Mélissa Godart (born 6 February 1991) is a French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional association football, football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of Footb ...

Biography

Club career

Mélissa Godart was born in

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

and first trained in football in her native department,

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, passing through

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, ES Saint-Privat-Roncourt then

Woippy Woippy (; , ; ) is a French commune in the Moselle department, Grand Est, located near Metz. Woippy houses the 6th Régiment du matériel (6e RMAT). Woippy-Triage is the largest classification yard in France. Population See also * Commune ...

. She played for a senior season at AS Algrange in Division 2 from 2008 to 2009, then joined ESOFV

La Roche-sur-Yon La Roche-sur-Yon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is '' ...

and discovered D1. In 2014, she joined ASJ

Soyaux Soyaux ( or ) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population Notable people * Bruno Périer (born 1966), former professional footballer Sights * Sentier botanique de Soyaux ...

. After two years in Charente, she returned to AS Algrange, which has since become

FC Metz Football Club de Metz () is a Football in France, French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the highest division in the French football league system, for the 2025–26 Ligue 1, ...

. In 2020, after four seasons with FC Metz, three in D1 and one in D2, she announced her departure from the club and her desire to play abroad.

Career in selection

Mélissa Godart has seven selections for the French U19 team, including two matches in the 2010 European Championship, which she won with the French team. She is also part of the French military team, world champion in 2016, in

Vannes Vannes (; , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Morbihan, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic ...

, Brittany.

Honours

2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2010 Final Tournament was held in Macedonia (country), Macedonia between 24 May and 5 June 2010. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competiti ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Godart, Mélissa 1991 births French women's footballers Living people People from Metz FC Metz (women) players OGC Nice (women) players ASJ Soyaux-Charente players Women's association football defenders Première Ligue players Seconde Ligue players France women's youth international footballers 21st-century French sportswomen