Élisa Flore de Almeida (born 11 January 1998) 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

De Almeida made her professional debut with

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— now Paris FC — at 18 years old in 2016. She played for the team until joining

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in 2019. On 9 July 2021,

announced the signing of de Almeida on a three-year deal. She scored her first goal for the club on 16 December 2022 in a 2–1 win over

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. On 8 July 2024, she extended her contract with the club until June 2027.

International career

Born in France, de Almeida is of Portuguese descent. She is a former French youth international and started playing with Les Bleues at the U17 level. De Almeida went on to win the European U19 Championship in 2016. De Almeida was called up to the France squad for the

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. De Almeida made her senior team debut for France on 4 October 2019 in a 4–0 friendly win over

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. In July 2024, she was named in France's squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2021–22, 2023–24 France *

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runner-up: 2023–24 Individual * UNFP Première Ligue team of the year:

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, 2023–24 * LFFP Première Ligue team of the season:

, 2023–24

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Elisa de 1998 births Living people French sportspeople of Portuguese descent Sportspeople from Châtenay-Malabry Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine French women's footballers Women's association football defenders Paris FC (women) players Montpellier HSC (women) players Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players Première Ligue players France women's youth international footballers Olympic footballers for France France women's international footballers 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players 21st-century French sportswomen