 Nadia Benmokhtar, 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain (diversification and merchandising director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | VGA Saint-Maur | ||
| 2002–2003 | US Compiègne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | US Compiègne | 55 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | COM Bagneux | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | FCF Juvisy | 42 | (2) |
| Total | 127 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | FFF (project coordinator) | ||
| 2017– | Paris Saint-Germain (several positions) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nadia Benmokhtar (born 31 August 1985) is a French-Algerianassociation footballer and sports manager. She was a semi-professional player, pursuing a sporting career in the French women'sPremière Ligue.
After having retired from playing in 2015, she has embarked on a second career insports management. Additionally, she has been active as football consultant and commentator across major French media outlets. In 2017, she was nominated General Director of theParis Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy, and since 2021, she has been in charge ofPSG's international brand and business development.
The daughter of a former professional player inAlgeria, Benmokhtar began playing football at a very early age, obtaining her first licence at VGA Saint-Maur at the age of 7.[1][2] She played for several years in the second French division as a defender, notably for Union Sportive de Compiègne and Club Olympique Multisport de Bagneux. Called up for the Algerian women's football team training camp for the2014 African Cup of Nations, she did not join that competition.[3]
Benmokhtar ended her active career in the French women's première ligue with FCF Juvisy Essonne (nowParis FC), a club managed bySandrine Soubeyrand andcaptained byFrench internationalGaëtane Thiney. For Juvisy, she played in the quarter final of the2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League and the semi-final in the2013 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1]
While still active as a football player, Benmokhtar graduated with anMBA in Marketing and Sport Management in 2008 atISC Paris. Additionally, she obtained a Master in Event Management at theUniversité Paris-Sud. During the 2010s, she worked as project coordinator for theFrench Football Federation, as well as manager for sponsorship andcorporate social responsibility for private companies.[4] In 2020, she was named among 100 young talents in the French sports economy in the Choiseul ranking.[5]
Between 2017 and 2021, Benmokhtar was in charge of theParis Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy, which provides football training for girls and boys aged 3 to 17.[6] Since 2021, she has been Head of Brand Development of thePSG brand and business projects on an international level.[7][8] Thus, in August 2024, she was quoted saying that the PSG Academy will open a Football Academy the same year inCasablanca, Morocco.[9]
A former consultant for the2019 Women's World Cup onFrance Bleu radio, she was a consultant forTF1/TMC television inLe Mag for the 2022 World Cup.[10] During the Euro 2024 in Germany, she again worked as a consultant for TF1.[11] As sports commentator forFrance Info, she has reported on football news, such asLuis Rubiales' unconsented kiss in 2023[12] and analysed the performance of theFrench national team, including players such asKilian Mbappé andKarim Benzema.[13]