Jessica Houara

Jessica Houara

Jessica Houara with PSG in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jessica Lucetta Léone Houara-d'Hommeaux
Date of birth	(1987-09-29) 29 September 1987
Place of birth	Angers, France
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003	Angers CB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	CNFE Clairefontaine	45	(7)
2006–2007	Celtic de Marseille	14	(8)
2007–2009	Saint-Étienne	41	(3)
2009–2016	Paris Saint-Germain	117	(13)
2016–2018	Lyon	21	(2)
International career‡
2006	France U19	10	(4)
2006	France U20	4	(1)
2006–2007	France U21	3	(0)
2008–2018	France	64	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2018

Jessica Lucetta Léone Houara-d'Hommeaux (née Houara) (born 29 September 1987) is a former French football player who played as a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and other French clubs, and for the France national team.

Club career

Jessica Houara made her debut at Croix Blanche Angers club, then joined Celtic de Marseille Women and AS Saint-Étienne.

She then signed with PSG for 7 years. With the Paris club, she won a Coupe de France in 2010, and finished second in the championship five times.

In 2016, she joined Olympique Lyonnais. On 18 November 2018, she and Lyon played against PSG - her former club, Lyon then lost 0-1. In the same year, she left Lyon after two years of serious knee injury. She announced her retirement at the same time as her pregnancy.

International career

Jessica Houara was selected for various national youth team. With the under-19, she was a runner-up in the UEFA European U19 Championship in 2005 and 2006.

With the under-20s, she was called up to French's squad for the 2006 Under-20 World Cup. The French team reached the quarter-finals of the competition, but get knocked-out by U20 North Korea.

She made her debut for the senior France national team on 8 March 2008 in a friendly match against Morocco.

Career statistics

Correct as of 2018

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CNFE Clairefontaine	2003–04	18	4	0	0	0	0	18	4
	2004–05	13	2	0	0	0	0	13	2
	2005–06	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
	Total	45	7	0	0	0	0	45	7
Celtic de Marseille	2006–07	14	8	0	0	0	0	14	8
	Total	14	8	0	0	0	0	14	8
Saint-Etienne	2007–08	20	2	1	0	0	0	21	2
	2008–09	21	1	3	0	0	0	24	1
	Total	41	3	4	0	0	0	45	3
Paris SG	2009–10	19	3	4	1	0	0	23	4
	2010–11	22	4	1	0	0	0	26	4
	2011–12	21	3	4	1	3	0	28	4
	2012–13	19	0	5	0	0	0	24	0
	2013–14	18	2	2	0	2	0	22	2
	2014–15	18	1	3	0	8	0	29	1
	2015–16	13	0
	Total	117	13	19	2	13	0	152	15
Lyon	2016–17	18	2
	2017–18	3	0
	Total	21	2
Career total		238	33	23	2	13	0	256	33

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 February 2015	Stade du Moustoir, Lorient, France	United States	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	27 November 2015	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	0–1	0–6	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3				0–2
Correct as of 27 November 2015

Honours

Club

Lyon

• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France féminine: 2010

National team

• SheBelieves Cup: 2017

External links

• PSG player profile
• Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-10-21) (in French)