Marie-Yasmine Alidou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Montréal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS St-Hubert | |||
| FC St-Leonard | |||
| CS Union Lanaudiere Sud | |||
| AS Varennes-St. Amable | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | UQAM Citadins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Marseille | 16 | (3) |
| 2018 | Linköpings FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sporting Huelva | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Klepp | 20 | (5) |
| 2022 | Sturm Graz | 8 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Famalicão | 20 | (8) |
| 2023– | Benfica | 24 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada Universiade | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Canada | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 25, 2024 | |||
Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou (born April 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica and the Canada women's national team.
Early life
[edit]Alidou was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Saint-Hubert, Quebec to a Beninese father and a French Canadian mother.[1] She played the majority of her youth soccer with CS St-Hubert and also had stints with FC St-Leonard, Lanaudiere Sud and Varennes-St. Amable.[2]
College career
[edit]Alidou has attended the Université du Québec à Montréal. In 2016, she was named RSEQ Player of the Week for Week 2,[3] UQAM Athlete of the Year,[4] an RSEQ First Team All-Star,[5] and a U Sports Second Team All-Star.[6]
Club career
[edit]In 2017, Alidou joined French club Olympique de Marseille.[7][8]
Afterwards, she played for Swedish club Linköpings FC in 2018.[9] A year later, she joined Sporting de Huelva in Spain.[10][11] Afterwards, she played for Klepp IL in Norway in 2020–21[12] and Sturm Graz in 2022.[13]
In 2022, she signed with Famalicão in Portugal in 2022.[14] She was named the league's player of the month in February and March, and helped the club with their first Taça de Portugal.[15][16]
In the summer of 2023, she signed with Benfica.[17][18] On October 11, 2023, she scored a brace in a Champions League match against Cypriot club Apollon.[19]
International career
[edit]She represented Canada at the 2017 FISU Universiade Games.[20][21]
In February 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time.[22] Alidou made her senior debut for Canada on February 23, 2022 against Spain at the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.[23] On October 21, 2024, Alidou was called up for an international friendly against Spain, the reigning World Cup champions, to replace the injured Cloe Lacasse.[24][25] She subsequently scored her first international goal in the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw.[26][27]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2017–18 | D1 Féminine | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Linköping | 2018 | Damallsvenskan | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Huelva | 2019–20 | Liga F | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Klepp | 2020 | Toppserien | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | Toppserien | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2021–22 | ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Famalicão | 2022–23 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | ||
| Benfica | 2023–24 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 154 | 54 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa de la Reina, Taça de Portugal
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 October 2024 | Estadio Francisco de la Hera, Almendralejo, Spain |  Spain | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Famalicão
- Taça de Portugal: 2022–23
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2023–24
- Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2024
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ Marie-Yasmine Alidou at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Lidbetter, Mark (February 23, 2022). "Local players advancing their soccer dreams". The Suburban.
- ^ "Le soccer à l'honneur dans le cadre des athlètes universitaires de la semaine" [Soccer in the spotlight as part of the university athletes of the week]. RSEQ (in French). September 13, 2016.
- ^ Ducharme, Jean-Francois (April 7, 2017). "Grande célébration sportive" [Great sports celebration]. Université du Québec à Montréal (in French).
- ^ Ducharme, Jean-Francois (November 2, 2016). "Joueuses étoiles" [Star players]. Université du Québec à Montréal (in French).
- ^ "U Sports women's soccer: Laval's Roy-Petitclerc named player of the year". U Sports. November 9, 2016.
- ^ LeBlanc, Eric (November 3, 2017). "Geneviève Richard et Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou jouent pour l'Olympique de Marseille" [Geneviève Richard and Marie-Yasmine Alidou from Anjou play for Olympique de Marseille]. RDS (in French).
- ^ Malchelosse, Marie (September 2, 2017). "L'Olympique de Marseille recrute une deuxième Québécoise" [Olympique de Marseille recruits a second Quebecer]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
- ^ Asselin, Philippe (February 23, 2022). "L'Appel inespéré de Marie-Yasmine Alidou" [The unexpectedcall of Marie-Yasmine Alidou]. TVA Sports (in French).
- ^ "La canadiense Marie-Yasmine Alidou, polivalencia para el centro del campo sportinguista" [Marie-Yasmine Alidou, versatility for the center of the sportinguista field]. Huelva Hoy (in Spanish). July 18, 2019.
- ^ Hidalgo, M. (July 18, 2019). "Alidou, polivalencia para el centro del campo del Sporting Club de Huelva" [Alidou, versatility for the midfield of Sporting Club de Huelva]. Huelva Informacíon.
- ^ "Nøkkelspiller ute resten av sesongen. Marie-Yasmine debuterer fra start" [Key player out the rest of the season. Marie-Yasmine makes her debut from the start]. Jærbladet (in Norwegian). October 31, 2020.
- ^ Fischer, Magdalena (February 1, 2022). "Sturm Damen verpflichten kanadische Teamspielerin" [Sturm women sign Canadian team player]. Sturm Netz (in German).
- ^ "Marie-Yasmine Alidou é reforço para o meio-campo do Famalicão" (in Portuguese). July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Marie-Yasmine Alidou joins SL Benfica". Canadian Soccer Association. June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Canada star Marie-Yasmine Alidou wins second Portuguese Supertaça to continue stunning start at Benfica". Canadian Soccer Daily. September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Notícia de A BOLA confirmada: Marie-Yasmine Alidou reforça tricampeãs!" [Marie-Yasmine Alidou reinforces Benfica]. A Bola (in Portuguese). June 30, 2023.
- ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (June 30, 2023). "Cloé Lacasse, Ashley Lawrence and Marie-Yasmine Alidou kick off busy summer of transfers for CanWNT players". OneSoccer.
- ^ "Canada's Marie-Yasmine Alidou hits stunning brace in Benfica UWCL win, Evelyne Viens nets again for Roma". Canadian Soccer Daily. October 11, 2023.
- ^ Ducharme, Jean-Francois (September 5, 2017). "Une Citadin avec l'OM" [A Citadin with OM]. Université du Québec à Montréal (in French).
- ^ "Marie-Yasmin Alidou Danjou Universiade profile". 2017 Summer Universiade.
- ^ Vézina, Justin (August 15, 2023). "Marie-Yasmine Alidou: La globe-trotteuse aboutie" [Marie-Yasmine Alidou: The accomplished globetrotter]. La Presse (in French).
- ^ "Début International de Marie-Yasmine Alidou D'anjou" [International debut for Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou]. ARS Rive-Sud (in French). February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Alidou replaces injured Lacasse for Canadian women's friendly in Spain". CBC Sports. October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Cloé Lacasse suffers injury, replaced on CanWNT roster for Spain friendly by Marie-Yasmine Alidou". Canadian Soccer Daily. October 21, 2024.
- ^ Hewitt, Thomas (October 26, 2024). "Canada hold world champions Spain to draw, Marie-Yasmine Alidou breaks out as CanWNT shining light". Canadian Soccer Daily.
- ^ "Marie-Yasmine Alidou goal gives Canada lead over world champions in Spain". Canadian Soccer Daily. October 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Marie-Yasmine Alidou at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Marie-Yasmine Alidou at Soccerway
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