)
2024–2026 Nantes 27 (2)
2024–2025 → Metz (loan) 15 (1)
2026– Washington Spirit 0 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Algeria U20 3 (1)
2023– Algeria 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025

Mélissa Bethi (Arabic: ميليسا بتحي; born 18 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team. She has previously played for French clubs Lyon, Nantes, and Metz.

Club career

Born in Firminy to Nasser and Sandra Bethi, Melissa is of Algerian descent.[2] In 2013, at the age of 8, Bethi began playing football in her hometown with FCO Firminy Intersport and has been a key player, playing in the first team of the club's youth age categories from U9 to U15.[2][3] after 7 years with the club, she joined the Olympique Lyonnais academy.[4]

On 24 September 2023, Bethi made her debut for the reserve team in Division 3 Féminine in a 5–0 win over Arlac Mérignac.[5] On 1 May 2024, she scored her first goal for the team to seal the win against Le Puy.[6]

On 24 April 2024, Bethi made her debut for the first team of Lyon in a 2–1 win over Guingamp.[7]

In July 2026, Bethi signed with the Washington Spirit through the 2029 NWSL season, with her official move to the Spirit's active roster slated to come after the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

International career

Youth

In 2020, Bethi was pre-selected for the French under-16 team.[9]

On 10 April 2023, She scored her first goal for the under-20 team against Tanzania.[10] In July 2023, she was called to the under-20 team to face Ivory Coast senior team.[11] In September 2023, she was selected for the final squad to face Mali in the African qualifiers for the 2024 U-20 Women's World Cup.[12]

Senior

In April 2023, She got her official first call-up to the Algerian senior team to face Tanzania in two friendly matches.[13] She played in the friendly match against ASE Alger Centre and scored a goal in a 2–0 win.[13] On 4 April 2024, she officially debuted for the team in a 1–2 loss against Tunisia, entering the game as a substitute for Roselène Khezami.[14][15]

On 6 July 2026, Bethi was announced to Algeria's 26-player roster for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 May 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympique Lyonnais 2022–23 D1F —00——00
2023–24 D1F 20——5[a]1[b]71
Career total 2000—5171
  1. ↑ Appearance with Lyon reserve team 'Lyon B'
  2. ↑ Goals with Lyon reserve team 'Lyon B'

International

As of match played 3 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 202410
Total10

Honours

Lyon

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Joueuse résumé / Mélissa Bethi sur Soccerway". soccerway.com (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Zoom sur Melissa Bethi". fco-firminy.com (in French). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Melissa Bethi, convoquée le 21 octobre au stage régional U15F Vichy". fco-firminy.com (in French). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Stages féminins 28 et 29 avril 2022". fco-firminy.com (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024. Mélissa Bethi, formée au FCO FI qui a été repérée par l'OL et quitte le club en U15 pour rejoindre le club lyonnais.
  5. ↑ "Championnat de France de D3 2023-2024 - Groupe B - 2e journée - Lyon B-Arlac Mérignac 5-0". statsfootofeminin.fr (in French). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "OL féminin : la réserve s'impose sur le fil au Puy (0-1)". olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024. Avec un but de Melissa Bethi, qui avait fait ses débuts en pros une semaine plus tôt
  7. ↑ "OL - Guingamp : première pour Mendy, Bethi et Charpentier, Majri capitaine". olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024. Mélissa Bethi en profitent pour connaitre une première titularisation.
  8. ↑ Spirit, Washington (23 July 2026). "Washington Spirit Signs Midfielder Mélissa Bethi". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Melissa Bethi, formée au FCOFI, présélectionnée en équipe de France". leprogres.fr (in French). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "فوز المنتخب الجزائري النسوي وديا على نظيره التنزاني لأقل من 20 سنة (1-0)" [Victory of the Algerian women's national team in a friendly match against their Tanzanian counterparts under 20 years old (1-0)]. aps.dz (in Arabic). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024. nd the only goal in the match was scored by Melissa Bethi, from the French club Olympique.
  11. ↑ "DTN – Sélections féminines : les U20 en stage du 10 au 19 juillet au CTN de Sidi Moussa". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde FIFA U20 : 25 joueuses convoquées pour la double confrontation face au Mali". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Football féminin: Algérie - Tanzanie dimanche en amical au stade Nelson Mandela". news.radioalgerie.dz (in French). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024. Les deux réalisations des Vertes ont été signées Bethi Melissa, la sociétaire de l'Olympique Lyonnais
  14. ↑ "المنتخب الوطني للسيدات ( ودي ) : تونس 2 – الجزائر 1" [The national women's team (friendly): Tunisia 2 - Algeria 1]. faf.dz (in Arabic). 7 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Algérie : 2 joueuses de Lyon, une de l'OM… La liste pour préparer la CAN féminine". afrik-foot.com (in French). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Seven debutantes headline Benstiti's Algeria squad for 2026 Women's AFCON". Seven debutantes headline Benstiti's Algeria squad for 2026 Women's AFCON. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mélissa Bethi / Fiche du joueuse" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Profil de la joueuse Mélissa Bethi et son palmarès". fff.fr (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Melchie Dumornay élue meilleure joueuse de Première Ligue, Mylène Chavas meilleure gardienne et Justine Rouquet meilleure espoir aux Trophées UNFP". 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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