Hoda Lattaf (born 31 August 1978 in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

) is a French

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player who plays in attack. She currently plays for

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

in the top French league and is one of the leading players for the France national team, and was seen as the preferred partner for

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until the latter decided to retire from international soccer.

Club career

Lattaf joined Olympique Lyonnais in the summer of 2006, after 6 seasons with

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current i ...

, during which she won the title in 2004 and 2005. Lattaf was the second highest scorer in the 2005/2006 season after

International career

Since making her debut on 22 November 1997, Lattaf has played 98 time for her country, scoring 26 goals (as of 26 May 2006), and appeared in the 2001 UEFA Championships, the 2003 World Cup and the 2005 UEFA Championships. The France team failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup after Lattaf scored an own goal against

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on 30 September 2006.

References

Info from the MFFF website
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Hoda Lattaf Hoda Lattaf (born 31 August 1978 in Bordeaux) is a French football player who plays in attack. She currently plays for Montpellier in the top French league and is one of the leading players for the France national team, and was seen as the pr ...

page on the

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, accessed 17 November 2006

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* * 1978 births Living people Footballers from Bordeaux French women's footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players Montpellier HSC (women) players FIFA Century Club France women's international footballers 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football forwards Division 1 Féminine players {{France-women-footy-bio-stub