Marie-Yasmine Alidou facts for kids
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Alidou with the Portland Thorns in 2025
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Montréal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Portland Thorns | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS St-Hubert | |||
| FC St-Leonard | |||
| CS Union Lanaudiere Sud | |||
| AS Varennes-St. Amable | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | UQAM Citadins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Marseille | 16 | (3) |
| 2018 | Linköpings FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sporting Huelva | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Klepp | 20 | (5) |
| 2022 | Sturm Graz | 8 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Famalicão | 20 | (8) |
| 2023–2025 | Benfica | 35 | (10) |
| 2025– | Portland Thorns | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada Universiade | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Canada | 14 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 3, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 2, 2025 |
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Marie-Yasmine "Mimi" Alidou d'Anjou is a professional soccer player from Canada. She was born on April 28, 1995. Mimi plays as a midfielder for the Portland Thorns club in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She also plays for the Canadian national team.
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Early Life and Soccer Beginnings
Mimi Alidou was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She grew up in Saint-Hubert. Her father is from Benin, and her mother is French Canadian.
Mimi started playing soccer at a young age. She spent most of her youth career with CS St-Hubert. She also played for other teams like FC St-Leonard. When she was 13, she joined the National High Performance Centre. She later moved to Newark, New Jersey to attend high school there.
College Soccer Career
Alidou went to the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) for college. In 2016, she was recognized for her excellent play. She was named the RSEQ Player of the Week. She also won UQAM Athlete of the Year. She was chosen as an RSEQ First Team All-Star and a U Sports Second Team All-Star.
Professional Club Career
Mimi Alidou has played for many soccer clubs around the world.
Starting in Europe
In 2017, Mimi joined Olympique de Marseille, a club in France. After that, she moved to Sweden to play for Linköpings FC in 2018. A year later, she joined Sporting de Huelva in Spain. She then played for Klepp IL in Norway from 2020 to 2021. In 2022, she played for Sturm Graz in Austria.
Success in Portugal
In 2022, Mimi signed with Famalicão in Portugal. She quickly became a key player for the team. She was named the league's player of the month in February and March. She helped Famalicão win their first-ever Taça de Portugal trophy.
In the summer of 2023, she joined Benfica, another big club in Portugal. On October 11, 2023, she scored two goals in a UEFA Women's Champions League match. This is a very important competition for European clubs. In her first season, Mimi helped Benfica have a historic year. They won all four domestic competitions in Portugal.
Alidou also helped Benfica reach the quarter-finals of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. This was a big achievement for a Portuguese club. She was Benfica's top goal scorer that season, scoring 26 goals across all games. This included 9 goals in the Champions League. During her time with Benfica, she won six trophies, including two league titles.
Playing in the NWSL
In 2025, Mimi Alidou moved to the United States. She signed a two-year contract with the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She made her debut for the Thorns on April 11, 2025. She scored her first NWSL goal on April 23, helping her team win 4–1.
International Career for Canada
Mimi Alidou has also represented her home country, Canada.
Early International Appearances
In 2017, she played for Canada at the FISU Universiade Games. This is a competition for university athletes.
Joining the Senior National Team
In February 2022, Mimi was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time. She made her official debut on February 23, 2022, against Spain.
On October 21, 2024, she was called up again for a friendly match against Spain, who were the World Cup champions. She scored her first international goal in that game, which ended in a 1-1 tie. On February 25, 2025, she scored three goals (a hat trick) in a 7-0 win against Chinese Taipei. This was during the 2025 Pinatar Cup tournament.
Honours and Awards
Mimi Alidou has won several trophies and individual awards throughout her career.
With Famalicão
- Taça de Portugal: 2022–23
With Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2023–24, 2024–25
- Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2023–24, 2024–25
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2023
Individual Awards
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino Player of the Month: February/March 2023
