2025–26 OL Lyonnes season

OL Lyonnes
2025–26 season
ManagerJonatan Giráldez
StadiumGroupama OL Training Center
Première LiguePreseason
Coupe de FrancePreseason
UEFA Champions LeaguePreseason

The 2025–26 OL Lyonnes season is the club's twenty-second season since FC Lyon joined OL as its women's section.

Season events

On 22 May 2025, OL Lyonnes announced the singing of Jule Brand from VfL Wolfsburg on a contract until 2028.[1]

On 1 June 2025, OL Lyonnes announced that Joe Montemurro had left his role as Head Coach.[2] The following day, 2 June 2025, OL Lyonnes announced the appointment of Jonatan Giráldez as their new Head Coach, on a contract until June 2028.[3]

On 4 June, OL Lyonnes announced the singing of Marie-Antoinette Katoto from Paris Saint-Germain on a contract until 30 June 2029.[4]

On 17 June, Maïssa Fathallah signed her first contract with OL Lyonnes, until 30 June 2028.[5]

On 20 June, OL Lyonnes announced the singing of Ingrid Syrstad Engen from Barça Femení on a contract until 30 June 2027.[6]

On 2 July, OL Lyonnes announced the singing of Ashley Lawrence from Chelsea on a contract until 30 June 2028, whilst Ellie Carpenter departed the club to sign for Chelsea.[7][8]

On 4 July, OL Lyonnes announced the signing of Korbin Albert from Paris Saint-Germain, on a contract until 30 June 2028.[9]

On 8 July, OL Lyonnes announced the signing of Lily Yohannes from AFC Ajax, on a contract until 30 June 2028.[10]

On 15 July, OL Lyonnes announced that Sofia Bekhaled had signed her first professional contract with the club, signing until June 2029.[11]

On 16 July, OL Lyonnes announced the signing of Elida Kolbjørnsen from Stabæk, on a contract until 30 June 2028.[12]

On 18 July, OL Lyonnes announced the signing of Teagan Micah to a one-year contract, after her contract with Liverpool had expired.[13]

On 13 August, OL Lyonnes announced that Amel Majri had left the club in order to sign for Al-Ula.[14]

Squad

As of match played 16 May 2025
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Christiane Endler Chile GK (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991 Paris Saint-Germain 2021[15] 2027[16] 122 0
16 Feerine Belhadj France GK (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 Academy 2023[17] 2027[18] 2 0
21 Teagan Micah Australia GK (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 Unattached 2025[13] 2026[13] 0 0
40 Yasmine Ammar Switzerland GK (2006-08-10) 10 August 2006 Academy 2024 0 0
Defenders
3 Wendie Renard (captain) France DF (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 Academy 2006 2027[19] 504 159
4 Selma Bacha France DF (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 Academy 2017 2029[20] 187 9
5 Elma Juntilla Nelhage Sweden DF (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 BK Häcken 2025[21] 2027[21] 4 0
12 Ashley Lawrence Canada DF (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 Chelsea 2025[7] 2028[7] 0 0
18 Alice Sombath France DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 Paris Saint-Germain 2020[22] 2026[23] 79 2
23 Sofie Svava Denmark DF (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 Real Madrid 2024[24] 2027[24] 27 0
28 Wassa Sangaré France DF (2006-03-16) 16 March 2006 Academy 2023[17] 2027[25] 5 0
33 Tarciane Brazil DF (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 Houston Dash 2025[26] 2029[26] 7 0
Midfielders
6 Melchie Dumornay Haiti MF (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 Stade de Reims 2023[27] 2029[28] 48 32
8 Korbin Albert United States MF (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 Paris Saint-Germain 2025[9] 2028[9] 0 0
13 Damaris Egurrola Netherlands MF (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 Everton 2021[29] 2027[30] 123 7
15 Ingrid Syrstad Engen Norway MF (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 Barça Femení 2025[6] 2027[6] 0 0
19 Julie Swierot France MF (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 Academy 2023[17] 2027[31] 3 0
20 Lily Yohannes United States MF (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 AFC Ajax 2025[10] 2028[10] 0 0
25 Inès Benyahia France MF (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 Academy 2020[22] 2026[32] 29 3
26 Lindsey Heaps United States MF (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 Portland Thorns 2023[33] 2026[33] 92 30
32 Maeline Mendy France MF (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 Academy 2023[17] 2027[34] 7 2
Forwards
9 Marie-Antoinette Katoto France FW (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 Paris Saint-Germain 2025[4] 2029[4] 0 0
11 Kadidiatou Diani France FW (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 Paris Saint-Germain 2023[35] 2027[35] 63 34
14 Ada Hegerberg Norway FW (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 Turbine Potsdam 2014 2027[36] 268 271
22 Tabitha Chawinga Malawi FW (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 Wuhan Jianghan University 2024[37] 2027[37] 29 9
27 Vicki Bècho France FW (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 Paris Saint-Germain 2020[22] 2027[38] 86 14
29 Jule Brand Germany FW (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 VfL Wolfsburg 2025[1] 2028[1] 0 0
31 Liana Joseph France FW (2006-08-15) 15 August 2006 Academy 2023[17] 2026[17] 4 1
Academy
Louna Belhout Achi Haiti DF (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 Academy 2023 1 0
Romane Rafalski France DF (2007-03-03) 3 March 2007 Academy 2024 1 0
Sarah Rougeron France DF (2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 Academy 2024 0 0
Jasmine Vilgrain Haiti DF (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 Academy 2023 1 0
Charline Coutel France MF (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 Academy 2024 1 0
Lorna Chicha Douvier France MF (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 Academy 2024 1 0
Chloe D'Abadie de Lurbe France MF (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 Academy 2023 1 0
Laureen Oillic France MF (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 Academy 2023 3 0
Ambre Ouazar France MF (2007-04-09) 9 April 2007 Academy 2023 2 0
Aalyah Samadi France MF (2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 Academy 2024 1 0
Leila Wandeler France MF (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 Academy 2023 3 1
Elida Kolbjørnsen Norway MF (2008-08-08) 8 August 2008 Stabæk 2025[12] 2028[12] 0 0
Sofia Bekhaled France FW (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 Academy 2023 2029[11] 2 0
Out on loan
19 Kysha Sylla France DF (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 Academy 2021[39] 2027[40] 9 0
Left during the season
7 Amel Majri France MF (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 Academy 2010 2026[41] 327 97

