Ludivine Diguelman (born 15 April 1984, in

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 ...

) is a French

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player currently playing for

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of the Division 2 Féminine. Diguelman plays as a

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and spent most of her career at

of the

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, being one of the longest-serving players at Montpellier having joined in 2000. She is also a member of the

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making her first major tournament appearance with her nation at

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Career

Diguelman was born in

and began her career with local club ''AS Gignac''. She later joined ''Montpellier Le Crès''. In 2001, ''Le Crès'' joined professional football club

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to form the club's

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. Diguelman spent only a year in the youth system earning her debut during the 2001–02 season. Following the season, she was selected to attend

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, the women's section of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. She spent one year at the facility before returning to Montpellier. Upon her return in 2003, Diguelman was inserted into the starting eleven appearing in all 22 league matches scoring six goals. Her play, along with the team as a whole, saw Montpellier win the league title. The following season, Diguelman and Montpellier earned another title with the midfielder starting all 22 league matches. The 2005–06 season saw Montpellier earned no titles despite Diguelman scoring a career-high nine goals. Diguelman later helped the club win the 2006–07 Challenge de France and two seasons later contributed to the club's capture of another Challenge de France, as well as a 2nd-place finish in the league. The finish saw Montpellier earn qualification to the newly created

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International career

Prior to representing the senior team, Diguelman starred with the under-19 team that reached the final of the

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, where they lost to

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. She made her international debut on 1 June 2002 in a 2–1 victory over

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during France's qualifying campaign for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, which they later qualified for. Despite being a part of several of the team's matches ahead of the World Cup, which included the

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tournament, Diguelman was not selected to play in the tournament. Diguelman was also not selected to play in

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. She finally earned her first major tournament appearance for

after being called up by manager Bruno Bini to serve as backup to

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. Diguelman, however, appeared in no matches at the tournament with France reaching as far as the quarterfinals before losing to the

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4–5 on penalties.

External links

Montpellier player profile

Player stats
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