Léa Rubio
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Léa Rubio is a French
football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Rubio plays as a midfielder
and has been active with the France women's national football team
on the youth circuit.
of Monteux
. In 2006, at the age of 15, she made her league debut with the club, who were playing in the second division of French women's football. For the 2006–07 season, Rubio started 13 matches scoring no goals. The following season, her matches played increased to 15. She also scored three goals, including one in cup play and even captained the team on several occasions. For the 2008–09 season, Rubio was selected to train at CNFE Clairefontaine
, the women's section of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. However, she eventually signed with Montpellier
. With Montpellier, Rubio was designated the first team number 8 and made 11 league appearances in her first season with the team. She appeared in three cup matches scoring one goal helping Montpellier win the 2008–09 edition of the Challenge de France
.
Rubio got off to a fast start for the 2009–10 season
scoring three goals in her first six league matches. She has also starred for the club in the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League appearing in four matches helping the club reached the main round.
and the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
, where France were eliminated in the group stage. Rubio scored her lone goal in the tournament against the United States
in the final group stage match. With the under-19s, Rubio played in the La Manga Cup
international tournament and the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Sweden
in extra time.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Rubio plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
and has been active with the France women's national football team
France women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
on the youth circuit.
Career
Rubio began her career at her hometown club in Football Club Féminin Monteux in the communeCommunes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Monteux
Monteux
Monteux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Monteux is near Carpentras, in middle of Comtat Venaissin, and around 20 km from Avignon, in the countryside between Mont Ventoux, the Rhône and the Durance.Its...
. In 2006, at the age of 15, she made her league debut with the club, who were playing in the second division of French women's football. For the 2006–07 season, Rubio started 13 matches scoring no goals. The following season, her matches played increased to 15. She also scored three goals, including one in cup play and even captained the team on several occasions. For the 2008–09 season, Rubio was selected to train at CNFE Clairefontaine
Clairefontaine
Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre , commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine , INF, or simply Clairefontaine, is the national association football centre that specializes in training French football players...
, the women's section of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. However, she eventually signed with Montpellier
Montpellier HSC (Ladies)
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines is a French women's football club based in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, a commune in the arrondissement of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1990. Montpellier currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished in 4th place in the 2009–10 season...
. With Montpellier, Rubio was designated the first team number 8 and made 11 league appearances in her first season with the team. She appeared in three cup matches scoring one goal helping Montpellier win the 2008–09 edition of the Challenge de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
.
Rubio got off to a fast start for the 2009–10 season
2009–10 French women's football championship
The 2009–10 Division 1 Féminine was the 35th edition of the women's league since its re-establishment by the French Football Federation. The league began on 27 September 2009 and ended on 13 June 2010. Olympique Lyonnais were the defending champions....
scoring three goals in her first six league matches. She has also starred for the club in the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League appearing in four matches helping the club reached the main round.
International career
Rubio has been active with the women's section of the national team. She has earned caps with the women's under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams. With the under-17 team, she participated in both the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 ChampionshipUEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first conducted in 2008. It is also a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition...
and the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:All times local -Quarterfinals:-----------------Semifinals:---------3rd Place Playoff:----...
, where France were eliminated in the group stage. Rubio scored her lone goal in the tournament against the United States
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
in the final group stage match. With the under-19s, Rubio played in the La Manga Cup
La Manga Cup
La Manga Cup is a winter football tournament played in La Manga del Mar Menor . Usual participants are clubs from countries with a summer football season: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States and Canada. The first cup was played in 1999 which was won by Rosenborg...
international tournament and the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
-Semifinals:---------Final:-Goalscorers:5 goals Sofia Jakobsson4 goals Toni Duggan Solène Barbance3 goals Jordan Nobbs Dzsenifer Marozsan2 goals* Isobel Christiansen* Jade Moore* Jessica Wich* Ana Maria Crnogorcevic1 goal...
reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Sweden
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
in extra time.