Grace Geyoro
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Full name | Onema Grace Geyoro[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kolwezi, DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2012 | SMOC St Jean-de-Braye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Paris Saint-Germain | 157 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | France U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | France U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | France U19 | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | France U20 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | France | 80 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 |
Onema Grace Geyoro (born 2 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain, which she also captains. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she plays for the France national team.
Club career
Youth
Geyoro was born in Kolwezi and moved with her family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to France when she was a baby. At the age of eight, she started playing with the boys of SMOC St Jean-de-Braye, based in Orléans.[2] She was distinguished, along with 26 other people, by the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of Orléans in January 2013.[3]
Paris Saint-Germain
In 2012, at the age of 15, Geyoro joined the youth department of
On 15 September 2023, Geyoro signed a contract extension with the club until June 2028.[7]
International career
Youth
In July 2012, Geyoro represented France under-16 at the 2012 Nordic Under-16 Cup. She played full matches in the 1–0 loss to Sweden,[8] the 4–0 victory over Iceland,[9] and the 3–0 victory over Norway.[10] In the 5–1 victory over Finland she came on as a 52nd-minute substitute.[11]
In March 2013, Geyoro represented France under-17 in the second round of the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification campaign, making one appearance as a substitute in the 2–0 victory over Finland.[12]
In July 2015, Geyoro represented France under-19 at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the group stage, she played full matches in the 1–0 victory over Denmark[13] and in the 1–0 victory over Sweden,[14] but sat on the bench for the 4–0 victory over Israel.[15] She also sat on the bench for the semi-final against Spain, which France lost 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[16]
In September 2015, Geyoro represented France under-19 in the qualifying round of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She played a full match in the 2–0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina,[17] came on as a substitute in the 70th minute of the 7–0 victory over Faroe Islands,[18] and played a full match and scored a goal in the 6–0 victory over Czech Republic.[19] In April 2016, she was in France's squad for the elite qualification round, playing a full match in the 3–0 victory over Portugal[20] and starting and scoring in the 2–0 victory over Scotland.[21] In July 2016, played with France under-19 in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the group stage she played all three matches, starting in the 1–0 loss to Norway,[22] in the 6–0 victory over Slovakia,[23] and in the 2–1 victory over Netherlands in which she scored the second goal.[24] She played the full match of the semi-final 3–1 victory over Switzerland,[25] and scored the first goal in the 2–1 victory over Spain in the final.[26]
In March 2016 France under-19 competed in the 2016 La Manga Women Tournament,[27] in which Geyoro started in the 2–1 victory over Norway,[28] came on as a substitute in the 3–1 victory over Italy,[29] and scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Sweden.[30]
In November 2016, Geyoro was selected for
Senior
On 22 January 2017, Geyoro debuted for the
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 March 2024[53]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2014–15 | D1F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 | D1F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | D1F | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | D1F | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | D1F | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | D1F | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
2020–21 | D1F | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | D1F | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | D1F | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
2023–24 | D1F | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
Career total | 157 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 43 |
- ^ a b c Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
International
- As of match played 9 April 2024[54]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2017 | 12 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 11 | 2 | |
2020 | 7 | 2 | |
2021 | 10 | 3 | |
2022 | 14 | 6 | |
2023 | 17 | 4 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 80 | 17 |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Geyoro goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 March 2019 | Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours, France | Uruguay | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
2 | 9 November 2019 | Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France | Serbia | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
3 | 23 October 2020 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France | North Macedonia | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
4 | 8–0 | |||||
5 | 17 September 2021 | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece | Greece | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
6 | 7–0 | |||||
7 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | Estonia | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
8 | 16 February 2022 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Finland | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2022 Tournoi de France |
9 | 10 July 2022 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England | Italy | 1–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
10 | 4–0 | |||||
11 | 5–0 | |||||
12 | 2 September 2022 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 9–0 | 9–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
13 | 6 September 2022 | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France | Greece | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
14 | 7 April 2023 | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand , France |
Colombia | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
15 | 11 April 2023 | MMArena, Le Mans , France |
Canada | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
16 | 22 September 2023 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | Portugal | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
17 | 5 December 2023 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21[55]
- Coupe de France féminine: 2017–18,[56] 2021–22[57]
- UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17
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External links
- G. Geyoro at Soccerway
- Grace Geyoro at Footofeminin.fr (in French)
- Grace Geyoro at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Onema Grace Geyoro at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-07-25) (in French)
- Grace Geyoro[Paris Saint-Germain [dead link]