Liana Joseph

Liana Joseph
Personal information
Full name Liana Lina Joseph
Date of birth (2006-08-15) 15 August 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Bondy, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 31
Youth career
2015–2020 Paris FC
2020–2022 CO Vincennes
2022– Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Lyon B 4 (3)
2023– Lyon 4 (1)
International career‡
2022–2023 France U17 13 (10)
2023– France U19 5 (4)
2024– France U20 4 (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Winner 2023 Estonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2024

Liana Lina Joseph (born 15 August 2006) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon.

Early life

Joseph was born in a family of Haitian descent in Bondy. Her father Othlinds was a footballer for Maccabi Paris and her uncle Berley played for Troyes and Paris FC.[1]

Club career

Joseph started playing football in the youth categories of Paris FC, usually mixed with boys. After finishing as top scorer in the 2019 Danone Nations Cup, she was admitted to the Lyon youth team.[1] She won the 2022-23 France national U-19 Women's Championship with Lyon and finished as top scorer with 27 goals, including 5 goals against Paris Saint-Germain in the decinding match in the last round of the league.[2][3]

International career

Joseph represented France under-17s during the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship held in Estonia. She scored a brace in the final against Spain in a 3–2 victory to lead France winning their first European Under-17 title in their history.[4][5] With 5 goals scored during the tournament, she shared the top scorer award with her teammate Maeline Mendy and Spanish team player Vicky López.[6]

Honours

Lyon

France U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Football : à 13 ans, cette "extraterrestre" dribble les garçons". leparisien.fr (in French). 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ "U19F : nos jeunes Lyonnaises championnes de France !". www.ol.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Porté par une Liana Joseph magique, l'OL remporte le titre national U19 féminin". Footeuses (in French). 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ "La France remporte l'Euro U17 féminin !". SOFOOT.com (in French). 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ "L'équipe de France remporte l'Euro U17 féminin". L'Équipière (in French). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Grâce aux lyonnaises Liana Joseph et Maeline Mendy, la France remporte l'Euro U17 féminin". lyonfoot.com (in French). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "LYON GARDE SA COURONNE" (in French). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ^ "2023 Women's Under-17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 30 May 2023.