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Lucie Calba

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Lucie Calba
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Metz, France[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fleury
Youth career
2010–2015 ES Bechy
2015–2021 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Metz 50 (9)
2024–2025 Reims 20 (4)
2025–2026 Nantes 20 (11)
2026– Fleury 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U17 13 (4)
2023–2024 France U19 15 (1)
2024 France U20 1 (0)
2024– France U23 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:00, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Lucie Calba (born 24 February 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Fleury. She has previously played for Stade de Reims and FC Metz.

Club career

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In 2015, Calba joined FC Metz's academy after having previously trained with ES Bechy.[2] She eventually began getting opportunities with Metz's first-team squad, scoring her first senior goal on 24 April 2022 to help Metz beat FC Vendenheim, 8–0.[3] In August 2022, Calba signed her first professional contract with Metz's first team in the Division 2 Féminine.[2] That season, she helped Metz fight to gain relegation to the Division 1 Féminine, a mission that did not end up bearing any success.[4] In the summer of 2024, Calba departed from Metz.[5] She had spent 9 years with the club.[6]

On 1 August 2024, first-division club Stade de Reims announced that they had signed Calba.[6] Calba scored her first Division 1 goal in October 2024, netting in a 3–2 defeat to Paris FC.[7] She struggled at the start of the season before gaining momentum near the midseason winter break, scoring in 3 consecutive games in November 2024 to distance Reims from the relegation line.[8] Ultimately, Reims were not able to escape relegation in the end and were sent down to the Seconde Ligue in the summer of 2025.[9] Calba had still managed to be a bright spot for Reims, recording 5 goals and 3 assists across all competitions.[10] The UNFP selected her as one of the candidates for its young player of the season award.[9]

Following Reims' relegation, Calba sought opportunities to stay in the French top-flight.[9] In July 2025,[10] she signed for FC Nantes after being allured by the team's possession-based style of play.[9] On 27 September 2025, she scored her first two Nantes goals against newly promoted side Lens to secure a 4–3 Nantes victory in the second game of the season.[11][12] On 3 October, Calba scored in a 3–1 win over Paris FC that lifted Nantes into second place in the league standings.[13] Her goal was the first-ever from a Nantes' women's player at main club ground Stade de la Beaujoire.[14] Leading up to the midseason break, Calba scored goals in consecutive matches and was named the December 2025 Première Ligue Player of the Month.[15] She continued her offensive form even after returning to play, scoring the game-winner in a cup fixture against Saint-Étienne shortly after the winter break concluded.[15] In March 2026, Calba scored a goal against Strasbourg that went viral due to its aesthetically pleasing build-up.[16]

On 8 July 2027, it was announced that Calba had signed a two-year contract with Fleury until 2028.[17]

International career

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Calba received her first experiences with the France youth national teams in 2022, getting a call-up to the under-17 national team at age 17.[13] She later competed for the U17s at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, scoring twice to help France earn a bronze medal and qualification for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup later that year.[2] In October 2022, she was named to the squad that finished in last place of Group D at the U-17 World Cup.[18] She scored both of France's goals in the tournament, first in a draw with Canada and then in a loss to Tanzania.[1]

Calba has also played for the under-19 national team, making 15 appearances and scoring one goal across two years.[1] In 2024, she captained the team in a victory over Sweden.[19] Calba started gaining experience with the France U23s in 2024, registering 6 matches for the team despite missing one camp due to injury.[20]

In May 2026, Calba received her first call-up to the France national team.[21]

Career statistics

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As of 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Metz 2021–22 Division 2 Féminine 13 1 — 13 1
2022–23 18 3 2 2 20 5
2023–24 19 5 1 0 20 5
Total 50 9 3 2 53 11
Stade de Reims 2024–25 Première Ligue 20 4 2 0 22 4
FC Nantes 2025–26 18 9 5 3 23 12
Career total 88 22 10 5 98 27

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lucie Calba at the French Football Federation (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 "Lucie Calba franchit un cap!". FC Metz (in French). Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Carmier, Arthur (24 April 2022). "D2F : Les féminines du FC Metz cartonnent !". Let's Go Metz (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Football. Division 2 féminine : le FC Metz a fait chuter le leader". Republicain-Lorrain (in French). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Collomb, Julien (3 May 2025). "L'attaquante du Stade de Reims Lucie Calba nommée aux Trophées UNFP". L'Union (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 "4 recrues s'ajoutent à l'effectif des féminines". Stade de Reims (in French). 5 May 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "PFC-SDR (3-2) : courte défaite face au Paris FC". Stade de Reims (in French). 5 May 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Lampin, Julien (23 April 2025). "La Rémoise Lucie Calba nommée parmi les révélations de la saison en Première Ligue féminine • Sport Club". Sport Club (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Marchand, Thibault (24 November 2025). "FC Nantes Féminines : Lucie Calba : " Le but à La Beaujoire, c'est le plus beau moment de ma carrière "". Nantes Sport (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  10. 1 2 Diard, Arthur (9 July 2025). "Féminines. Mercato : Lucie Calba signe officiellement au FC Nantes". Tribune Nantaise (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "2025-2026 Lucie Calba Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Costet, Loïc (28 September 2025). "" On a été punies, c'est ça le haut niveau " : Le RC Lens féminin a-t-il fait des erreurs de jeunesse ?". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  13. 1 2 Crochu, Dominique (4 October 2025). "Lucie Calba, à tout jamais la première ..." Avenir du Sport (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Penoignon, Christophe (4 October 2025). "FC Nantes. Première Ligue : Lucie Calba, à jamais la première Nantaise à marquer à la Beaujoire". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Lucie Calba, décembre au balcon | Fédération Française de Football (FFF)". French Football Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ce but de l'équipe féminine du FC Nantes est un véritable bijou collectif". 20 Minutes (in French). 26 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  17. ↑ FC Fleury 91 Féminines [@FC91_feminines] (8 July 2026). "Le FC Fleury 91 est heureux d'annoncer la signature de Lucie Calba. Internationale française de 21 ans, l'attaquante arrive en provenance du FC Nantes et s'engage avec le club jusqu'en 2028" (Tweet) (in French) – via X (formerly Twitter).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ "Football. Deux joueurs touchés à l'entraînement, l'agenda du week-end, Lucie Calba en mode Mondial... C'est l'actualité du FC Metz". Republicain-Lorrain (in French). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Football. Indispensable Matthieu Udol, Lucie Calba brille avec les Bleuettes... C'est l'actualité du FC Metz". Republicain-Lorrain (in French). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  20. ↑ Collomb, Julien (21 October 2024). "L'attaquante du Stade de Reims Lucie Calba forfait pour le premier rassemblement de l'équipe de France U23". L'Union (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Mbock et Diani absentes, quatre novices convoquées : la liste des Bleues pour affronter la Pologne et l'Irlande" [With Mbock and Diani absent, four newcomers called up: the French squad to face Poland and Ireland] (in French). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Trophées 2025-2026 : les lauréat(e)s" (in French). 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Lucie Calba, décembre au balcon". 21 January 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
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