Ludivine Diguelman (born 15 April 1984) is a French
football
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player currently playing for
Nîmes
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of the Division 2 Féminine. Diguelman plays as a
midfielder
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and spent most of her career at
Montpellier
Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...
of the
Division 1 Féminine
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, being one of the longest-serving players at Montpellier having joined in 2000. She is also a member of the
France women's national football team
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making her first major tournament appearance with her nation at
UEFA Women's Euro 2009
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.
Career
Diguelman was born in
Montpellier
Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...
and began her career with local club ''AS Gignac''. She later joined ''Montpellier Le Crès''. In 2001, ''Le Crès'' joined professional football club
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (; ), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional association football, football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie. The original club was ...
to form the club's
women's section
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. Diguelman spent only a year in the youth system earning her debut during the 2001–02 season. Following the season, she was selected to attend
CNFE Clairefontaine
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, the women's section of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. She spent one year at the facility before returning to Montpellier. Upon her return in 2003, Diguelman was inserted into the starting eleven appearing in all 22 league matches scoring six goals. Her play, along with the team as a whole, saw Montpellier win the league title. The following season, Diguelman and Montpellier earned another title with the midfielder starting all 22 league matches. The 2005–06 season saw Montpellier earned no titles despite Diguelman scoring a career-high nine goals. Diguelman later helped the club win the 2006–07 Challenge de France and two seasons later contributed to the club's capture of another Challenge de France, as well as a 2nd-place finish in the league. The finish saw Montpellier earn qualification to the newly created
UEFA Women's Champions League
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...
.
International career
Prior to representing the senior team, Diguelman starred with the under-19 team that reached the final of the
2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
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, where they lost to
Germany
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. She made her international debut on 1 June 2002 in a 2–1 victory over
Ukraine
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during France's
qualifying campaign for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, which they later qualified for. Despite being a part of several of the team's matches ahead of the World Cup, which included the
Algarve Cup
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tournament, Diguelman was not selected to play in the tournament. Diguelman was also not selected to play in
UEFA Women's Euro 2005
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. She finally earned her first major tournament appearance for
UEFA Women's Euro 2009
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after being called up by manager Bruno Bini to serve as backup to
Sonia Bompastor
Sonia Bompastor (, ; born 8 June 1980) is a French football manager and former player who manages Chelsea of the English Women's Super League. She is the first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League as both a player and a manager, and i ...
. Diguelman, however, appeared in no matches at the tournament with France reaching as far as the quarterfinals before losing to the
Netherlands
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4–5 on penalties.
External links
Montpellier player profilePlayer stats at footofeminin.fr
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1984 births
Living people
French women's footballers
Footballers from Montpellier
CNFE Clairefontaine players
Montpellier HSC (women) players
France women's international footballers
Première Ligue players
Women's association football midfielders
21st-century French sportswomen