Emelyne Laurent

Emelyne Ann-Emmanuelle Laurent (born 4 November 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Feminine side Olympique Lyonnais, and the France women's national team.

Club Career

At club level, Laurent has played for Montpellier, Bordeaux and Lyon. In January 2019, Laurent was loaned to En Avant de Guingamp for the remainder of the season. Later in 2019, she was loaned to Bordeaux. In August 2020, she was loaned to Atletico Madrid for the season. She scored for Atletico in their 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 second leg match against Chelsea. Atletico drew the match 1–1, but lost 3–1 on aggregate.

International Career

Laurent was France U-19's joint top goal scorer at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, with three goals. She represented France U-20 in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In the opening match against Ghana U-20, she scored two goals, as France won 4–1. She scored 4 goals in the tournament, as France finished fourth.