OL Lyonnes
VerifiedOL Lyonnes, previously known as Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, is a French women's professional football club based in Lyon and founded in 1970. It is the most successful club in the history of the french Première Ligue, with eighteen league titles.
What makes OL Lyonnes what it is.
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Her breakout season in the Eredivisie came with a special Cruyff touch: she was named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Year for 2023–24, received the award from Frank Rijkaard, and had a Cruyff Court named after her.
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She has said that becoming the best player in the world has been her biggest goal since she was nine years old.
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Her biggest football idol is Lionel Messi.
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Her maternal grandfather, Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot, was part of the family’s football legacy and famously scored from the halfway line against Ivory Coast at the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Football was a family language in the Yohannes home: her father built a small pitch with two goals in the basement, where Lily and her dad played two-v-two against her older brothers.
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Her football study habits are serious: she watches Neymar’s actions and Frenkie de Jong’s anticipation because she wants to learn those details herself.
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Her family moved with her to Jupiter, Florida, in October 2022 so she could study and play there.
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Because Botafogo did not have a girls’ team for her age group at the time, she played in boys’ teams and wore the No. 10 shirt.
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Her international future came with a big personal choice: after interest from both the United States and the Netherlands, Yohannes committed to the U.S., calling it her homeland, birthplace, and home to her extended family.
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Marta is the biggest reference in women’s football for her.
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Outside football, she loves the beach, parks and spending time with her friends and family.
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She started playing football at school after asking to join the boys during PE class.
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She grew up in Jacarepaguá, in Rio de Janeiro, and began her club path at local side Sogima FC before moving to Botafogo.
The players who wear the OL Lyonnes shirt.
FéerineGoalkeeper
ChristianeGoalkeeper
MalaGoalkeeper
TeaganGoalkeeper
SelmaDefender
AshleyDefender
WendieDefender
WassaDefender
JuleMidfielder
Daelle MelchieMidfielder
DamarisMidfielder
IngridMidfielder
MaelineMidfielder
AmbreMidfielder
SalmaMidfielder
JohannaMidfielder
KorbinMidfielder
GiovannaMidfielder
CarolineMidfielder
Lilian IsabellaMidfielder
VickiForward
SofiaForward
TabithaForward
AdaForward
LianaForward
Marie-AntoinetteForward
Jonatan Giráldez
Jonatan Giráldez Costas is a Spanish football coach who is the current head coach of OL Lyonnes since 2025.
Stade Gérard Houllier
Capacity: 3,000
The best moments from OL Lyonnes.
Every story we have written about OL Lyonnes.
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Joe Montemurro to leave OL Lyonnes at the end of the season for the Matildas 
