Aurélie Kaci

Aurélie Kaci

Kaci with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-12-19) 19 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Juárez
Number	18
Youth career
1997–2004	ASCEM Villeurbanne
2004–2006	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Lyon	57	(1)
2012–2015	Paris Saint-Germain	56	(7)
2015–2017	Lyon	18	(0)
2017–2019	Atlético de Madrid	39	(2)
2019–2020	CD Tacón	19	(2)
2020–2022	Real Madrid	49	(5)
2022–2024	América	76	(9)
2024–	Juárez	11	(0)
International career^‡
2007	France U19	2	(1)
2013–	France	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2016

Aurélie Kaci (French pronunciation: [ɔʁeli kasi]; born 19 December 1989) is a French professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side Juárez.

Early life

Born in Lyon and raised in Villeurbanne, Kaci began playing football with club ASCEM Villeurbanne until she joined FC Lyon in 2002.^[1][2]

Club career

Olympique Lyonnais

Kaci played her first official match with Olympique Lyonnais on 12 February 2006 during the team's 6–1 win against Besançon RC in the Challenge de France. She scored her first goal in the 85th minute of the match.^[3]

At the age of 16, Kaci played her first regular season match for Olympique Lyonnais on 3 September 2006, the first day of the 2006–2007 season. Her debut came during a 3–0 win against ASJ Soyaux after coming in during the 79th minute. During her first season with the team, she made six appearances.^[4]

During the next two seasons, she played in four matches in Division 1 and changed regularly with the club's reserve team in Division 3. Kaci increased her playing time with the Division 1 squad during the 2009–2010 season where she played in almost all league games. She scored her first goal against AS Saint-Étienne helping Lyon defeat the team 5–0.

Paris Saint-Germain

Out of contract with Lyon at the end of the 2011–2012 season, Kaci left Olympique Lyonnais and signed with Paris Saint-Germain for the 2012–2013 season. During the 2012–13 season, she started in 20 of the 22 matches in which she appeared and scored two goals.

Olympique Lyonnais

In 2015, Kaci returned to Lyon by signing a two-year deal with the current Division 1 champions.^[5] While playing for Lyon, she won two additional championship titles in each of the Division 1, the Coupe de France, and the UEFA Women's Champions League. She was injured in May 2016, therefore missing that year's Division 1 finals and the Olympic games.^[6]

Atlético de Madrid

In 2017, Kaci signed to play in the Liga Feminina Iberdrola, becoming the first French player to play for Atlético de Madrid.^[7]

CD Tacón

In 2019, Kaci signed for CD Tacón in the Primera División.^[8]

International career

Kaci was selected to represent the France national team starting in 2013, making her first appearance on 25 October in a match against Poland.

In 2015, she was selected to be an alternate for the World Cup, but forfeited her selection due to a quadriceps injury.^[9] On 27 October 2015, Kaci started in her first national team game in a qualifying match for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

The next year, she was on the roster for the 2016 She Believes Cup, but did not play. A torn ligament suffered in May that year prevented her from playing in the Olympics.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2017

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2006–07	6	0	1	0	-	-	7	0
	2007–08	3	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
	2008–09	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
	2009–10	18	1	4	2	2	0	24	3
	2010–11	17	0	3	0	6	0	26	0
	2011–12	12	0	5	1	5	0	22	1
Total		57	1	13	3	13	0	83	4
Paris SG	2012–13	22	2	5	0	-	-	27	2
	2013–14	16	1	-	-	2	0	18	1
	2014–15	18	4	3	0	9	1	30	5
Total		56	7	8	0	11	1	75	8
Lyon	2015–16	17	0	5	2	8	0	30	2
	2016–17	1	0	4	1	-	-	5	1
Total		18	0	9	3	8	0	35	3
Career total		131	8	33	8	31	1	196	17

International

As of 11 April 2016^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2013	1	0
	2014	1	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	1	0
Total		7	0

Honors

Club

• Division 1 Féminine (Champions of France): Winner 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016-17
• Coupe de France Féminine: Winner 2007–2008, 2011–2012, 2015–2016, 2016–17
• UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016-17

Club América

• Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2023

Notes

References

1. "Le coup de coeur. Aurélie Kaci, fidèle au ballon rond et à Lyon". LeProgress. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
2. "Aurélie Kaci". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
3. "France (Women) 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
4. "Championnat de France de D1 2006-2007 - 1re journee - Soyaux-Lyon 0-3". FootoFeminin. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
5. "PRESS RELEASE". Retrieved 2 July 2015.
6. "Aurélie Kaci victime d'une rupture du ligament croisé". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
7. "Aurélie Kaci signe à l'Atlético de Madrid". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
8. "Real Madrid transfer news: Aurelie Kaci becomes CD Tacon's third 'Galatica' signing". Goal.com. 30 July 2019.
9. "AURÉLIE KACI FORFAIT, MARION TORRENT EN RENFORT". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
10. "Equipe de France A - Aurélie Kaci" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

External links

• PSG player profile
• Lyon player profile
• Aurélie Kaci at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Aurélie Kaci at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-04-22) (in French)
• Aurélie Kaci at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
• Aurélie Kaci at ESPN FC
• Aurélie Kaci at FBref.com
• Aurélie Kaci at Soccerway