Mylène Chavas (born 7 January 1998) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

In June 2021, Chavas joined

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on a two-year deal. On 5 July 2023, she joined

club

International career

Chavas is a former French youth international. She was part of under-19 national team which won

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

. She was also under-20 team's starting goalkeeper at the

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international Women's association football, women's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-20 national te ...

the same year. Despite her team's loss to

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in the final, she went on to win Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper in the tournament. In May 2022, Chavas was included in France's squad for

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. She made her senior team debut on 25 June 2022 in a 4–0 friendly win against

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Career statistics

International

Honours

France U19 *

Individual *

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Golden Glove:

Team of the Tournament:

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References

External links

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