Aurélie Kaci (; born 19 December 1989) is a French professional

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who last played as a

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for

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side Juárez.

Early life

Born in

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

and raised in

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, Kaci began playing football with club ASCEM Villeurbanne until she joined

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in 2002.

Club career

Olympique Lyonnais

Kaci played her first official match with

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...

on 12 February 2006 during the team's 6–1 win against

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in the Challenge de France. She scored her first goal in the 85th minute of the match. At the age of 16, Kaci played her first regular season match for Olympique Lyonnais on 3 September 2006, the first day of the 2006–2007 season. Her debut came during a 3–0 win against

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after coming in during the 79th minute. During her first season with the team, she made six appearances. During the next two seasons, she played in four matches in Division 1 and changed regularly with the club's reserve team in Division 3. Kaci increased her playing time with the Division 1 squad during the 2009–2010 season where she played in almost all league games. She scored her first goal against AS Saint-Étienne helping Lyon defeat the team 5–0.

Paris Saint-Germain

Out of contract with Lyon at the end of the 2011–2012 season, Kaci left Olympique Lyonnais and signed with

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for the 2012–2013 season. During the 2012–13 season, she started in 20 of the 22 matches in which she appeared and scored two goals.

Olympique Lyonnais

In 2015, Kaci returned to Lyon by signing a two-year deal with the current Division 1 champions. While playing for Lyon, she won two additional championship titles in each of the Division 1, the

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, and the

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. She was injured in May 2016, therefore missing that year's Division 1 finals and the Olympic games.

Atlético de Madrid

In 2017, Kaci signed to play in the Liga Feminina Iberdrola, becoming the first French player to play for

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CD Tacón

In 2019, Kaci signed for CD Tacón in the Primera División.

International career

Kaci was selected to represent the France national team starting in 2013, making her first appearance on 25 October in a match against

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. In 2015, she was selected to be an alternate for the

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, but forfeited her selection due to a quadriceps injury. On 27 October 2015, Kaci started in her first national team game in a qualifying match for the

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. The next year, she was on the roster for the 2016 She Believes Cup, but did not play. A torn ligament suffered in May that year prevented her from playing in the Olympics.

Career statistics

Club

''As of 1 June 2017''

International

Honors

Club

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(Champions of France): Winner 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016-17 *

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: Winner 2007–2008, 2011–2012, 2015–2016, 2016–17 *

: Winner 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016-17 Club América *

: Clausura 2023

Notes

References

External links

PSG player profile

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaci, Aurelie 1989 births Living people French women's footballers France women's international footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Footballers from Lyon Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players Première Ligue players Liga F players Atlético Madrid Femenino players Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders Real Madrid Femenino players Liga MX Femenil players Club América (women) footballers FC Juárez (women) players French expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players 21st-century French sportswomen