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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Laura Georges
| image               = Laura Georges in 2011.JPG
| image_size          = 240px
| caption             = Georges playing for [[France women's national football team|France]] in 2011
| fullname            = Laura Stéphanie Georges<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 UEFA European Women's Championship|url=http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/woco/2009/E/E_304287_pk.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127165702/http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/woco/2009/E/E_304287_pk.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2012|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1984|8|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Le Chesnay]], France
| height              = 1.72 m
| position            = [[Defender (association football)|Centre back]]
| currentclub         = 
| clubnumber          = 
| youthyears1         = 1996–2002
| youthclubs1         = [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| youthyears2         = 2002–2003
| youthclubs2         = [[CNFE Clairefontaine]]
| collegeyears1 = 2004–2007 |college1 = [[Boston College Eagles]] |collegecaps1 = |collegegoals1 = 
| years1              = 2003–2004
| clubs1              = [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps1               = 19
| goals1              = 1
| years2              = 2007–2013
| clubs2              = [[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Olympique Lyon]]
| caps2               = 104
| goals2              = 4
| years3              = 2013–2017
| clubs3              = [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps3               = 66 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals3              = 8
| years4              = 2018
| clubs4              = [[FC Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich]]
| caps4               = 1 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals4              = 0
| nationalyears1      = 2001
| nationalteam1       = [[France women's national football team|France U18]]
| nationalcaps1       = 4
| nationalgoals1      = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2002 |nationalteam2 = [[France women's national under-19 football team|France U19]] |nationalcaps2 = |nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3      = 2001–2018
| nationalteam3       = [[France women's national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps3       = 188
| nationalgoals3      = 7
| club-update         = 18 February 2018
| nationalteam-update = 24 November 2017
}}

'''Laura Stéphanie Georges''' (born 20 August 1984) is a French retired [[Association football|footballer]] who is the Secretary General of the [[French Football Federation]].  She last played for German club [[FC Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich]] of the [[Frauen-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]], and served as the first-choice [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of her club and played primarily as a [[Defender (association football)|central defender]], but was also used as a [[Midfielder|defensive midfielder]]. Georges was also a [[France women's national football team|France women's international]] having made her senior international debut in September 2001. She represented her nation at seven major international tournaments; the [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]], [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]] and [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]] editions of the [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] and the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005]], [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009]], [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013|2013]] and [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017|2017]] editions of the [[UEFA Women's Championship]].

==Club career==
===Early career===
Georges began her football career playing for her hometown club [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (Ladies)|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 move to the United States to attend [[Boston College]]. She majored in marketing and, while at the university, played [[College soccer in the United States|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-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|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]].

[[File:Laura Georges (Olympique Lyonnais).jpg|thumb|170px|left|{{center|Laura Georges with [[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Olympique Lyonnais]]}}]]

===Lyon===
Following the conclusion of her amateur career, Georges returned to France to join [[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Olympique Lyonnais]]. In her first season with the club, she was penciled in as a starter featuring in 18 matches as Lyon finished the season as champions after going undefeated. Georges was also influential in the team's [[Challenge de France]] campaign featuring in all four matches, including the final, which Lyon won, defeating her former club Paris Saint-Germain 3–0. In the 2008–09 season, Lyon were again crowned champions. In the season, Georges scored her first career goal for Lyon in the opening league match of the season against Paris Saint-Germain. She also helped the club reach the semi-finals in both the domestic cup and [[UEFA Women's Cup]].

Following the departure of veterans [[Camille Abily]] and [[Sonia Bompastor]] to the [[Women's Professional Soccer|WPS]], Georges was handed the captaincy by coach Farid Benstiti for the [[2009–10 Division 1 Féminine|2009–10]]. She played in 16 league matches as Lyon were declared champions for the fourth consecutive season. In Europe, Georges was a part of the Lyon team that reached the [[2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League|2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final]]. The team, however, lost 7–6 on penalties to German club [[1. FFC Turbine Potsdam|Turbine Potsdam]]. In the next season, despite the return of Abily and Bompastor, Georges remained captain and displayed her leadership by leading Lyon to victory in the [[2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|UEFA Women's Champions League Final]].

===Paris Saint-Germain===
In July 2013, she signed with PSG.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/020b-0e141bce85d6-b3bda1756c2a-1000--psg-aim-high-by-signing-delie-and-georges/|title=PSG aim high by signing Delie and Georges|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=UEFA|date=2 July 2013|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref>

===Bayern Munich===
On 8 January 2018 she moved to [[FC Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FCB Frauen holen Laura Georges von PSG|url=http://fcbayern.com/de/news/2018/01/fcb-frauen-holen-laura-georges-von-psg|access-date= 9 January 2018|language=de}}</ref> At the end of May 2018, the 33-year-old ended her long, successful career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Laura Georges verkündet Karriereende |url=https://fcbayern.com/frauen/de/news/2018/05/fcb-frauen-laura-georges-karriereende |website=fcbayern.com |publisher=FC Bayern München |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=de |date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

