Griedge Mbock Bathy

Griedge Mbock Bathy
Mbock Bathy with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka
Date of birth 26 February 1995
Place of birth Brest, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 29
Youth career
2001–2006 SC Pontanézen
2006–2010 AS Brestoise
2010–2012 Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Guingamp 86 (9)
2015– Lyon 105 (21)
International career‡
2010–2012 France U17 28 (4)
2013 France U19 11 (3)
2014 France U20 8 (1)
2013– France 76 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka (born 26 February 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team.

Career

Mbock Bathy was born in Brest, Brittany to a family of Cameroonian and Maĺagasy descent. A strong centre-back, she joined Stade Briochin in 2010, who merged with En Avant de Guingamp in 2011. After four seasons under Guingamp, she moved to the current French champions Lyon on a four-year deal.

With the French under-17 team, Mbock Bathy played in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan. She was named FIFA's Player of the Tournament after France won a penalty shootout in the final over North Korea, marking the occasion with a memorable dance routine.

At the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, Mbock Bathy was suspended for the final after being sent off in the semi-final. In the final France beat England 2–0 after extra time.

In November 2013 she made her senior France debut in a 10–0 win over Bulgaria.

Personal life

Mbock's brother, Hiang'a Mbock, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 1 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2013 2 0
2014 5 0
2015 7 0
2016 12 0
2017 11 2
2018 10 2
2019 11 1
2020 2 1
2021 2 0
2022 9 2
2023 5 0
Total 76 8
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mbock Bathy goal.
List of international goals scored by Griedge Mbock Bathy
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 January 2017 Stade Jean-Ivoula, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France South Africa 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 2–0
3 9 October 2018 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Cameroon 1–0 6–0 Friendly
4 6–0
5 8 April 2019 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France Denmark 3–0 4–0 Friendly
6 10 March 2020 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France Netherlands 2–2 3–3 Friendly
7 25 June 2022 Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France Cameroon 2–0 4–0 Friendly
8 14 July 2022 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England Belgium 2–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Honours

Lyon

France

France U17

Individual