Laura Georges
Georges playing for France in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Laura Stéphanie Georges | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Le Chesnay, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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– | Paris Saint-Germain | 55 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | France U19 | ||
| 2001– | France | 175 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2017 |
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Laura Stéphanie Georges (born 20 August 1984) is a French football player who plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. She serves as the first-choice captain of her club and plays primarily as a central defender, but can also be utilized as a defensive midfielder. Georges is also a France women's international having made her senior international debut in September 2001. She has represented her nation at four major international tournaments; the 2003 and 2011 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2005 and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
Georges began her football career playing for her hometown club Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 12. She spent six years in the club's youth academy before being accepted to CNFE 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 moved to the United States to attend Boston College. She majored in marketing and, while at the university, played college soccer for the Boston 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 the NSCAA. 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 prestigious Hermann Trophy.
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