Melvine Marie Ericka Malard (born 28 June 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the France national team.

Career

Malard started playing football in

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, on her native island of

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. She joined the

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in 2014, signing her first professional contract in July 2017 with the European champions. For the 2019–20 season, she was sent on loan to FC Fleury 91 to gain some game-time, Which did not prevent her from joining back Lyon for the

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, taking part in the victory as a substitute. On 18 September 2020, Malard made her debut for the France national team in a 2–0 victory against

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. In January 2020, she was named by

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as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malard goal.''

Honours

Lyon *

: 2018–19, 2021–22 *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 France U19 * Euro Under-19:

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* * * 2000 births Living people French women's footballers Women's association football forwards Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players Division 1 Féminine players France women's youth international footballers France women's international footballers Black French sportspeople Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Réunion Women's footballers from Réunion FC Fleury 91 (women) players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players {{France-women-footy-bio-stub