Tara Elimbi Gilbert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tara Cynthia Hermine Elimbi Gilbert | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Enghien-les-Bains, France | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2020 | AF Épinay-sur-Seine | ||
| 2020–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 35 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | France U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 19 | (3) |
| 2024– | France U23 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 April 2025 | |||
Tara Cynthia Hermine Elimbi Gilbert (born 9 June 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain.[1]
Early life
[edit]Elimbi Gilbert was born in Enghien-les-Bains, France. She joined the Paris Saint-Germain academy in 2020 and progressed through its youth ranks, gaining recognition as a promising defender.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Elimbi Gilbert made her senior debut for Paris Saint-Germain on 18 March 2023 in a Coupe de France Féminine semi-final against Thonon Évian.[2] She played her first league match on 27 May 2023 in a 3–0 win against Soyaux.
In the 2023–24 season, Elimbi Gilbert made her debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League, appearing in the quarter-final second leg against BK Häcken. During the 2024–25 season, she became a regular starter for PSG, accumulating 27 appearances across all competitions and scoring two goals.[4]
International career
[edit]Elimbi Gilbert has represented France at different youth levels. She was part of France under-17 team which finished third at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[5] As a youth international, she also played for France at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[6]
Style of play
[edit]Elimbi Gilbert is known for her agility, vision, and defensive solidity.[citation needed] A left-footed fullback standing at 1.62 metres, she is effective both in defence and while supporting the attack down the left flank.
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Elimbi Gilbert is of Cameroonian descent and holds dual-citizenship.[7] She is the younger sister of the men's footballer Marvin Elimbi.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Première Ligue | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Première Ligue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Appearance in playoffs
Honours
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France Féminine: 2023–24[11]
France U17
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship third place: 2022
Individual
- UNFP Première Ligue young player of the year: 2024–25[12]
- LFFP Première Ligue best young player: 2024–25[13]
- LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2024–25[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fédération Française de Football". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Tara Elimbi Gilbert signs her first professional contract". EN.PSG.FR. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ à 10h00, Par Sébastien Nieto Le 12 mai 2025 (12 May 2025). "« Une meneuse d'hommes » : de l'AF Épinay au PSG féminin, la « belle histoire » de Tara Elimbi Gilbert". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tara Elimbi Gilbert" (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Euro féminin U17 : La France termine troisième et se qualifie au Mondial" (in French). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Benera, Rossi et Elimbi Gilbert retenues pour l'Euro 2023 !" (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "MARVIN ELIMBI ESTÁ ASSEGURADO". Gil Vicente Futebol Clube. 29 August 2024.
- ^ rédaction, La (21 July 2025). "EXCLU - Tara Elimbi : « Je ne voulais pas qu'on fasse de différence parce que j'étais une fille »". Onze Mondial.
- ^ "Statistics" (in French). footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Tara Elimbi Gilbert at Soccerway
- ^ "LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Trophées LFFP 2024-2025 : les lauréates". 28 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Trophées LFFP 2024-2025 : les lauréates". 28 April 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.