Louisa Cadamuro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetLouisa Cadamuro
French footballer
Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1987
Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur, France
Profession: association football player
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Louisa Cadamuro
- Louisa NĂ©cib Cadamuro (French pronunciation: ?[luiza ne'sib]; born 23 January 1987) is a retired French women's international footballer.
- 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 central attacking midfielder and is described as a "gifted playmaker" who "possesses superb technique".
- Nécib is also known for her "elegant possession, sublime passing skills, and cultured touch on the ball".She has been labeled by the French media as "the female Zidane" – 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".
- In an interview with FIFA.com just before the 2012 Olympics, she alluded to the comparison, saying, "Zidane is a role model for me.
- 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.
- But I wouldn't say I’m tired of it." She often attempts to downplay the comparison, though, stating "Being compared to Zidane is really nice, but I don't think it can harm me because I’ve been hearing it since I was very young.
- It always makes me proud, but as I always say, I don't think you can compare anyone to him.
- He's unique".
- While training at the Clairefontaine academy in 2004, NĂ©cib met Zidane, who was at the training center in preparation for qualifying for the 2006 World Cup (the finals would eventually be his last act as a professional).
- The two players exchanged shirts, and the shirt NĂ©cib acquired from Zidane is currently in the possession of her father.NĂ©cib began her football career playing for local youth clubs in her hometown of Marseille, such as Union Sportive Marseille and Celtic de Marseille.
- With the latter club, she made her senior team debut in 2003 and, in the following season, helped the club win the Division 3 FĂ©minine.
- In 2004, NĂ©cib was selected to attend CNFE Clairefontaine, the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy.
- She spent two years at the training center, and in 2006, departed for Montpellier of the Division 1 FĂ©minine.
- In her only season with Montpellier, Nécib helped the team win the 2006–07 edition of the Challenge de France.
- After departing Montpellier, she joined Lyon.
- Since joining the club, NĂ©cib has won a slew of trophies, which include four league titles, one Challenge de France, and one UEFA Women's Champions League title.
- For her performances during the 2008–09 season, she was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year. Nécib is a former French women's youth international having represented her nation at all levels for which she was eligible.
- At under-19 level, she played on the teams that reached the 2004 and 2005 editions of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
- With the under-20 team, NĂ©cib played at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship scoring a goal in the group stage against Argentina as France reached the quarter-finals.
- Prior to playing in the U-20 Women's World Cup, NĂ©cib made her senior international debut in February 2005 in a friendly match against Norway.
- Two years later in March 2007, NĂ©cib scored her first senior international goal in a UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying victory over Greece.
- She has participated in five major international tournaments for her country; the 2005 and 2009 editions of UEFA Women's Euro and the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- In the latter competition, NĂ©cib acted as the playmaker and contributed to the team that finished in fourth place.
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