Sylia Koui
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France[1] | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | Courtilières FC | ||
2003–2006 | Blanc-Mesnil SF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Blanc-Mesnil SF | 35 | (1) |
2009–2013 | Le Mans [fr] | 70 | (5) |
2013–2014 | Yzeure | 22 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Tremblay FC | 39 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Rouen | 44 | (6) |
2019–2022 | Le Havre | 56 | (3) |
2022–2024 | Nantes | 40 | (4) |
Total | 306 | (22) | |
International career‡ | |||
2020–2024 | Algeria | 14 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 |
Sylia Koui (Arabic: سيليا كوي; born 27 July 1992) is a former professional footballer played as a midfielder. Born in France, she played for the Algeria national team.
Early life
Koui was born in Saint-Denis a subprefecture of the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. Her parents are originally from Tigzirt in Algeria. She started playing football at the age of eight in the Courtilières FC club. At the age of eleven, she joined the women's team of Blanc-Mesnil SF, where she made her first appearance in the Division 2 Féminine at the age of fourteen.[2]
Club career
In 2009, at the age of seventeen, she joined Le Mans FC for four seasons. During her time there, she contributed to the promotion to Division 1 Féminine in the 2009–2010 season, finishing as D2 champion. However, the following year, at the end of the 2010–2011 season, the club was relegated back to D2.[3] Following her signing with FF Yzeure Allier Auvergne in 2013, she played in the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine.[4] 2014 also saw her return to the Parisian suburbs where she played two seasons with Tremblay FC in D2. after two seasons in the club she moved to Division 2 side FC Rouen for three seasons.
In 2019, Le Harve AC announced the signing of Koui for the 2019–20 season. where the contract was later renewed till 2022. Afterward, she joined Division 2's club FC Nantes.[5] During with Nantes for two seasons, she contributed the club's historic promotion to the Première Ligue. Her brace on the final matchday against ASPTT Albi was crucial in securing their historic promotion.[6]
On 27 May 2024, Koui announced her retirement from professional football after achieving promotion to Première Ligue with the club.[7][8]
International career
In March 2020, Koui was called up for the first time to the Algerian national team to participate in a training camp in preparation for the first qualifying round of the 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. The competition was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
She was selected again in October 2021 by coach Radia Fertoul to participate in a double-legged qualifier match against Sudan as a part of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[11] On 20 October 2021, Sylia earned her first cap after she made her first appearance as a starter and scored a brace in the historic 14–0 victory against Sudan.[12] On 3 June 2024, She made her final appearance for the team in a friendly against local club CF Akbou.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2024[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blanc-Mesnil SF | 2006–07 | Division 2 Féminine | 1 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
2008–09 | Division 3 Féminine | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
Le Mans FC B | 2009–10 | Division 3 Féminine | 13 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Le Mans FC | 2010–11 | Division 1 Féminine | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Division 2 Féminine | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Total | 64 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 70 | 5 | ||||
FF Yzeure | 2013–14 | Division 1 Féminine | 22 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 22 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
Tremblay FC | 2014–15 | Division 2 Féminine | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 15 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
Total | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
FC Rouen | 2016–17 | Division 2 Féminine | 21 | 3 | – | – | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
2017–18 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
2018–19 | – | – | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 6 | ||||
Le Harve AC | 2019–20 | Division 2 Féminine | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Division 1 Féminine | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Division 2 Féminine | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 3 | ||||
Nantes | 2022–23 | Division 2 Féminine | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
Total | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 4 | ||||
Career total | 281 | 18 | 25 | 4 | — | — | 306 | 22 |
International
- As of match played 3 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Algeria | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 3 | |
2022 | 2 | 1 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 4 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 October 2021 | Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | 3–0 | 14–0 | 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2 | 12–0 | |||||
3 | 28 November 2021 | Stade de Ariana, Ariana, Tunisia | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–2 | International Friendly |
4 | 23 February 2022 | Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Le Mans FC
- Division 2 Féminine Champions: 2009–10
References
- ^ a b "Sylia Koui Player Profile at Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Discovering Sylia Koui, FC Rouen". dzballon.com (in French). Farid Kada rabah. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Sylia KOUI – Saison 2021-2022". hac-foot.com (in French). Le Harve AC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Un groupe profondément remanié à l'intersaison". lamontagne.fr (in French). 8 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Sylia Koui: 'Le FC Nantes, là où je me voyais le mieux". fcnantes.com (in French). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Football. D2F : en maîtrise face à Albi, les Nantaises filent en D1 !" [Football. D2F: In control against Albi, Nantes advances to D1!]. ouest-france.fr (in French). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
a capitaine Sylia Koui a réalisé un doublé
- ^ "« Merci de m'avoir permis de conclure sur une si belle note » : après son doublé pour offrir la montée en D1 aux féminines du FC Nantes, Sylia Koui annonce sa retraite". tribunenantaise.fr (in French). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Féminines : Sylia Koui va prendre sa retraite". dzfoot.com (in French). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Éliminatoires CAN 2020 Féminine : 22 joueuses retenues pour un stage en mars". lagazettedufennec.com (in French). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "EN Fem. : 22 joueuses convoquées pour un stage". dzfoot.com (in French). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "EN Fem. : La liste des Vertes". dzfoot.com (in French). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Eliminatoires CAN Total Energies 2022 : Les Vertes s'offrent un festival de buts à Bologhine". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Sélection Nationale Féminine : Sylia Koui Prend Sa Retraite Footballistique À La Clôture Du Stage Des Vertes". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Sylia Koui" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
External links
- Club profile (in French)
- StatsFootoFeminin profile (in French)
- Sylia Koui at FBRef.com
- Sylia Koui at Global Sports Archive
- Sylia Koui at Football Data Base