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
22 May 2025[a] MF Germany Jule Brand VfL Wolfsburg Undisclosed [1]
4 June 2025[a] FW France Marie-Antoinette Katoto Paris Saint-Germain Free [4]
20 June 2025[a] MF Norway Ingrid Syrstad Engen Barça Femení Free [6]
2 July 2025 DF Canada Ashley Lawrence Chelsea Undisclosed [7]
4 July 2025 MF United States Korbin Albert Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed [9]
8 July 2025 MF United States Lily Yohannes AFC Ajax Undisclosed [10]
16 July 2025 MF Norway Elida Kolbjørnsen Stabæk Undisclosed [12]
18 July 2025 GK Australia Teagan Micah Unattached Free [13]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 July 2025 DF Australia Ellie Carpenter Chelsea Undisclosed [8]
5 July 2025 DF Portugal Alice Marques Sevilla Undisclosed [42]
13 August 2025 MF France Amel Majri Al-Ula Undisclosed [14]
  1. ^ a b c Transfer announced on the shown date, becoming official on 1 July 2025.

Friendlies

9 August 2025 OL Lyonnes 5–0 Servette Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Joseph
Dumornay
Benyahia
Chawinga
Report Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
16 August 2025 OL Lyonnes 3–0 1. FC Nürnberg Décines-Charpieu
CEST (UTC+2) Nelhage
Albert
Swierot
Report Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
21 August 2025 OL Lyonnes 3–1 London City Lionesses Décines-Charpieu
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Joseph 32'
Benyahia 67' (pen.)
Yohannes 89'
Report Godfrey 76' Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Première Ligue 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Coupe de France 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: 16 May 2025
Source: Competitions

Première Ligue

Regular season

Table
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 7 May 2025.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday1
GroundH
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2025. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Results
7 September 2025 1 OL Lyonnes Olympique de Marseille Décines-Charpieu
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Coupe de France

2025
CEST (UTC+2)

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

2025
CEST (UTC+2)
2025
CEST (UTC+2)
2025
CEST (UTC+2)
2025
CEST (UTC+2)
2025
CEST (UTC+2)
2025
CEST (UTC+2)

Squad statistics

As of match played 16 May 2025

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