Élisa De Almeida

Élisa Flore de Almeida (born 11 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.^[2]

Élisa de Almeida

De Almeida with Paris Saint-Germain in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Élisa Flore de Almeida[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Châtenay-Malabry, France
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Paris Saint-Germain
Number	5
Youth career
2004–2012	SC Épinay-sur-Orge
2012–2013	Villebon SF
2013–2016	Juvisy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Paris FC	39	(0)
2019–2021	Montpellier	30	(3)
2021–	Paris Saint-Germain	67	(2)
International career‡
2015	France U17	6	(1)
2016–2017	France U19	12	(0)
2017–2018	France U20	11	(0)
2019–2022	France U23	5	(0)
2019–	France	41	(4)
Medal record Women's football Representing  France UEFA Women's Nations League Runner-up 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Winner 2016 Slovakia Runner-up 2017 Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2025

Club career

De Almeida made her professional debut with FCF Juvisy — now Paris FC — at 18 years old in 2016. She played for the team until joining Montpellier in 2019.

On 9 July 2021, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of de Almeida on a three-year deal.^[3] She scored her first goal for the club on 16 December 2022 in a 2–1 win over Real Madrid.^[4] On 8 July 2024, she extended her contract with the club until June 2027.^[5]

International career

Born in France, de Almeida is of Portuguese descent.^[6] She is a former French youth international and started playing with Les Bleues at the U17 level. De Almeida went on to win the European U19 Championship in 2016.

De Almeida was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[7]

De Almeida made her senior team debut for France on 4 October 2019 in a 4–0 friendly win over Iceland.^[8] In July 2024, she was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025^[10]

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 FC	2016–17	Première Ligue	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2017–18	Première Ligue	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	2018–19	Première Ligue	16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		39	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
Montpellier	2019–20	Première Ligue	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2020–21	Première Ligue	20	3	1	0	—		—		21	3
	Total		30	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	3
Paris Saint-Germain	2021–22	Première Ligue	18	0	5	0	8[a]	0	—		31	0
	2022–23	Première Ligue	18	0	4	0	7[a]	1	1[b]	0	30	1
	2023–24	Première Ligue	14	1	3	0	12[a]	0	3[c]	0	32	1
	2024–25	Première Ligue	17	1	5	0	2[a]	0	0	0	24	1
	Total		67	2	17	0	29	1	4	0	117	3
Career total			136	5	23	0	29	1	4	0	192	6

1. Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
2. Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
3. Two appearances in playoffs, one appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International

As of match played 8 April 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2019	1	0
	2020	6	3
	2021	7	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	12	0
	2024	9	1
	2025	4	0
Total		41	4

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de Almeida goal.

List of international goals scored by Élisa de Almeida

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 September 2020	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	North Macedonia	7–0	7–0	2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
2	23 October 2020	Stade de la Source, Orléans, France	North Macedonia	4–0	11–0	2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
3	1 December 2020	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France	Kazakhstan	1–0	12–0	2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
4	31 May 2024	St James' Park, Newcastle, England	England	1–1	2–1	2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France Féminine: 2021–22,^[12] 2023–24^[13]

France

• UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24^[14]

Individual

• UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2022–23,^[15] 2023–24^[16]
• LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2022–23,^[17] 2023–24^[18]