Sylia Koui

Sylia Koui (سيليا كوي; born 27 July 1992) is a former professional footballer played as a midfielder. Born in France, she played for the Algeria national team.

Early life
Koui was born in Saint-Denis a subprefecture of the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. Her parents are originally from Tigzirt in Algeria. She started playing football at the age of eight in the Courtilières FC club. At the age of eleven, she joined the women's team of Blanc-Mesnil SF, where she made her first appearance in the Division 2 Féminine at the age of fourteen.

Club career
In 2009, at the age of seventeen, she joined Le Mans FC for four seasons. During her time there, she contributed to the promotion to Division 1 Féminine in the 2009–2010 season, finishing as D2 champion. However, the following year, at the end of the 2010–2011 season, the club was relegated back to D2. Following her signing with FF Yzeure Allier Auvergne in 2013, she played in the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine. 2014 also saw her return to the Parisian suburbs where she played two seasons with Tremblay FC in D2. after two seasons in the club she moved to Division 2 side FC Rouen for three seasons.

In 2019, Le Harve AC announced the signing of Koui for the 2019–20 season. where the contract was later renewed till 2022. Afterward, she joined Division 2's club FC Nantes. During with Nantes for two seasons, she contributed the club's historic promotion to the Première Ligue. Her brace on the final matchday against ASPTT Albi was crucial in securing their historic promotion.

On 27 May 2024, Koui announced her retirement from professional football after achieving promotion to Première Ligue with the club.

International career
In March 2020, Koui was called up for the first time to the Algerian national team to participate in a training camp in preparation for the first qualifying round of the 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. The competition was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

She was selected again in October 2021 by coach Radia Fertoul to participate in a double-legged qualifier match against Sudan as a part of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On 20 October 2021, Sylia earned her first cap after she made her first appearance as a starter and scored a brace in the historic 14–0 victory against Sudan. On 3 June 2024, She made her final appearance for the team in a friendly against local club CF Akbou.

Honours
Le Mans FC
 * Division 2 Féminine Champions: 2009–10