Grace Geyoro

Grace Geyoro
Geyoro in 2017
Personal information
Full name Onema Grace Geyoro
Date of birth (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997
Place of birth Kolwezi, DR Congo
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 26
Youth career
2005–2012 SMOC St Jean-de-Braye
2012–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Paris Saint-Germain 43 (2)
National team‡
2012 France U-16 4 (0)
2012–2013 France U-17 5 (0)
2015–2016 France U-19 20 (5)
2016 France U-20 8 (1)
2017– France 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2018

Onema Grace Geyoro (born 2 July 1997) is a DR Congolese born French football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in the Division 1 Féminine and for the French national team.

Club career

Youth

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.[1] She was distinguished, along with 26 other people, by the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of Orléans in January 2013.[2]

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2012, at the age of 15, Geyoro joined the youth department of Paris Saint-Germain.[1] 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.[3] In March 2017, she signed a contract extension until June 2021.[4] 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.[5]

International career

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,[6] the 4–0 victory over Iceland,[7] and the 3–0 victory over Norway.[8] In the 5–1 victory over Finland she came on as a 52nd-minute substitute.[9]

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.[10]

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[11] and in the 1–0 victory over Sweden,[12] but sat on the bench for the 4–0 victory over Israel.[13] She also sat on the bench for the semi-final against Spain, which France lost 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[14]

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,[15] came on as a substitute in the 70th minute of the 7–0 victory over Faroe Islands,[16] and played a full match and scored a goal in the 6–0 victory over Czech Republic.[17] 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[18] and starting and scoring in the 2–0 victory over Scotland.[19] 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,[20] in the 6–0 victory over Slovakia,[21] and in the 2–1 victory over Netherlands in which she scored the second goal.[22] She played the full match of the semi-final 3–1 victory over Switzerland,[23] and scored the first goal in the 2–1 victory over Spain in the final.[24]

In March 2016 France under-19 competed in the 2016 La Manga Women Tournament,[25] in which Geyoro started in the 2–1 victory over Norway,[26] came on as a substitute in the 3–1 victory over Italy,[27] and scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Sweden.[28]

In November 2016, Geyoro was selected for France's squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[29][30] She played in a friendly against Canada in Australia ahead of the tournament.[31] In the tournament's group stage she played all 3 matches, with France drawing 0–0 against the United States[32] and 2–2 against Ghana,[33] before beating New Zealand 2–0 to qualify for the next stage.[34] In the knock-out stage she played the full matches in the quarter-final 1–0 victory over Germany[35] and in the semi-final 2–1 victory over Japan.[36] In the final, Geyoro played the full match against North Korea and scored France's only goal in the 3–1 defeat.[37][38] She was one of the only players to play every minute of the tournament.[39]

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.[40] In March 2017, she represented France at the 2017 SheBelieves Cup,[41] playing full matches in the 2–1 victory over England[42] and in the 0–0 draw with Germany.[43] In July 2017, she was selected for France's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and was the youngest player in the squad.[1] She played full matches in the group stage 1–1 draws against Austria[44] and Switzerland,[45] as well as the 1–0 quarter-final loss to England.[46]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lamorte, Antonio (30 July 2017). "From The Congo to the EURO, French midfielder Grace Geyoro's long road to success". AIPS.
  2. ↑ "Construire une nouvelle politique sportive" [Build a new sports policy]. La Nouvelle République (in French). 21 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Issy vs. PSG". Soccerway. 12 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Grace Geyoro prolonge jusqu'en juin 2021" [Grace Geyoro extends until June 2021] (in French). Culture PSG. 17 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Paris décroche son billet pour l'Europe!" [Paris wins a ticket to Europe!] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain. 27 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 16 ans - France-Suède 0-1" [France Under-16 Team - France-Sweden 0-1] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 9 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 16 ans - Islande-France 0-4" [France Under-16 Team - Iceland-France 0-4] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 12 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 16 ans - France-Norvège 3-0" [France Under-16 Team - France-Norway 3-0] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 14 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 16 ans - Finlande-France 1-5" [France Under-16 Team - Finland-France 1-5] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 10 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Women's Under-17 2013 - France-Finland". UEFA. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Report: Léger gives France win against Denmark". UEFA. 15 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "France pip Sweden to first place". UEFA. 21 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "France through after winning 'Netanya derby'". UEFA. 18 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Spain beat France on spot kicks to reach final". UEFA. 24 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Women's Under-19 2016 - France-Bosnia and Herzegovina". UEFA. 15 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Women's Under-19 2016 - France-Faroe Islands". UEFA. 17 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Women's Under-19 2016 - Czech Republic-France". UEFA. 20 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Women's Under-19 2016 - France-Portugal". UEFA. 5 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Women's Under-19 2016 - Scotland-France". UEFA. 10 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Norway come good against understaffed France". UEFA. 19 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "France burst through Slovakia dam". UEFA. 22 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Katoto stars as France, Netherlands edge through". UEFA. 25 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "France into WU19 EURO final after comeback". UEFA. 28 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "France win WU19 title in stormy final". UEFA. 31 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ten female's National sides will take part in a tournament at La Manga Club". La Manga Club. 26 February 2016.
  26. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 19 ans - Norvège-France 1-2" [France Under-19 Team - Norway-France 1-2] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 3 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 19 ans - France-Italie 3-1" [France Under-19 Team - France-Italy 3-1] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 5 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 19 ans - Suède-France 0-1" [France Under-19 Team - Sweden-France 0-1] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 7 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "France squad to compete at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2016". Women's Soccer United. 3 November 2016.
  30. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 8 November 2016.
  31. ↑ "Equipe de France des moins de 20 ans - Canada-France 0-2" [France Under-20 Team - Canada-France 0-2] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 8 November 2016.
  32. ↑ "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - France-USA". FIFA. 14 November 2016.
  33. ↑ "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - France-Ghana". FIFA. 17 November 2016.
  34. ↑ "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - New Zealand-France". FIFA. 21 November 2016.
  35. ↑ "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Germany-France". FIFA. 25 November 2016.
  36. ↑ "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Japan-France". FIFA. 29 November 2016.
  37. ↑ "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Korea DPR-France". FIFA. 3 December 2016.
  38. ↑ Mishner, Katie (3 December 2016). "2016 U-20 Women's World Cup Final - Korea DPR 3-1 France: Korea DPR complete youth tournament double". Vavel.
  39. ↑ "Cissoko and Geyoro powering the France machine". FIFA. 2 December 2016.
  40. ↑ "France vs. South Africa". Soccerway. 22 January 2017.
  41. ↑ Kennedy, Paul (7 March 2017). "SheBelieves Cup: France has inside track". Soccer America.
  42. ↑ Burkett, George (2 March 2017). "France beats England 2-1 in the first game of the 2017 She Believes Cup". Vavel.
  43. ↑ "France and Germany Play to Scoreless Draw on Match Day 2 of 2017 SheBelieves Cup". U.S. Soccer. 4 March 2017.
  44. ↑ "UEFA Women's Euro - France-Austria". UEFA. 22 July 2017.
  45. ↑ "UEFA Women's Euro - Switzerland-France". UEFA. 26 July 2017.
  46. ↑ "UEFA Women's Euro - England-France". UEFA. 30 July 2017.
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