Camille Abily

Camille Abily

Abily with France in 2011
Personal information
Full name Camille Anne Françoise Abily[1]
Date of birth (1984-12-05) 5 December 1984
Place of birth Rennes, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 23
Youth career
1992–1994 Jeanne d'Arc Bruz
1994–1999 FC Bruz
1999–2000 SC Le Rheu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2001 Stade Briochin
2001–2002 La Roche-sur-Yon
2002–2003 CNFE Clairefontaine
2003–2006 Montpellier 65 (25)
2006–2009 Lyon 56 (34)
2009–2010 Los Angeles Sol 18 (8)
2009–2010 → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 13 (12)
2010 FC Gold Pride 17 (1)
2010– Lyon 149 (101)
National team‡
2001– France 145 (29)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:12, 25 September 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:36, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Camille Anne Françoise Abily (born 5 December 1984) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine. She plays primarily as an attacking midfielder. Abily is a two-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year and, following her second consecutive honour in 2007, became the first women to win the award in back-to-back seasons. Following a move to the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league in the United States, she earned Player of the Month and All-Star honors.

Abily began her football career joining Jeanne d'Arc Bruz in 1992. In 1994, she joined nearby club FC Bruz. After a year's stint at another local club, Abily spent time in the first division playing for Stade Briochin and La Roche-sur-Yon. In 2002, she was selected to attend the women's section of the nationally recognized Clairefontaine academy. After her stint at Clairefontaine, Abily signed with Montpellier and won two league titles while at the club, as well as the Challenge de France, the women's domestic cup. After three seasons with Montpellier, Abily joined Lyon. Similar to her stint at Montpellier, she won several titles, which included three straight league titles from 2006–2009. In 2008, Abily joined the new United States-based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer, after her American playing rights were chosen by the Los Angeles Sol in the 2008 WPS International Draft. After helping the Sol win the league, Abily returned to France where she played for Paris Saint-Germain on loan. In 2010, she returned to the United States to play with FC Gold Pride and, subsequently, won her second consecutive title in the league. In 2010, Abily announced that she would be returning to Lyon for the 2010–11 season and, subsequently, was a part of the team that won the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Abily is also a French international. Prior to playing for the senior team, she played at youth level representing the under-18 team at the 2001 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship. Abily made her senior international debut in September 2001 in a friendly match against the Netherlands. She scored her first goal for the national team six years later in a 2–0 win over China in February 2007. Abily made her major international tournament debut for the team at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 and later played on the teams that qualified for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, UEFA Women's Euro 2013 as well as the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 and 2015.

Club career

Abily has won the league with her respective club on four occasions. She won two titles with Montpellier and back-to-back titles with Lyon. During two of those title runs, she was selected as the Female Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007. In 2010 she won the WPS Championship with the FC Gold Pride.

In March 2009, she joined the new United States-based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer, after her American playing rights were assigned to the Los Angeles Sol.[3] She made her debut in the league's inaugural match against the Washington Freedom, which included her French compatriot Sonia Bompastor, and scored the second goal in the Sol's 2–0 victory. On 7 January 2010 Abily was traded to FC Gold Pride. She played in 17 games, scoring one goal and having six assists. On 27 September, Abily's contract with the Gold Pride was mutually terminated as she decided to return to Olympique Lyon and focus on the upcoming 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4]

International career

Abily made her international debut for Les Bleues on 26 September 2001 in a match against the Netherlands.

At the opening match of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, a 1–0 win over England in Moncton, Abily controversially escaped punishment when she inflicted a black eye on Laura Bassett by elbowing the English player in the face.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Camille Abily with OL

Statistics accurate as of 15 February 2012[6][7]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade Briochin 2000–01 ––––––––
Total ––––––––
La Roche-sur-Yon 2001–02 ––––––––
Total ––––––––
CNFE 2002–03 ––––––––
Total ––––––––
Montpellier 2003–04 2243000254
2004–05 22900642813
2005–06 211200832915
Total 6525301478232
Lyon 2006–07 221700002217
2007–08 2184100259
2008–09 13900551814
Total 563441556540
Los Angeles Sol 2009 188––––188
Total 188––––188
Paris SG 2009–10 131200001312
Total 131200001312
FC Gold Pride 2010 171––––171
Total 171––––171
Lyon 2010–11 191230813013
2011–12 151112341917
2012–13 212056953531
Total 55439820108461
Career total 2241231693922279144

International

(Correct as of 24 October 2012)[8]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2001–0220
2002–0300
2003–0400
2004–05110
2005–06130
2006–07136
2007–0872
2008–0941
2009–10136
2010–11185
2011–12233
2012–1340
Total10823

International goals

Honours

International

France

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Goalscorers" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ↑ 2015 World Cup
  3. ↑ Camille Abily (WPS playing rights assigned to Los Angeles)
  4. ↑ "Pride, Abily mutually agree to terminate contract". FC Gold Pride. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Louise (11 June 2015). "Elbow incident leaves England’s Laura Bassett bruised but unbowed". Moncton: The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "La Carriere de Camille Abily". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "ABILY Camille". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  8. ↑ ABILY Camille, French Football Federation, Retrieved 19 June 2011
  9. ↑ "Equipe de France A - Camille Abily". footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

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