Inès Jaurena (born 14 May 1991) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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, who most recently played for

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club

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, and the France national team.

Club career

On 18 July 2022,

announced the signing of Jaurena on a one-year deal until June 2023. The Washington Spirit has signed midfielder Inès Jaurena to a one-year contract, the club announced today, February 7, 2023. Jaurena, 31, will join the NWSL after playing professionally in France for the past ten years. Jaurena left Lyon on 29 January 2023 after her contract was ended by mutual agreement.

International career

Jaurena made her senior team debut on 20 October 2017 in a 1–0 friendly win against

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at Florida State Seminoles 1991 births Living people Footballers from Paris Black French sportspeople French people of Martiniquais descent French people of Basque descent French women's footballers France women's youth international footballers France women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players Division 1 Féminine players Paris FC (women) players GPSO 92 Issy players FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States {{France-women-footy-bio-stub