Mélissa Bethi

Mélissa Bethi (ميليسا بتحي; born 18 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Lyon. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria women's national team.

Club career
In 2013, at the age of 8, Bethi began playing football in her hometown with FCO Firminy Intersport and has been a key player, playing in the first team of the club's youth age categories from U9 to U15. after 7 years with the club she joined the Olympique Lyonnais academy.

On 24 September 2023, She made her debut for the reserve team in Division 3 Féminine in a 5–0 win over Arlac Mérignac. On 1 May 2024, she scored her first goal for the team to seal the win against Le Puy.

On 24 April 2024, She made her debut for the first team of Lyon in a 2–1 win over Guingamp.

Youth
In 2020, Bethi was pre-selected for the french under-16 team.

On 10 April 2023, She scored her first goal for the under-20 team against Tanzania. In July 2023, she was called to the under-20 team to face Ivory Coast senior team. In September 2023, she was selected for the final squad to face Mali in the African qualifiers for the 2024 U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senior
In April 2023, She got her official first call-up to the Algerian senior team to face Tanzania in two friendly matches. She played in the friendly match against ASE Alger Centre and scored a goal in a 2–0 win. On 4 April 2024, she officially debuted for the team in a 1–2 loss against Tunisia, entering the game as a substitute for Roselène Khezami.

Personal life
Born in Firminy to Nasser and Sandra Bethi, Melissa is of Algerian descent on her father's side.

Honours
Lyon
 * Division 1 Féminine: 2023–24
 * Championnat de France féminin de football des U-19: 2022, 2024