Grace Geyoro

Grace Geyoro
Geyoro in 2017
Personal information
Full name Onema Grace Geyoro[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Kolwezi, DR Congo
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2012 SMOC St Jean-de-Braye
2012–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Paris Saint-Germain 157 (34)
International career‡
2012 France U16 4 (0)
2012–2013 France U17 5 (0)
2015–2016 France U19 20 (4)
2016 France U20 8 (1)
2017– France 80 (17)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Nations League
Runner-up 2024
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2016 Slovakia
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Winner 2012 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024

Onema Grace Geyoro (born 2 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain, which she also captains. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she plays for the France national team.

Club career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Geyoro was born in Kolwezi and moved with her family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to France when she was a baby. At the age of eight, she started playing with the boys of SMOC St Jean-de-Braye, based in Orléans.[2] She was distinguished, along with 26 other people, by the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of Orléans in January 2013.[3]

Paris Saint-Germain[edit]

In 2012, at the age of 15, Geyoro joined the youth department of Paris Saint-Germain.[2] She debuted for Paris Saint-Germain's senior team in October 2014 in a 2–0 victory over Issy, coming on as a substitute for Fatmire Alushi in the 76th minute.[4] In March 2017, she signed a contract extension until June 2021.[5] On 27 May 2018, Geyoro scored her debut goal for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring a brace in a 3–0 victory over Soyaux which guaranteed the club a spot at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League.[6]

On 15 September 2023, Geyoro signed a contract extension with the club until June 2028.[7]

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

In July 2012, Geyoro represented France under-16 at the 2012 Nordic Under-16 Cup. She played full matches in the 1–0 loss to Sweden,[8] the 4–0 victory over Iceland,[9] and the 3–0 victory over Norway.[10] In the 5–1 victory over Finland she came on as a 52nd-minute substitute.[11]

In March 2013, Geyoro represented France under-17 in the second round of the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification campaign, making one appearance as a substitute in the 2–0 victory over Finland.[12]

In July 2015, Geyoro represented France under-19 at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the group stage, she played full matches in the 1–0 victory over Denmark[13] and in the 1–0 victory over Sweden,[14] but sat on the bench for the 4–0 victory over Israel.[15] She also sat on the bench for the semi-final against Spain, which France lost 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[16]

In September 2015, Geyoro represented France under-19 in the qualifying round of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She played a full match in the 2–0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina,[17] came on as a substitute in the 70th minute of the 7–0 victory over Faroe Islands,[18] and played a full match and scored a goal in the 6–0 victory over Czech Republic.[19] In April 2016, she was in France's squad for the elite qualification round, playing a full match in the 3–0 victory over Portugal[20] and starting and scoring in the 2–0 victory over Scotland.[21] In July 2016, played with France under-19 in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the group stage she played all three matches, starting in the 1–0 loss to Norway,[22] in the 6–0 victory over Slovakia,[23] and in the 2–1 victory over Netherlands in which she scored the second goal.[24] She played the full match of the semi-final 3–1 victory over Switzerland,[25] and scored the first goal in the 2–1 victory over Spain in the final.[26]

In March 2016 France under-19 competed in the 2016 La Manga Women Tournament,[27] in which Geyoro started in the 2–1 victory over Norway,[28] came on as a substitute in the 3–1 victory over Italy,[29] and scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Sweden.[30]

In November 2016, Geyoro was selected for France's squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[31][32] She played in a friendly against Canada in Australia ahead of the tournament.[33] In the tournament's group stage she played all 3 matches, with France drawing 0–0 against the United States[34] and 2–2 against Ghana,[35] before beating New Zealand 2–0 to qualify for the next stage.[36] In the knock-out stage she played the full matches in the quarter-final 1–0 victory over Germany[37] and in the semi-final 2–1 victory over Japan.[38] In the final, Geyoro played the full match against North Korea and scored France's only goal in the 3–1 defeat.[39][40] She was one of the only players to play every minute of the tournament.[41]

Senior[edit]

On 22 January 2017, Geyoro debuted for the French senior team in a 2–0 friendly win over South Africa, coming on as a substitute for Sandie Toletti in the 69th minute.[42] In March 2017, she represented France at the 2017 SheBelieves Cup,[43] playing full matches in the 2–1 victory over England[44] and in the 0–0 draw with Germany.[45] In July 2017, she was selected for France's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and was the youngest player in the squad.[2] She played full matches in the group stage 1–1 draws against Austria[46] and Switzerland,[47] as well as the 1–0 quarter-final loss to England.[48] In March 2018, she represented France at the 2018 SheBelieves Cup,[49] playing full matches in the 1–1 draw with the United States[50] and in the 3–0 victory over Germany.[51] On 4 March 2019, she scored her debut goal for the French senior team, converting the 4th goal in France's 6–0 victory over Uruguay.[52]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 31 March 2024[53]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2014–15 D1F 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16 D1F 6 0 1 0 1 0 — 8 0
2016–17 D1F 17 0 4 0 6 0 — 27 0
2017–18 D1F 19 2 5 0 — — 24 2
2018–19 D1F 22 3 3 1 5 0 — 30 4
2019–20 D1F 16 6 4 1 3 0 1[a] 0 24 7
2020–21 D1F 17 3 1 0 6 1 — 24 4
2021–22 D1F 19 4 5 1 9 1 — 33 6
2022–23 D1F 21 5 4 1 9 1 1[a] 0 35 7
2023–24 D1F 19 11 2 0 10 2 1[a] 0 32 13
Career total 157 34 29 4 49 5 3 0 238 43
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International[edit]

As of match played 9 April 2024[54]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2017 12 0
2018 5 0
2019 11 2
2020 7 2
2021 10 3
2022 14 6
2023 17 4
2024 4 0
Total 80 17
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Geyoro goal.
List of international goals scored by Grace Geyoro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 March 2019 Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours, France  Uruguay 4–0 6–0 Friendly
2 9 November 2019 Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France  Serbia 3–0 6–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
3 23 October 2020 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France  North Macedonia 7–0 11–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
4 8–0
5 17 September 2021 Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece  Greece 2–0 10–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6 7–0
7 22 October 2021 Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France  Estonia 1–0 11–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8 16 February 2022 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France  Finland 4–0 5–0 2022 Tournoi de France
9 10 July 2022 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England  Italy 1–0 5–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
10 4–0
11 5–0
12 2 September 2022 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 9–0 9–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13 6 September 2022 Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France  Greece 1–0 5–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14 7 April 2023 Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France  Colombia 5–2 5–2 Friendly
15 11 April 2023 MMArena, Le Mans, France  Canada 1–0 2–1 Friendly
16 22 September 2023 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France  Portugal 1–0 2–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
17 5 December 2023 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Portugal 1–0 1–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours[edit]

Paris Saint-Germain

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External links[edit]

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