Camille Catala (born 6 May 1991 in

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) is a French

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. Catala plays as a striker and has been active with the

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on the youth circuit. In 2010, she played on the under-19 team that won the

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Career

Saint-Étienne

Catala began her career at ''

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''. With the club, she made an appearance in a

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match before departing for ''Racing Club de Saint-Étienne'', where she was inserted as a starter upon arrival. In her first season with the club, she appeared in 15 matches scoring only one goal, which came on 10 May 2009 in a 2–2 draw with Nord Allier Yzeure. The following season saw RC Saint-Étienne merge with

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club

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to form the club's women's section. Catala again entered the season as a starter scoring her first goal of the season in her club's 1–4 loss to Nord Allier Yzeure.

Juvisy

In June 2012, it was announced that Catala would be joining

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International

Catala has been active with the women's section of the national team. She has earned caps with the women's under-17 and under-19 teams. With the under-17 team, she participated in both the 2008

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and the inaugural

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, where France were eliminated in the group stage. Catala's only goal in the World Cup came in France's 6–2 thrashing of

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. With the under-19s, Catala played in the

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international tournament and the

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reached the semi-finals before bowing out to

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. She appeared for France at the

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Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 1 September 2016''

International

:''(Correct as of 1 September 2016)''CATALA Camille
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, accessed 28 July 2012

International goals

Honours

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: Winner

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References

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