Laura Georges

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Laura Georges
Personal information

Full name	Laura Stéphanie Georges^[1]
Date of birth	(1984-08-20) 20 August 1984
Place of birth	Le Chesnay, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Paris Saint-Germain
Number	5
Youth career
1996–2002	Paris Saint-Germain
2002–2003	CNFE Clairefontaine
2004–2007	Boston College Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2004	Paris Saint-Germain	19	(1)
2007–2013	Lyon	161	(7)
2013–	Paris Saint-Germain
National team^‡
2001	France U18	4	(0)
2001–	France	139	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:40, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Laura Stéphanie Georges (born 20 August 1984 in Le Chesnay) is a French football player who plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. She serves as the first-choice captain of her club and plays primarily as a central defender, but can also be utilized as a defensive midfielder. Georges is also a France women's international having made her senior international debut in September 2001. She has represented her nation at four major international tournaments; the 2003 and 2011 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2005 and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

Club career

Early career

Georges began her football career playing for her hometown club Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 12. She spent six years in the club's youth academy before being accepted to CNFE Clairefontaine, the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy. Georges returned to Paris Saint-Germain after a year at Clairefontaine and was promoted to the senior team for the 2003–04 season. She made 19 appearances with the team scoring one goal.

After the league season with Paris Saint-Germain, Georges announced her intentions to moved to the United States to attend Boston College. She majored in marketing and, while at the university, played college soccer for the Boston College Eagles women's soccer team. In her first season, Georges featured in 13 matches making nine starts. In her second season with the team, despite missing matches due to representing France internationally, she was named to the All-ACC first team and also earned third-team All-America honors from the NSCAA. In her final season at the university, Georges was named to the conference's first team for the second consecutive season and was awarded the ACC Defensive Player of the Year award. She was also a semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy.

Laura Georges with Olympique Lyonnais

Lyon

Following the conclusion of her amateur career, Georges returned to France to join Olympique Lyonnais. In her first season with the club, she was penciled in as a starter featuring in 18 matches as Lyon finished the season as champions after going undefeated. Georges was also influential in the team's Challenge de France campaign featuring in all four matches, including the final, which Lyon won, defeating her former club Paris Saint-Germain 3–0. In the 2008–09 season, Lyon were again crowned champions. In the season, Georges scored her first career goal for Lyon in the opening league match of the season against Paris Saint-Germain. She also helped the club reach the semi-finals in both the domestic cup and UEFA Women's Cup.

Following the departure of veterans Camille Abily and Sonia Bompastor to the WPS, Georges was handed the captaincy by coach Farid Benstiti for the 2009–10. She played in 16 league matches as Lyon were declared champions for the fourth consecutive season. In Europe, Georges was a part of the Lyon team that reached the 2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. The team, however, lost 7–6 on penalties to German club Turbine Potsdam. In the next season, despite the return of Abily and Bompastor, Georges remained captain and displayed her leadership by leading Lyon to victory in the UEFA Women's Champions League Final.

Paris Saint-Germain

In July 2013, she signed with PSG.^[2]

International career

Georges made her international debut for France on 26 September 2001 in a match against the Netherlands at the age of 17. She was a part of France's 2003 World Cup squad and also participated in the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship. As of today, she has 102 caps and has scored three goals for the national team.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 April 2012^[3]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris SG	2006–07	19	1	0	0	0	0	19	1
Paris SG	Total	19	1	0	0	0	0	19	1
Lyon	2007–08	18	0	4	0	10	0	32	0
	2008–09	20	1	3	1	6	1	29	3
	2009–10	16	1	1	0	6	0	23	1
	2010–11	18	0	3	0	6	0	27	0
	2011–12	11	0	2	0	4	1	17	1
	2012–13	18	6	4	0	5	0	27	6
	Total	101	8	17	1	37	2	145	11
Career total		120	9	17	1	37	2	164	12

International

(Correct as of 24 October 2012)^[4]

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
France	2001–02	4	0
	2002–03	7	0
	2003–04	15	0
	2004–05	10	1
	2005–06	13	1
	2006–07	8	0
	2007–08	8	0
	2008–09	9	0
	2009–10	13	0
	2010–11	17	1
	2011–12	21	2
	2012–13	3	0
Total		128	5

