Marine Dafeur (born 20 October 1994) is a

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who plays as a

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and

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for

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club FC Fleury 91. Born and raised in France to Algerian parents, she originally

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for France at youth and

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levels, but ultimately went to debut for the Algeria women's national team.

International career

Despite having represented France, Dafeur changed alliance to Algeria in 2023, where she was called for a training camp with the Algerian team from 13–21 February 2023.

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* * 1994 births Living people People from Douai Sportspeople from Nord (French department) French women's footballers Algerian women's footballers Women's association football defenders Division 1 Féminine players En Avant Guingamp (women) players France women's youth international footballers France women's international footballers Algeria women's international footballers Dual internationalists (women's football) FC Fleury 91 (women) players Lille OSC (women) players Footballers from Hauts-de-France FCF Hénin-Beaumont players French sportspeople of Algerian descent {{France-women-footy-bio-stub