Kenza Dali

Kenza Dali (born 31 July 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Super League club Everton and the France national team.

Kenza Dali
Dali with PSG in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991
Place of birth Sainte-Colombe,[1] France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2009 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Lyon 1 (0)
2010–2011 Rodez 22 (2)
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 89 (36)
2016–2018 Lyon 2 (0)
2018 → Lille (loan) 10 (1)
2018–2019 Dijon 17 (6)
2019–2021 West Ham United 32 (5)
2021– Everton 12 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 France U17 5 (3)
2009 France U19 7 (3)
2012 France U20 2 (0)
2014–2018 France U23 8 (4)
2014– France 42 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2022

Club career

She plays as an attacking midfielder and before joining Lyon, she played for Paris Saint-Germain, who she joined following the 2010–11 season after a successful season with Rodez AF. Prior to playing for Rodez, Dali spent five years with Lyon. She spent the majority of her career with Lyon playing on the club's reserve team in D3 Féminine, the third level of women's football in France.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

West Ham

On 21 May 2021 Dali was released by West Ham.[9]

Club statistics

Correct as of 1 September 2016[10]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon
2009–10 10––0010
Total 10––0010
Rodez
2010–11 22221––243
Total 22221––243
Paris SG
2011–12 221052413113
2012–13 21652––268
2013–14 2263010266
2014–15 171132712714
2015–16 732040133
Total 893618616212344
Career total 1123820716214847

International career

Kenza was called up to the women's senior national team for the first time in her career in 2014. She played her first game in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Hungary, being substituted into the game in the 76th minute. She scored her first goal for the senior national team in a friendly match against Brazil.[11]

International statistics

Correct as of 1 September 2016[12]

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
2014–15142
2015–1620
2016–1720

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 November 2014Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France Brazil2–02–0Friendly
26 March 2015Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal Denmark3–04–12015 Algarve Cup
61 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan6–012–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
710 June 2021Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France Germany1–01–0Friendly
Correct as of 9 June 2015[13]

Personal life

Dali is of Algerian descent.[14]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 12 April 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201451
201591
201650
201700
201832
201930
202061
202184
202230
Total429
Scores and results list France's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Dali goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 November 2014Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France Brazil2–02–0Friendly
2.6 March 2015Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal Denmark3–04–1
3.9 October 2018Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Cameroon4–06–0
4.5–0
5.1 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan6–012–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
6.10 June 2021Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France Germany1–01–0Friendly
7.22 October 2021Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France Estonia11–011–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.26 October 2021Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan2–05–0
9.26 November 2021Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan6–06–0

References
  1. "Fédération Française de Football". Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. 2015 World Cup
  3. "Kenza Dali signe à Rodez". FootoFeminin (in French). 25 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. "KENZA DALI : « TOUT A CHANGÉ". Paris St. Germain. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. "Here Come the Girls". French Football Weekly. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. "Football féminin : polémique après l'autorisation du port du voile". Le Parisien. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. "Kenza Dali savoure la victoire du PSG". UEFA. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. "Kenza Dali : « Ma meilleure saison". Le Parisien. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. Fisher, Bethany (2021-05-21). "West Ham announce the departure of eight senior players". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  10. "Kenza Dali" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  11. "France - Brésil" (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  12. "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali" (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  13. "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali". footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  14. Cédric Lecocq (December 2013). "Le rêve éveillé de Kenza Dali" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  15. "Equipe de France A - Kenza Dali". Retrieved 14 April 2021.


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