Clarisse Le Bihan

Clarisse Agathe Le Bihan (born 14 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Angel City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2] She previously played for Montpellier HSC and Guingamp in France's Division 1 Féminine. She has represented France on the senior, under-19, and under-17 national teams.

Clarisse Le Bihan
Personal information
Full nameClarisse Agathe Le Bihan[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birthQuimperlé, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Angel City
Number29
Youth career
2000–2007US Quimperloise
2007–2008PD Ergué-Gabéric
2008–2009Quimper CFC
2009–2012Guingamp
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2016Guingamp107(14)
2016–2022Montpellier101(27)
2022–Angel City42(1)
International career
2010France U162(0)
2009–2011France U1717(7)
2012–2013France U1918(4)
2014France U207(2)
2015–2017France U238(1)
2015–2017France16(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Angel City, 2022–

Le Bihan signed with Angel City FC in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in April 2022 for the club's inaugural season.[2] She started in 10 of the 20 matches she played in 1,098 minutes on the pitch.[3] The club finished their first season in eighth place with a 8–9–5 record.[4]

During the 2023 season, Le Bihan scored the team's first goal in their 2–1 win against OL Reign on August 27.[5] She was a starting midfielder in 7 of the 17 matches she played.[3] Angel City finished in fifth place during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs for the first time[6] where they were eliminated by Seattle Reign FC in the quarter final match.[7]

Le Bihan signed a new contract with Angel City FC in January 2024 ahead of the 2024 season.[8] Le Bihan started her first match of the 2024 season on May 12, 2024, in a 0–1 home loss against Houston Dash.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 30 July 2017[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France201573
201651
201740
Total164
Scores and results list France's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Le Bihan goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 November 2015Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania4–06–02017 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
2.5–0
3.1 December 2015Katerini Stadium, Katerini, Greece  Greece2–03–0
4.20 September 2016Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France  Albania1–06–0

Honours

France U19

References