She spent the majority of her career at Lyon , amassing eighteen titles with the French club over a nine-year span. She played as a attacking midfielder and was described as a "gifted playmaker " who "possesses superb technique". She has been labeled by the French media as "the female Zidane " β like Zinedine Zidane, she has Algerian ancestry, grew up in Marseille and possesses immense skill, especially as a playmaker with an eye for goal.
As such, she has been nicknamed "Ziza", a variant of Zidane's "Zizou". He was always the player that I most enjoyed watching. The comparison was made frequently when I was starting out, and now, as the years pass, it happens less and less often. It always makes me proud, but as I always say, I don't think you can compare anyone to him. He's unique". After departing Montpellier, she joined Lyon. To be compared with Zizou is a pride. But there is no comparison to make. I am myself. The initiative to allow women to train at the famous national center came about in the s due to the fact that it had quickly become a high-level training facility for male football players.
As a result of allowing female football players to train at the academy, younger women were afforded the same benefits from the facilities offered by Clairefontaine as the men. I almost gave up". In the match, she scored the only goal, a 90th-minute winner, in a 1β0 win. Four of her six goals came in the final four weeks of the season.
On 26 March , she scored a double in a 4β2 defeat to Juvisy. She joined the club alongside former Clairefontaine teammate Thomis and made her debut on 3 September in a 0β0 league draw with Toulouse. She played the entire match as Montpellier won 3β0 on penalties. She scored the second goal in a 3β0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the final match. In the match, she scored a goal in a 4β0 win.
Lyon eventually conceded defeat losing 7β6 on penalties. Lyon went on to win the match 2β0 to claim its first-ever European title. In July , she confirmed that she would end her football career after the Summer Olympics. She scored her only goal in the competition in a 4β0 opening group stage victory against Russia. She made her under debut on 12 August in a World Cup preparation friendly against Mexico.
