Anissa Lahmari

Anissa Lahmari
Lahmari with Morocco in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Saint-Cloud, France
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AS FAR
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2008 AC Boulogne-Billancourt
2008–2009 Issy
2009–2010 Issy-Les-Moulineaux
2010–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Paris Saint-Germain 17 (4)
2017Reading (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018Paris FC (loan) 21 (2)
2019Soyaux (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 Soyaux 13 (1)
2020–2021 Guingamp 19 (1)
2021–2022 Soyaux 12 (2)
2022–2023 Guingamp 18 (2)
2023–2024 Levante Las Planas 25 (7)
2024–2025 Levante UD 21 (1)
2025– AS FAR 1 (2)
International career
2013 France U16 3 (4)
2013 France U17 6 (1)
2015–2016 France U19 13 (8)
2018–2019 France B (U23) 10 (2)
2023 Algeria 1 (0)
2023– Morocco 15 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Morocco
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2024 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2024

Anissa Lahmari (Arabic: أنيسة لحماري; born 17 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moroccan Women's Championship D1 club AS FAR. Born in France, she plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

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Lahmari is a youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain. She made her senior debut for the club on 22 March 2015 by scoring a goal in a 2–0 away win against Glasgow City in the quarter-finals of UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] However, she struggled to find playing time at the capital club in following seasons and was loaned out to Reading, Paris FC and Soyaux.[2] She announced her departure from Paris Saint-Germain in May 2019 after contract expiration.[3]

On 30 August 2023, Lahmari joined Spanish club Levante Las Planas.[4] In July 2024, she joined Levante UD.[5]

On 28 August 2025, Lahmari joined Moroccan record-winning club AS FAR.

International career

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France youth

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Lahmari played for France youth teams in European competitions. She represented France at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[6] She also won the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup with the France under-23 team.[7]

Algeria

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In February 2023, Lahmari was called up to the Algeria national team by coach Farid Benstiti.[8] In April 2023, she made her debut in a 4–0 win in a friendly match against Tanzania.[9]

Morocco

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In June 2023, Lahmari was included in the 28-player preliminary squad of Morocco for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10] She was later named in the final squad which was announced on 11 July.[11] On 3 August 2023, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Colombia which helped her country to reach the knockout phase of the World Cup, an effort that also earned her the player of the match award.[12] Following her remarkable perfomance, Lahmari was nominated for the 2023 African Women's Footballer of the Year Award.

Personal life

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Lahmari was born in Saint-Cloud to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother.[13][14]

Honours

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AS FAR

France B (U23)

Morocco

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 May 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2014–15 D1F 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 2
2015–16 D1F 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 2
2016–17 D1F 6 1 3 2 2 0 11 3
2018–19 D1F 6 1 0 0 2 0 8 1
Total 17 4 4 3 6 1 27 8
Reading (loan) 2017 FA WSL 6 0 6 0
Paris FC (loan) 2017–18 D1F 21 2 1 0 22 2
Soyaux (loan) 2018–19 D1F 6 0 1 0 7 0
Soyaux 2019–20 D1F 13 1 2 0 15 1
Guingamp 2020–21 D1F 19 1 1 0 20 1
Soyaux 2021–22 D1F 12 2 1 0 13 2
Guingamp 2022–23 D1F 18 2 2 0 20 2
Career total 112 12 12 3 6 1 130 16

International

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As of match played 30 May 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2023 1 0
Morocco 2023 11 2
2024 4 0
Total 15 2
Career total 16 2
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lahmari goal.
List of international goals scored by Anissa Lahmari
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 August 2023 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia  Colombia 1–0 1–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2 26 October 2023 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco  Namibia 2–0 2–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualification

References

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  1. ^ "A 18 ans, Lahmari montre la voie". 22 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Anissa Lahmari prêtée à Soyaux". Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Anissa Lahmari annonce son départ du PSG". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "OFICIAL: ANISSA LAHMARI YA ES DEL LEVANTE LAS PLANAS". 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Morocco's Anissa Lahmari Joins Levant UD Femenino". 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Anissa Lahmari" (in French). French Football Federation.
  7. ^ "Equipe de France B - Roumanie-France 0-7" (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 6 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Sélection féminine : Benstiti convoque 32 joueuses pour un premier stage" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec. 14 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Match amical : la sélection féminine domine la Tanzanie 4-0" (in French). Radio Algérie. 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "السيد رونالد بيدروس يكشف عن القائمة الأولية للاعبات المنتخب الوطني التي ستشارك في كأس العالم" [Mr. Reynald Pedros reveals the preliminary list of the national team players that will participate in the World Cup] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  11. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 17. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Morocco 1–0 Colombia". FIFA. 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ "EA Guingamp. Anissa Lahmari : " On est passé par toutes les phases "" (in French). 24 March 2023.
  14. ^ Rabah, Farid Kada (26 September 2013). "Interview: Anissa Lahmari, Paris Saint Germain". DZBallon (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. ^ Gamra, Farah Ben (21 November 2025). "AS FAR Clinch Second CAF Women's Champions League Title with 2–1 Win Against ASEC Mimosas". Morocco World News. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Wafcon 2024: Nigeria seal 10th title with comeback against Morocco". BBC Sport. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Anissa Lahmari". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  18. ^ a b Anissa Lahmari at Soccerway
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