Melvine Malard

Melvine Malard
Malard with Manchester United in 2025
Personal information
Full name Melvine Marie Ericka Malard[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000
Place of birth Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2014 Saint-Denis
2014–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Lyon 58 (19)
2019–2020 → Fleury (loan) 10 (3)
2023–2024 → Manchester United (loan) 19 (5)
2024–2026 Manchester United 38 (10)
2026– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 France U16 10 (5)
2016–2017 France U17 9 (13)
2018–2019 France U19 17 (12)
2017–2020 France U20 10 (1)
2021 France U23 2 (2)
2020– France 41 (14)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Nations League
Third place2025
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner2019 Scotland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Melvine Marie Ericka Malard (French: [mɛlvin maʁi eʁika malaʁ]; born 28 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Chelsea and the France national team.[2]

Club career

Malard started playing football in Saint-Denis FC, on her native island of Réunion. She joined the Lyon in 2014, signing her first professional contract in July 2017 with the European champions.[3]

For the 2019–20 season, she was sent on loan to FC Fleury 91 to gain some game-time,[4] Which did not prevent her from joining back Lyon for the Champions League Final, taking part in the victory as a substitute.[5]

In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[6]

During her time at Lyon, Malard won the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League.[7] She also won the 2021–22 Champions League with Lyon, starting the final against Barcelona in a 1-3 win.[8]

On 15 September 2023, Malard joined Manchester United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[9] During her loan spell, she won the 2023–24 Women's FA Cup.[10] Malard signed for the club on a permanent deal on 12 July 2024.[11]

On 20 July 2026, it was announced that Malard had signed for Chelsea on a four-year contract for a reported fee of £850,000.[12][13]

International career

On 18 September 2020, Malard made her debut for the France national team in a 2–0 victory against Serbia.[14] She scored her first international goals against Kazakhstan on 26 October 2021, scoring in the 38th and 54th minute.[15]

Malard was part of the France squad that won the 2022 Tournoi de France.[16]

Malard was part of the France squad announced for the UEFA Euro 2022.[17] She scored during the tournament, scoring against Iceland in the 1st minute and winning the Player of the Match award on 18 July 2022.[18]

Personal life

Malard married her partner, Justine, on 23 June 2026.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 August 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2017–18 D1F 0000—10—10
2018–19 2010—10—40
2019–20 0000—100010
2020–21 20300—64—267
2021–22 201320—134—3517
2022–23 16311—8410368
2023–24 0000—000000
Total581941003012109332
Fleury (loan) 2019–20 D1F 10310———113
Manchester United (loan) 2023–24 WSL 195513021—297
Manchester United 2024–25 1745141——266
2025–26 2162030144—4010
Total5715122101165009523
Chelsea 2026–27 WSL 0000—12—12
Career total 1253717310147181020060

International

As of match played 9 June 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202020
202162
2022134
202310
202420
2025114
202664
Total4114
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malard goal.
List of international goals scored by Melvine Malard
No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 October 20217Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan4–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
25–0
316 February 20229Stade Océane, Le Havre, France Finland2–05–02022 Tournoi de France
425 June 202212Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France Cameroon1–04–0Friendly
518 July 202216New York Stadium, Rotherham, England Iceland1–01–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022
66 September 202220Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France Greece3–15–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
720 June 202528Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France Belgium2–05–0Friendly
84–0
95–0
1028 October 202534Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France Germany1–02–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals
113 March 202636Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–12–12027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
122–1
135 June 202640Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Poland1–02–0
149 June 202641Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Republic of Ireland1–01–0

Honours

Lyon

Manchester United

France U19

France

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Dalmat, Syanie (18 September 2020). "Melvine Malard, la Bleuette prête à éclore - Foot - Bleues". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Un avenir prometteur pour la joueuse réunionnaise : Foot - Melvine Malard signe un contrat pro à l'Olympique Lyonnais". Imaz Press Réunion (in French). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Melvine Malard (OL) prêtée au FC Fleury". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Liveticker: VfL Wolfsburg - Olympique Lyon 1:3 (Frauen Champions League 2019/2020, Finale)". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ↑ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon". UEFA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  8. ↑ UEFA.com. "History: Barcelona 1-3 Lyon". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "United sign Melvine Malard on loan". www.manutd.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Sanders, Emma (12 May 2024). "Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Malard makes permanent Man Utd move". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Kinsella, Nizaar; Sanders, Emma (20 July 2026). "Chelsea sign Man Utd striker Malard for £850,000". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Melvine Malard signs for Chelsea!". Chelsea F.C. 20 July 2026. Archived from the original on 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "SERBIA VS. FRANCE 0 - 2". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kazakhstan vs France - 26 October 2021". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "La liste des vingt-cinq Bleues" [The list of twenty-five Blues] (in French). French Football Federation. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Championnat d'Europe de l'UEFA 2022: Liste des joueuses retenues" (PDF). Fédération Française de Football. 30 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Iceland 1 France 1". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Football : la Réunionnaise Melvine Malard et sa compagne Justine se sont mariées !". Linfo.re. 27 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "M. Malard - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Equipe de France A - Melvine Malard". Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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