Armelle Khellas Aït-Sahed (; born 25 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Division 3 Féminine club Grenoble Foot 38. Born in France, she represents the Algeria national team.
Club career Khellas began playing football at the age of six at FC Vaulx-en-Velin. She then joined the academy of Olympique Lyonnais, where she completed her development. In June 2020, after spending ten years at the club, she signed with Albi-Marssac in Division 2 Féminine.
After two seasons with Albi, she moved to Italy in August 2021, signing with Serie B club SS Lazio. She spent one season with the club before returning to France, where she signed with Division 3 Féminine club Grenoble.
International career Khellas is a former Algerian youth international, having been selected for the Under-20 team by coach Ahmed Laribi in January 2020 to participate in a double confrontation against South Sudan as part of the first qualifying round for the 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification. She was a starter in both matches, which resulted in a 0–5 victory in the first leg in Kampala, and a 4–0 victory in Algiers.
In September 2021, Khellas received her first call-up to the senior team to participate in a training camp for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. In October 2021, she was included in the final squad to participate in the double confrontation against Sudan as part of the 2022 AFCON qualifiers but wasn't capped. In November 2021, she was again called up for two friendly matches against Tunisia. On 25 November 2021, she earned her first cap as a starter in a 1–0 win against Tunisia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlbi-Marssac2020–21D2F2000202021–2214030170Total16030190SS Lazio2022–23Serie B11000110Total11000110Grenoble Foot 382023–24D3F11010120Total11010120Career total38040420
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlgeria202120202300202420Total40
References
External links Armelle Khellas at SS Lazio