Viviane Asseyi

Viviane Marie-Louise Blanche Asseyi (born 20 November 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German club Bayern Munich of the Frauen Bundesliga.

Viviane Asseyi
Asseyi playing for Montpellier in 2013
Personal information
Full name Viviane Marie-Louise Blanche Asseyi[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993
Place of birth Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 18
Youth career
2000–2008 Quevilly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Rouen 25 (23)
2010–2016 Montpellier 124 (43)
2016–2018 Olympique de Marseille 42 (13)
2018–2020 Bordeaux 38 (24)
2020– Bayern Munich 7 (5)
National team‡
2008–2009 France U16 10 (5)
2009 France U17 5 (1)
2010–2012 France U19 16 (4)
2012– France 31 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Asseyi began her career with amateur club US Quevilly. Due to Quevilly not having a women's section, she played on a mixed team composed mostly of boys.[2] She later joined the women's section of football club FC Rouen, where the youngster scored 23 goals in 28 total appearances. She joined Montpellier midway through the 2009–10 season in January 2010 and played there until moving to Olympique de Marseille ahead of the 2016–17 season.[3]

Personal life

Asseyi was born in France, and is of Gabonese descent.[4]

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "L'occasion de m'aguerrir". French Football Federation (in French). 26 June 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  3. "Viviane Asseyi au Montpellier-Hérault SC". 12 Rouennais (in French). 19 January 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  4. "Football féminin: le PSG s'adjuge le Classico". 25 September 2016.


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