Mélissa Plaza (born 28 July 1988 in Saint-Gaudens) is a French

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player who last played for EA Guingamp of the

Division 1 Féminine The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...

. She plays as a

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. Plaza is a former women's youth international having played with the under-20 team at the

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in Chile between 19 November and 7 December 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, i ...

and is a currently a member of the senior team making her debut in 2009. She also played with the France team at

2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provin ...

Games where she netted two goals.

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1988 births Living people French women's footballers French people of Spanish descent Sportspeople of Spanish descent Montpellier HSC (women) players Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players France women's international footballers Division 1 Féminine players Women's association football midfielders En Avant Guingamp (women) players {{France-women-footy-bio-stub