Inès Belloumou

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Inès Belloumou
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 7
Youth career
2007–2016 Martigues
2016–2017 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Marseille 2 (0)
2018–2023 Montpellier 60 (0)
2023–2024 Bayern Munich 9 (0)
2024 Bayern Munich II 1 (0)
2024– West Ham United 1 (0)
2024–2025 → Lazio (loan) 9 (0)
2025– → Malmö FF (loan) 11 (1)
International career‡
2017 France U16 3 (0)
2017 France U17 1 (0)
2019–2020 France U19 4 (0)
2019 France U20 5 (0)
2021–2023 France U23 13 (1)
2025– Algeria 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 February 2023

Inès Belloumou (Arabic: إيناس بلومو, [ʔiːˈnas bluːˈmu];[1] born 21 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Women's Super League side West Ham United. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

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Born in Martigues,[2][3] Belloumou started playing football for the eponymous local club at the age of five, subsequently coming through the mixed-sex youth ranks;[3][4] in 2016, aged 15, she began attending the INSEP training centre in Paris, while simultaneously joining the academy of Marseille.[3][5]

On 18 May 2018, Belloumou made her professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Maud Antoine in the 80th minute of a 7–0 league defeat to Lyon.[6] At the end of the 2017–18 season, she left Marseille after turning down an offer for a professional deal.[3]

In June 2018, Belloumou joined fellow Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier on a free transfer.[2][3] Following a season with the under-19 team,[3][7] she signed her first professional contract with the club in September 2019.[2][8] She then made her senior debut for Montpellier on 28 September of the same year, coming on for Iva Landeka in the 69th minute of a 6–0 league win over Dijon.[9]

On 21 July 2023, Belloumou joined German side Bayern Munich on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract.[10][11] She made her debut for the Bavarian club on 8 October, coming on for Linda Dallmann in the 70th minute of a 2–0 league victory over SGS Essen.[12]

In July 2024, Belloumou signed a three-year contract with Women's Super League club West Ham United.[13] She was immediately loaned to Lazio for season 2024–25, where she will accumulate the necessary points to meet the Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) criteria for international player visas.[14]

International career

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Born in France, Belloumou is of Algerian descent.[15] She has represented France at under-17, under-19[2] and under-23 level.[3][11]

On 5 February 2025, Belloumou's request to switch international allegiance to Algeria was approved by FIFA.[16] 14 days later, she made her debut for the Algeria national team, starting in a 0–5 away win over South Sudan.[17]

Style of play

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Belloumou is a defensive left-back,[3][11] who can also play as a left wing-back.[3][7] She has been regarded for her defending skills, as well as her technique, her tactical awareness and her agility.[3][11]

Although she has been compared to Sakina Karchaoui,[3][7] she also cited Marcelo as one of her footballing models.[7]

Personal life

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The youngest of six children,[7] Belloumou is the younger sister of fellow professional footballers Badradine and Samir Belloumou.[3][4][7] She also has three sisters,[7] who were all handball players.[3]

Honours

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Bayern Munich

References

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  1. ^ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/
  2. ^ a b c d "D1 féminine : premier contrat pro pour Inès Belloumou" (in French). L'Équipe. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Occhipinti, Steeven (10 August 2023). "Interview exclusive : De Martigues au Bayern, l'incroyable parcours d'Inès Belloumou, pépite du football français". 90min (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Une jeune martégale sélectionnée en équipe de Méditerranée". Maritima.Info (in French). 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Une jeune joueuse du FC Martigues intègre l'INSEP". Maritima.info (in French). 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Olympique Lyon - Olympique Marseille 7:0 (Femmes Division 1 2017/2018, 20. Journée)". mondefootball.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Ines Belloumou, sans complexe". mhscfoot.com (in French). Montpellier HSC. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Inès Belloumou dans la cour des grandes". mhscfoot.com (in French). Montpellier HSC. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Montpellier HSC - Dijon FCO 6:0 (Femmes Division 1 2019/2020, 4. Journée)". mondefootball.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ^ "FC Bayern Women sign Inès Belloumou". FC Bayern Munich. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d "Trotz vieler Angebote: Belloumou wechselt zum FC Bayern". kicker (in German). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Bayern siegt routiniert vor Essener Rekordkulisse - Harder muss runter". kicker (in German). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Inès Belloumou moving to West Ham United". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  14. ^ "West Ham United sign France U23 international Inès Belloumou". www.whufc.com. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Mercato : La Franco-Algérienne Inès Belloumou rejoint le Bayern Munich". 26 July 2023.
  16. ^ "FIFA Change of Association Platform".
  17. ^ South Sudan Falls 0-5 to Algeria in First Leg of WAFCON 2026 Qualifiers on YouTube
  18. ^ "FC Bayern Women retain Bundesliga title!". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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