==International career==
Georges made her international debut for [[France women's national football team|France]] on 26 September 2001 in a match against [[Netherlands women's national football team|the Netherlands]] at the age of 17. She was a part of France's [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003 World Cup]] squad and also participated in the [[2005 UEFA Women's Championship]]. As of total, she won 188 caps and scored seven goals for the national team.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
''Updated 8 June 2015''<ref name=stats>{{cite web |url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?id=7&joueur=900 |title=La Carriere de Laura Georges |language=fr |access-date=8 June 2011 |publisher=StatsFootoFeminin }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris SG]]
|2006–07
|19||1||0||0||0||0||19||1
|-
!Total
!19!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!1
|-
|rowspan="7" valign="center"|[[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Lyon]]
|2007–08
|18||0||4||0||10||0||32||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Division 1 Féminine|2008–09]]
|20||1||3||1||6||1||29||3
|-
|[[2009–10 Division 1 Féminine|2009–10]]
|16||1||1||0||6||0||23||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Division 1 Féminine|2010–11]]
|18||0||3||0||6||0||27||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Division 1 Féminine|2011–12]]
|14||0||3||0||5||1||22||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Division 1 Féminine|2012–13]]
|18||2||4||0||5||0||27||2
|-
!Total
!104!!4!!18!!1!!38!!2!!160!!7
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris SG]]
|[[2013–14 Division 1 Féminine|2013–14]]
|19||5||3||0||2||0||24||5
|-
|[[2014–15 Division 1 Féminine|2014–15]]
|16||2||2||0||7||0||25||2
|-
!Total
!35!!7!!5!!0!!9!!0!!49!!7
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!158!!12!!23!!1!!47!!2!!228!!15
|}

===International===
<!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! -->
:''(Correct as of 22 December 2018)''<ref name="stats"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Equipe de France A - Laura Georges|language=fr|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?joueur=900&id=1|access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Laura Georges FFF Profile|language=fr|url=http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/toutes-les-joueuses/fiche-joueuse/2368038638-laura-georges|publisher=FFF|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629013125/http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/toutes-les-joueuses/fiche-joueuse/2368038638-laura-georges|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|National Team
!rowspan=2|Year
!colspan=2|Stats
|-
!Games
!Goals
|-
| rowspan=18|{{fbw|FRA}}
|2001
||4||0
|-
|2002
||1||0
|-
|2003
||12||0
|-
|2004
||9||0
|-
|2005
||14||2
|-
|2006
||14||0
|-
|2007
||6||0
|-
|2008
||7||0
|-
|2009
||16||0
|-
|2010
||9||0
|-
|2011
||19||1
|-
|2012
||18||2
|-
|2013
||12||1
|-
|2014
||15||0
|-
|2015
||11||0
|-
|2016
|6||0
|-
|2017
|12||1
|-
|2018
|3||0
|-
!colspan=2 | Total
!188!!7
|}

====International goals====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Date
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
! Competition
|-
| 1
| 15 March 2005
| [[Estádio Algarve]], [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], [[Portugal]]
| {{fbw|SWE}}
| {{center|'''1'''–0}}
| {{center|3–2}}
| [[2005 Algarve Cup]]
|-
| 2
| 7 September 2005
| Stade Fernand Sastre, [[Sens]], [[France]]
| {{fbw|IRL}}
| {{center|'''1'''–0}}
| {{center|6–0}}
| [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
| 3
| 5 July 2011
| [[Borussia-Park]], [[Mönchengladbach]], [[Germany]]
| {{fbw|GER}}
| {{center|'''2'''–3}}
| {{center|2–4}}
| [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]]
|-
| 4
| 28 July 2012
| [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
| {{fbw|PRK}}
| {{center|'''1'''–0}}
| {{center|5–0}}
| [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]]
|-
| 5
| 3 August 2012
| Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
| {{fbw|SWE}}
| {{center|1–'''1'''}}
| {{center|1–2}}
| 2012 Summer Olympics
|-
| 6
| 27 November 2013
| [[MMArena]], [[Le Mans]], France
| {{fbw|BUL}}
| {{center|'''12'''–0}}
| {{center|14–0}}
| [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7|2015 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
|7
|18 September 2017
|Stade de l'Epopée, Calais, France
|{{fbw|ESP}}
|{{center|'''1'''–0}}
|{{center|3–1}}
|[[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
| colspan="12" |<small>''Correct as of 18 September 2017''</small><ref name="a">{{cite web|title=Laura Georges|language=fr|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?joueur=900&id=1|publisher=footofeminin|access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=France vs. Spain - Football Match Summary - September 18, 2017 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/492036 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;Lyon
*[[Division 1 Féminine]]: Winner 2007–08, [[2008–09 Division 1 Féminine|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Division 1 Féminine|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Division 1 Féminine|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Division 1 Féminine|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Division 1 Féminine|2012–13]]
*[[Coupe de France Féminine]]: Winner 2007–08, [[2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine|2011–12]], 2012–13
*[[UEFA Women's Champions League]]: Winner [[2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|2010–11]], [[2012 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|2011–12]]

===International===
;France
*[[Cyprus Cup]]: Winner [[2012 Cyprus Cup|2012]], [[2014 Cyprus Cup|2014]]
*[[SheBelieves Cup]]: Winner [[2017 SheBelieves Cup|2017]]

===Individual===
* [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC Defensive Player of the Year]]: 2006
* All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] First Team: 2005, 2006
* [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup#All-Star Team|FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.psg.fr/fr/Feminines/4010004/Fiche-Joueuse/3125/Georges-Laura Club profile]
* {{FFF player|6768-georges-laura}}
* {{FFF female player|2368038638-laura-georges|archive=20200922152433}}
* {{Soccerway|19696}}

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