Amélia Maelys Zemma ( ar, اميليا مايليس زمة; born 17 December 2005) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Lyon B. Born in France, she represents Algeria at international level.

Club career

Zemma began her football career with USM Meyzieu, playing there from 2012 to 2014. She then joined U.S. Est Lyonnais Foot for one year before returning to

Meyzieu Meyzieu (; frp, Mêsiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a large suburb of Lyon, situated 13 km east of the city centre on the left bank of the Rhône. Before 1967, it was part of t ...

. After one season, she joined the academy and youth teams of

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, th ...

. She won the under-19 French championship twice in 2022 and 2024 with Lyon.

International career

Zemma was part of Algeria squad for the

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. Despite finishing second, she was the top scorer of the tournament with three goals. In October 2023, she was selected for the 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification matches against Mali. On 22 February 2024, Zemma received her first call-up to the Senior Algeria team for two friendly matches against Burkina Faso. On 24 February 2024 she made her debut coming on as a substitute for

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in the 65th minute.

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Top scorer:

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Amélia Zemma
at Footballdatabase 2005 births Living people French women's footballers Algerian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Algeria women's youth international footballers Algeria women's international footballers Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players people from Lyon {{Algeria-women-footy-bio-stub