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 March 2005	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Sweden	1–0	3–2	Algarve Cup
2	7 September 2005	Stade Fernand Sastre, Sens, France	Republic of Ireland	1–0	6–0	Friendly
3	5 July 2011	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany	Germany	2–3	2–4	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
4	28 July 2012	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	North Korea	1–0	5–0	2012 Summer Olympics
5	3 August 2012	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Sweden	1–1	1–2	2012 Summer Olympics

Honours

Club

Lyon

Division 1 Féminine: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
Challenge de France: 2007–08, 2011–12
UEFA Women's Champions League: 2010–11, 2011–12

International

France

Cyprus Cup: 2012

Individual

ACC Defensive Player of the Year: 2006
All-ACC First Team: 2005, 2006
FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011

References

↑ "2009 UEFA European Women's Championship". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
↑ "PSG aim high by signing Delie and Georges". uefa.com (UEFA). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
↑ "La Carriere de Laura Georges". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
↑ GEORGES Laura, French Football Federation, accessed 8 June 2011

External links

Club profile

France squads

v t e France squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Marty 2 Viguier 3 Provost 4 Georges 5 Diacre 6 Soubeyrand 7 Mugneret-Beghe 8 Bompastor 9 Pichon 10 Woock 11 Coquet 12 Lecoufle 13 Casseleux 14 Dessalle 15 Tonazzi 16 Sapowicz 17 Kramo 18 Lattaf 19 Goulois 20 Sykora Coach: Loisel

v t e France squad – 2005 UEFA Women's European Championship

1 Capy 2 Viguier 3 Provost 4 Georges 5 Diacre 6 Soubeyrand 7 Mugneret-Béghé 8 Bompastor 9 Pichon 10 Herbert 11 Dusang 12 Abily 13 Casseleux 14 Nécib 15 Thomis 16 Deville 17 Kramo 18 Lattaf 19 Bussaglia 20 Bouhaddi Coach: Loisel

v t e France squad – 2009 UEFA Women's European Championship

1 Deville 2 Lepailleur 3 Meilleroux 4 Georges 5 Viguier 6 Soubeyrand 7 Franco 8 Bompastor 9 Herbert 10 Abily 11 Tonazzi 12 Thomis 13 Brétigny 14 Nécib 15 Bussaglia 16 Bouhaddi 17 Thiney 18 Henry 19 Le Sommer 20 Blanc 21 Diguelman 22 Stribick-Burckel Coach: Bini

v t e France squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Deville 2 Renard 3 Boulleau 4 Georges 5 Meilleroux 6 Soubeyrand (c) 7 Franco 8 Bompastor 9 Le Sommer 10 Abily 11 Lepailleur 12 Thomis 13 Pizzala 14 Nécib 15 Bussaglia 16 Sapowicz 17 Thiney 18 Delie 19 Brétigny 20 Viguier 21 Philippe Coach: Bini

v t e France women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Fourth Place

1 Deville 2 Renard 3 Boulleau 4 Georges 5 Meilleroux 6 Soubeyrand (c) 7 Franco 8 Bompastor 9 Le Sommer 10 Abily 11 Delie 12 Thomis 13 Catala 14 Nécib 15 Bussaglia 16 Viguier 17 Thiney 18 Bouhaddi Coach: Bini

v t e France squad – 2013 UEFA Women's European Championship

1 Deville 2 Renard 3 Boulleau 4 Georges 5 Meilleroux 6 Soubeyrand 7 Franco 8 Bussaglia 9 Le Sommer 10 Henry 11 Soyer 12 Thomis 13 Catala 14 Nécib 15 Houara 16 Bouhaddi 17 Thiney 18 Delie 19 Brétigny 20 Asseyi 21 Benameur 22 Delannoy 23 Abily Coach: Bini

v t e Paris Saint-Germain Féminines – current squad

1 Kiedrzynek 2 Dali 3 Boulleau 4 Amaro 5 Delannoy 7 Horan 8 Debonne 9 Akherraze 10 Bresonik 11 Houara 13 Krahn 14 Hamraoui 15 Kaabachi 16 Benameur 17 Kaci 20 Pizzala 24 Bayle 27 Heath 28 Cruz 29 Asllani 30 Pons Manager: Benstiti

Persondata
Name	Georges, Laura
Alternative names
Short description	Association football player
Date of birth	20 August 1984
Place of birth	Le Chesnay, France
Date of death
Place of death

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