Melvine Marie Ericka Malard (born 28 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team. Career Malard started playing football in Saint-Denis FC, on her native island of Réunion. She joined the Olympique Lyonnais in 2014, signing her first professional contract in July 2017 with the European champions. For the 2019–20 season, she was sent on loan to FC Fleury 91 to gain some game-time, Which did not prevent her from joining back Lyon for the Uefa Champions League Final, taking part in the victory as a substitute. On 18 September 2020, Malard made her debut for the France national team in a 2–0 victory against Serbia. In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe Career statistics International Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malard goal. Honours Lyon Division 1 Féminine: 2018–19, 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 France U19 Euro Under-19: 2019 References External links 2000 births Living people French women's footballers Women's association football forwards Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players Division 1 Féminine players France women's youth international footballers France women's international footballers Black French sportspeople Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Réunion Women's footballers from Réunion FC Fleury 91 (women) players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players