Nora Coton-Pélagie

Nora Coton-Pélagie (born 22 April 1988 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Marseille of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as an attacking midfielder and is a former women's youth international having played at all levels. Coton-Pélagie played at both the 2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup where she formed excellent partnerships with current senior internationals Eugénie Le Sommer and Marie-Laure Delie. She is the daughter of Bruno Coton-Pélagie, who is currently the manager of Championnat de France amateur 2 club FC Les Lilas.

Nora Coton-Pélagie
Personal information
Full name Nora Coton-Pélagie
Date of birth (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988
Place of birth Les Lilas, France
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 7
Youth career
1996–2001 Les Lilas
2001–2004 Le Blanc-Mesnil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 CNFE Clairefontaine 34 (7)
2007–2008 Soyaux 20 (9)
2008–2012 Paris Saint-Germain 75 (10)
2012–2013 Issy 18 (7)
2013–2015 Saint-Étienne 30 (5)
2015– Marseille 22 (6)
National team‡
2005 France U17 4 (0)
2006 France U19 11 (2)
2008 France U20 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Career

Coton-Pélagie began playing football at the club where her father coached and he brother played as amateur, FC Les Lilas. She played in the lower levels of French football with Blanc-Mesnil and CNFE Clairefontaine before joining D1 sides ASJ Soyaux and Paris Saint-Germain.[1]

At the end of her career, Coton-Pélagie joined D2 side Olympique de Marseille, and helped the club gain promotion to D1.[2][3]

References
  1. "La saga Coton-Pélagie" (in French). Le Parisien. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "Sept nouvelles joueuses à l'OM" (in French). L'Équipe. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "[Olympico] Nora Coton-Pelagie : "les grosses équipes c'est toujours des bons tests"". coeursdefoot.fr (in French). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.


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