Grace Kazadi Ntambwe (born 31 January 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the France national team.

Club career

Kazadi played football until 2011 at CSM Eaubonne. On 1 August 2020, Kazadi joined

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

on loan, helping them win the

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on 16 January 2021. On 12 November 2021, Kazadi extended their contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 30 June 2023. In January 2022, Kazadi was sent on loan to

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for the remainder of the season.

International career

On 13 April 2021, Kazadi made her senior international debut for

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, in a 2–0 defeat against the

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Career statistics

International

Honours

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* * * 2001 births Living people French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Black French sportspeople French women's footballers Women's association football defenders Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players Atlético Madrid Femenino players Sevilla FC (women) players Liga F players France women's youth international footballers France women's international footballers French expatriate women's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain {{France-women-footy-bio-stub