Grace Geyoro

Grace Geyoro

Geyoro in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Onema Grace Geyoro[1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kolwezi, DR Congo
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	London City Lionesses
Number	88
Youth career
2005–2012	SMOC St Jean-de-Braye
2012–2016	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2025	Paris Saint-Germain	175	(40)
2025–	London City Lionesses	8	(0)
International career‡
2012	France U16	4	(0)
2012–2013	France U17	5	(0)
2015–2016	France U19	20	(4)
2016	France U20	8	(1)
2017–	France	107	(23)
Medal record Women's football Representing  France UEFA Women's Nations League Runner-up 2024 2025 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Winner 2016 Slovakia FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Winner 2012 Azerbaijan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 December 2025

Onema Grace Geyoro (born 2 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she plays for the France national team.

Geyoro was born in Kolwezi and moved with her family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to France when she was a baby. At the age of eight, she started playing with the boys of SMOC St Jean-de-Braye, based in Orléans.[2] She was recognised with an award of distinction, along with 26 other people, by the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of Orléans in January 2013.[3]

In 2012, at the age of 15, Geyoro joined the youth department of Paris Saint-Germain.[2] She made her debut for Paris Saint-Germain's senior team in October 2014 in a 2–0 victory over Issy, coming on as a substitute for Fatmire Alushi in the 76th minute.[4] In March 2017, she signed a contract extension until June 2021.[5]

On 27 May 2018, Geyoro scored her first goals for Paris Saint-Germain, netting a brace in a 3–0 victory over Soyaux which guaranteed the club a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League.[6] On 15 September 2023, she signed a contract extension with the club until June 2028.[7]

On 5 September 2025, Geyoro joined newly promoted Women's Super League club London City Lionesses on a world record fee.[8]

In July 2012, Geyoro represented France under-16 at the 2012 Nordic Under-16 Cup. She played full matches in the 1–0 loss to Sweden,[9] the 4–0 victory over Iceland,[10] and the 3–0 victory over Norway.[11] In the 5–1 victory over Finland she came on as a 52nd-minute substitute.[12]

In March 2013, Geyoro represented France under-17 in the second round of the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification campaign, making one appearance as a substitute in the 2–0 victory over Finland.[13]

In July 2015, Geyoro represented France under-19 at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the group stage, she played full matches in the 1–0 victory over Denmark[14] and in the 1–0 victory over Sweden,[15] but sat on the bench for the 4–0 victory over Israel.[16] She also sat on the bench for the semi-final against Spain, which France lost 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[17]

In September 2015, Geyoro represented France under-19 in the qualifying round of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She played a full match in the 2–0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina,[18] came on as a substitute in the 70th minute of the 7–0 victory over Faroe Islands,[19] and played a full match and scored a goal in the 6–0 victory over Czech Republic.[20] In April 2016, she was in France's squad for the elite qualification round, playing a full match in the 3–0 victory over Portugal[21] and starting and scoring in the 2–0 victory over Scotland.[22] In July 2016, played with France under-19 in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the group stage she played all three matches, starting in the 1–0 loss to Norway,[23] in the 6–0 victory over Slovakia,[24] and in the 2–1 victory over Netherlands in which she scored the second goal.[25] She played the full match of the semi-final 3–1 victory over Switzerland,[26] and scored the first goal in the 2–1 victory over Spain in the final.[27]

In March 2016 France under-19 competed in the 2016 La Manga Women Tournament,[28] in which Geyoro started in the 2–1 victory over Norway,[29] came on as a substitute in the 3–1 victory over Italy,[30] and scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Sweden.[31]

In November 2016, Geyoro was selected for France's squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[32][33] She played in a friendly against Canada in Australia ahead of the tournament.[34] In the tournament's group stage she played all 3 matches, with France drawing 0–0 against the United States[35] and 2–2 against Ghana,[36] before beating New Zealand 2–0 to qualify for the next stage.[37] In the knock-out stage she played the full matches in the quarter-final 1–0 victory over Germany[38] and in the semi-final 2–1 victory over Japan.[39] In the final, Geyoro played the full match against North Korea and scored France's only goal in the 3–1 defeat.[40][41] She was one of the only players to play every minute of the tournament.[42]

