Nora Coton-Pélagie (born 22 April 1988) is a French

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player. She plays as an

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and is a former women's youth international having played at all levels. Coton-Pélagie played at both the 2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup where she formed excellent partnerships with current senior internationals Eugénie Le Sommer and Marie-Laure Delie. She is the daughter of Bruno Coton-Pélagie, who is currently the

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of Championnat de France amateur 2 club FC Les Lilas.

Career

Coton-Pélagie began playing football at the club where her father coached and he brother played as amateur, FC Les Lilas. She played in the lower levels of French football with Blanc-Mesnil and CNFE Clairefontaine before joining D1 sides ASJ Soyaux and

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. Coton-Pélagie joined D2 side

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, and helped the club gain promotion to D1. In 2020, she joined the feminine squad of AS Nancy. She retired from her playing career in June 2023.https://www.instagram.com/p/CtuR3K4szYy/?hl=en

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