Mélissa Bethi

Mélissa Bethi (Arabic: ميليسا بتحي; born 18 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria women's national team.

Mélissa Bethi
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005[1]
Place of birth Firminy, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 37
Youth career
2013–2020 FCO Firminy Intersport
2020– Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Lyon 2 (0)
2023– Lyon B 5 (1)
International career‡
2023– Algeria U20 3 (1)
2023– Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024

Club career

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, She 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, She made her debut for the first team of Lyon in a 2–1 win over Guingamp.[7]

International career

Youth

In 2020, Bethi was pre-selected for the french under-16 team.[8]

On 10 April 2023, She scored her first goal for the under-20 team against Tanzania.[9] In July 2023, she was called to the under-20 team to face Ivory Coast senior team.[10] 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.[11]

Senior

In April 2023, She got her official first call-up to the Algerian senior team to face Tanzania in two friendly matches.[12] She played in the friendly match against ASE Alger Centre and scored a goal in a 2–0 win.[12] 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.[13][14]

Personal life

Born in Firminy to Nasser and Sandra Bethi, Melissa is of Algerian descent on her father's side.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 May 2024[15]
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[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 2]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

References
  1. "Joueuse résumé / Mélissa Bethi sur Soccerway". soccerway.com (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  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. "Melissa Bethi, formée au FCOFI, présélectionnée en équipe de France". leprogres.fr (in French). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
  15. "Mélissa Bethi / Fiche du joueuse" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  16. "Profil de la joueuse Mélissa Bethi et son palmarès". fff.fr (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2024.


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