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Amira Ould Braham (Arabic: أميرة ولد براهم; born 17 February 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Nantes and the Algeria national team. She also holds French citizenship and has represented France at youth international levels.
Early life
Born in Aïn El Hammam, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria.
Club career
Ould Braham started playing football for her local youth team Villeneuve-le-Roi FC before joining FCF Juvisy youth academy in 2011. She made her senior debut for Juvisy in the Division 1 Féminine in the 2016–17 season. In July 2017, one season later she got signed by VGA Saint-Maur for the 2017–18 season.
in 2018, US Orléans announced the signing of Ould Braham. In September 2019, while she became the captain of the team, she suffered a complete anterior cruciate ligament rupture, which kept her away from the field for several months. after four seasons with the club, she joined Stade brestois 29 in 2022 for the 2022–23 season of Division 2 Féminine.
In 2023, Amira signed with Nantes. in the Division 2 Féminine.
International career
Born in Algeria, Ould Braham represented France's youth teams namely U17, U19, and U20. and was a part of France's 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship squad.
In October 2021, Ould Braham got its first call-up to the Algerian national team to face Sudan as a part of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On 20 October 2021, she debuted for the national team as a starter and scored a brace in the 14–0 historic win.
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FCF Juvisy | 2015–16 | Division 1 Féminine | 0 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| VGA Saint-Maur | 2017–18 | Division 2 Féminine | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| US Orléans | 2018–19 | Division 2 Féminine | 20 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||||
| Stade brestois 29 | 2022–23 | Division 2 Féminine | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Nantes | 2023–24 | Division 2 Féminine | 8 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 79 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 83 | 4 | ||||
International
- As of match played 5 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 October 2021 | Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Sudan | 7–0 | 14–0 | 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 8–0 | |||||
| 3 | 25 November 2021 | Stade de Ariana, Ariana, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–0 | International Friendly |