Viviane Marie-Louise Blanche Asseyi (born 20 November 1993) 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.

Club career

Asseyi began her career with amateur club

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. Due to Quevilly not having a women's section, she played on a mixed team composed mostly of boys. She later joined the women's section of football club

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, where the youngster scored 23 goals in 28 total appearances. She joined

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midway through the 2009–10 season in January 2010 and played there until moving to

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ahead of the 2016–17 season. In 2020, amid the

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, she transferred to Bayern Munich in Germany. Upon her arrival at the club, she was welcomed by fellow French citizen

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, who played for the men's side. She had been in conversations with Bayern about a transfer for a year prior to the move. On 2 August 2022, Asseyi joined

club

Personal life

Asseyi was born in France, and is of Gabonese descent.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Bayern Munich * Frauen-Bundesliga: 2020-21

References

External links

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FFF profile

Profile
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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 ...

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