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Onema Grace Geyoro (born 2 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive 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.

Grace Geyoro

Geyoro in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Onema Grace Geyoro
Date of birth	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kolwezi, DR Congo
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
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	124	(22)
National team‡
2012	France U16	4	(0)
2012–2013	France U17	5	(0)
2015–2016	France U19	20	(4)
2016	France U20	8	(1)
2017–	France	59	(13)
Honours Representing  France Women's football FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Winner 2016 Slovakia FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Winner 2012 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

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.[1] She was distinguished, along with 26 other people, by the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of Orléans in January 2013.[2]

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2012, at the age of 15, Geyoro joined the youth department of Paris Saint-Germain.[1] She debuted for Paris Saint-Germain's senior team in October 2014 in a 2–0 victory over Issy, coming on as a substitute for Fatmire Alushi in the 76th minute.[3] In March 2017, she signed a contract extension until June 2021.[4] On 27 May 2018, Geyoro scored her debut goal for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring a brace in a 3–0 victory over Soyaux which guaranteed the club a spot at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League.[5]

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,[6] the 4–0 victory over Iceland,[7] and the 3–0 victory over Norway.[8] In the 5–1 victory over Finland she came on as a 52nd-minute substitute.[9]

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.[10]

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[11] and in the 1–0 victory over Sweden,[12] but sat on the bench for the 4–0 victory over Israel.[13] She also sat on the bench for the semi-final against Spain, which France lost 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[14]

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,[15] came on as a substitute in the 70th minute of the 7–0 victory over Faroe Islands,[16] and played a full match and scored a goal in the 6–0 victory over Czech Republic.[17] 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[18] and starting and scoring in the 2–0 victory over Scotland.[19] 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,[20] in the 6–0 victory over Slovakia,[21] and in the 2–1 victory over Netherlands in which she scored the second goal.[22] She played the full match of the semi-final 3–1 victory over Switzerland,[23] and scored the first goal in the 2–1 victory over Spain in the final.[24]

In March 2016 France under-19 competed in the 2016 La Manga Women Tournament,[25] in which Geyoro started in the 2–1 victory over Norway,[26] came on as a substitute in the 3–1 victory over Italy,[27] and scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Sweden.[28]

In November 2016, Geyoro was selected for France's squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[29][30] She played in a friendly against Canada in Australia ahead of the tournament.[31] In the tournament's group stage she played all 3 matches, with France drawing 0–0 against the United States[32] and 2–2 against Ghana,[33] before beating New Zealand 2–0 to qualify for the next stage.[34] In the knock-out stage she played the full matches in the quarter-final 1–0 victory over Germany[35] and in the semi-final 2–1 victory over Japan.[36] In the final, Geyoro played the full match against North Korea and scored France's only goal in the 3–1 defeat.[37][38] She was one of the only players to play every minute of the tournament.[39]

Senior

On 22 January 2017, Geyoro debuted for the French senior team in a 2–0 friendly win over South Africa, coming on as a substitute for Sandie Toletti in the 69th minute.[40] In March 2017, she represented France at the 2017 SheBelieves Cup,[41] playing full matches in the 2–1 victory over England[42] and in the 0–0 draw with Germany.[43] In July 2017, she was selected for France's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and was the youngest player in the squad.[1] She played full matches in the group stage 1–1 draws against Austria[44] and Switzerland,[45] as well as the 1–0 quarter-final loss to England.[46] In March 2018, she represented France at the 2018 SheBelieves Cup,[47] playing full matches in the 1–1 draw with the United States[48] and in the 3–0 victory over Germany.[49] On 4 March 2019, she scored her debut goal for the French senior team, converting the 4th goal in France's 6–0 victory over Uruguay.[50]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2022[51]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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[lower-alpha 1]	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	7	4	0	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	4
Career total			124	22	23	3	34	2	2	0	183	27

International

As of match played 11 November 2022[52]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2017	12	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	11	2
	2020	7	2
	2021	10	3
	2022	14	6
Total		59	13

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Geyoro goal.

List of international goals scored by Grace Geyoro

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21[53]
• Coupe de France féminine: 2017–18,[54] 2021–22[55]
• UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17

References

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 at Paris Saint-Germain ^{[dead link]}

На других языках

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[de] Onema Grace Geyoro

Onema Grace Geyoro (* 2. Juli 1997 in Kolwezi, DR Kongo), gelegentlich auch nur kurz Grace Geyoro genannt, ist eine französische Fußballspielerin.

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- [en] Grace Geyoro

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[es] Grace Geyoro

Onema Grace Geyoro (Kolwezi, Lualaba, RD Congo; 2 de julio de 1997) es una futbolista francesa nacida en la RD Congo. Juega de centrocampista defensiva y su equipo actual es el Paris Saint-Germain de la Division 1 Féminine francesa.[1] Es internacional absoluta con la selección de Francia desde 2017.

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[fr] Grace Geyoro

Grace Geyoro, née le 2 juillet 1997 à Kolwezi en RDC, est une footballeuse internationale française d'origine congolaise, évoluant au poste de milieu de terrain au Paris Saint-Germain en Division 1.

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[it] Grace Geyoro

Onema Grace Geyoro (Kolwezi, 2 luglio 1997) è una calciatrice congolese (Repubblica Democratica del Congo) naturalizzata francese, centrocampista del Paris Saint-Germain e della nazionale francese. Con la nazionale francese Under-19 si è laureata campione d'Europa 2016.

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