On 22 January 2017, Geyoro debuted for the French senior team in a 2–0 friendly win over South Africa, coming on as a substitute for Sandie Toletti in the 69th minute.[43] In March 2017, she represented France at the 2017 SheBelieves Cup,[44] playing full matches in the 2–1 victory over England[45] and in the 0–0 draw with Germany.[46] In July 2017, she was selected for France's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and was the youngest player in the squad.[2] She played full matches in the group stage 1–1 draws against Austria[47] and Switzerland,[48] as well as the 1–0 quarter-final loss to England.[49] In March 2018, she represented France at the 2018 SheBelieves Cup,[50] playing full matches in the 1–1 draw with the United States[51] and in the 3–0 victory over Germany.[52] On 4 March 2019, she scored her debut goal for the French senior team, converting the 4th goal in France's 6–0 victory over Uruguay.[53]

Geyoro was called up to the France squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[54]

On 30 May 2022, Geyoro was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[55]

Geyoro was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[56]

In July 2024, Geyoro was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[57]

On 5 July 2025, Geyoro received her 100th cap in a 2–1 victory over England at the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[58]

As of match played 16 May 2025[59] Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	2014–15	Première Ligue	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	2015–16	Première Ligue	6	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	—		8	0
	2016–17	Première Ligue	17	0	4	0	—		6[a]	0	—		27	0
	2017–18	Première Ligue	19	2	5	0	—		—		—		24	2
	2018–19	Première Ligue	22	3	3	1	—		5[a]	0	—		30	4
	2019–20	Première Ligue	16	6	4	1	—		3[a]	0	1[b]	0	24	7
	2020–21	Première Ligue	17	3	1	0	—		6[a]	1	—		24	4
	2021–22	Première Ligue	19	4	5	1	—		9[a]	1	—		33	6
	2022–23	Première Ligue	21	5	4	1	—		9[a]	1	1[b]	0	35	7
	2023–24	Première Ligue	19	11	3	1	—		12[a]	2	3[c]	1	37	15
	2024–25	Première Ligue	18	6	5	2	—		2[a]	0	2[d]	0	27	8
	Total		175	40	35	7	0	0	53	5	7	1	270	53
London City Lionesses	2025–26	Women's Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			175	40	35	7	0	0	53	5	7	1	270	53

As of match played 2 December 2025[60] Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2017	12	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	11	2
	2020	7	2
	2021	10	3
	2022	14	6
	2023	17	4
	2024	15	0
	2025	16	6
Total		107	23

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Geyoro goal. List of international goals scored by Grace Geyoro

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 March 2019	Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours, France	Uruguay	4–0	6–0	Friendly
2	9 November 2019	Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France	Serbia	3–0	6–0	2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
3	23 October 2020	Stade de la Source, Orléans, France	North Macedonia	7–0	11–0	2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
4				8–0
5	17 September 2021	Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece	Greece	2–0	10–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6				7–0
7	22 October 2021	Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France	Estonia	1–0	11–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8	16 February 2022	Stade Océane, Le Havre, France	Finland	4–0	5–0	2022 Tournoi de France
9	10 July 2022	New York Stadium, Rotherham, England	Italy	1–0	5–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2022
10				4–0
11				5–0
12	2 September 2022	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	9–0	9–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13	6 September 2022	Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France	Greece	1–0	5–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14	7 April 2023	Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France	Colombia	5–2	5–2	Friendly
15	11 April 2023	MMArena, Le Mans, France	Canada	1–0	2–1	Friendly
16	22 September 2023	Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France	Portugal	1–0	2–0	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
17	5 December 2023	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	1–0	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
18	30 May 2025	Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine, France	Switzerland	4–0	4–0	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
19	3 June 2025	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	2–0	2–0	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
20	27 June 2025	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France	Brazil	1–2	3–2	Friendly
21				2–2
22	9 July 2025	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Wales	4–1	4–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2025
23	19 July 2025	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Germany	1–0	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Paris Saint-Germain

• Première Ligue: 2020–21[61]
• Coupe de France Féminine: 2017–18,[62] 2021–22,[63] 2023–24[64]
• UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17

France U17

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2012[65]

France U19

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2016[66]

France U20

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2016[67]

France

• UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24[68]

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2016[66]
• LFFP Première Ligue best young player: 2016–17[69]
• UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2020–21,[70] 2021–22,[71] 2022–23,[72] 2023–24,[73] 2024–25[74]
• LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2016–17,[69] 2020–21,[75] 2021–22,[76] 2022–23,[77] 2023–24[78]
• LFFP Première Ligue goal of the season: 2020–21[75]
• Première Ligue Player of the Month: April 2023[79]

• G. Geyoro at Soccerway
• Grace Geyoro at Footofeminin.fr (in French)
• Grace Geyoro at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Onema Grace Geyoro at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-07-25) (in French)
• Grace Geyoro[permanent dead link] at Paris Saint-Germain [dead link]