 Georges playing forFrance in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Stéphanie Georges[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Le Chesnay, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2002–2003 | CNFE Clairefontaine | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Boston College Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Paris Saint-Germain | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2013 | Olympique Lyon | 104 | (4) |
| 2013–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 66 | (8) |
| 2018 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | France U19 | ||
| 2001–2018 | France | 188 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 November 2017 | |||
Laura Stéphanie Georges (born 20 August 1984) is a French retiredfootballer who is the Secretary General of theFrench Football Federation. She last played for German clubBayern Munich of theBundesliga, and served as the first-choicecaptain of her club and played primarily as acentral defender, but was also used as adefensive midfielder. Georges was also aFrance women's international having made her senior international debut in September 2001. She represented her nation at seven major international tournaments; the2003,2011 and2015 editions of theFIFA Women's World Cup and the2005,2009,2013 and2017 editions of theUEFA Women's Championship.
Georges began her football career playing for her hometown clubParis Saint-Germain at the age of 12. She spent six years in the club's youth academy before being accepted toCNFE Clairefontaine, the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy. Georges returned to Paris Saint-Germain after a year at Clairefontaine and was promoted to the senior team for the 2003–04 season. She made 19 appearances with the team scoring one goal.
After the league season with Paris Saint-Germain, Georges announced her intentions to move to the United States to attendBoston College. She majored in marketing and, while at the university, playedcollege soccer for theBoston College Eagles women's soccer team. In her first season, Georges featured in 13 matches making nine starts. In her second season with the team, despite missing matches due to representing France internationally, she was named to the All-ACC first team and also earned third-team All-America honors from theNSCAA. In her final season at the university, Georges was named to the conference's first team for the second consecutive season and was awarded the ACC Defensive Player of the Year award. She was also a semifinalist for the prestigiousHermann Trophy.
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Following the conclusion of her amateur career, Georges returned to France to joinOlympique Lyonnais. In her first season with the club, she was penciled in as a starter featuring in 18 matches as Lyon finished the season as champions after going undefeated. Georges was also influential in the team'sChallenge de France campaign featuring in all four matches, including the final, which Lyon won, defeating her former club Paris Saint-Germain 3–0. In the 2008–09 season, Lyon were again crowned champions. In the season, Georges scored her first career goal for Lyon in the opening league match of the season against Paris Saint-Germain. She also helped the club reach the semi-finals in both the domestic cup andUEFA Women's Cup.
Following the departure of veteransCamille Abily andSonia Bompastor to theWPS, Georges was handed the captaincy by coach Farid Benstiti for the2009–10. She played in 16 league matches as Lyon were declared champions for the fourth consecutive season. In Europe, Georges was a part of the Lyon team that reached the2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. The team, however, lost 7–6 on penalties to German clubTurbine Potsdam. In the next season, despite the return of Abily and Bompastor, Georges remained captain and displayed her leadership by leading Lyon to victory in theUEFA Women's Champions League Final.
In July 2013, she signed with PSG.[2]
On 8 January 2018 she moved toBayern Munich.[3] At the end of May 2018, the 33-year-old ended her long, successful career.[4]
Georges made her international debut forFrance on 26 September 2001 in a match againstthe Netherlands at the age of 17. She was a part of France's2003 World Cup squad and also participated in the2005 UEFA Women's Championship. As of total, she won 188 caps and scored seven goals for the national team.
Updated 8 June 2015[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris SG | 2006–07 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Lyon | 2007–08 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Total | 104 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 160 | 7 | |
| Paris SG | 2013–14 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 7 | |
| Career total | 158 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 228 | 15 | |
| National Team | Year | Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | ||
 France | 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 188 | 7 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 March 2005 | Estádio Algarve,Faro,Portugal |  Sweden | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2005 Algarve Cup | |||||
| 2 | 7 September 2005 | Stade Fernand Sastre,Sens,France |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |||||
| 3 | 5 July 2011 | Borussia-Park,Mönchengladbach,Germany |  Germany | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | |||||
| 4 | 28 July 2012 | Hampden Park,Glasgow,Scotland |  North Korea | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||
| 5 | 3 August 2012 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Sweden | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||
| 6 | 27 November 2013 | MMArena,Le Mans, France |  Bulgaria | 12–0 | 14–0 | 2015 World Cup Qualifying | |||||
| 7 | 18 September 2017 | Stade de l'Epopée, Calais, France |  Spain | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |||||
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