Vicki Bècho Desbonne

Vicki Jessy Becho Desbonne, known as Vicki Becho, is a French footballer who plays as a Forward for Lyon and the French Under 19s and Under 20s.

Vicki Becho
Personal information
Full name Vicki Jessy Becho Desbonne
Date of birth (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2020– Lyon 16 (0)
2021–2022 → Reims (loan) 13 (1)
International career
2019 France U-17 3 (2)
2019– France U-19 10 (5)
2019– France U-20 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2023

Early life

Becho grew up in Montreuil, France. Her idols were Cristiano Ronaldo and Lucho González. She would watch videos of Ronaldo before a match had a pair of Gonzalez' signed boots.[1]

Career

Becho played for SC Malay de Grand after being spotted by Ali Ben Ahmed, a coach at the club. She played until the U12 category and then joined FC Sens in 2015, joining the U13s. Then, in 2016, at 15, Becho joined the PSG Academy.[2]

In February 2020, Becho won the first ever Women's Golden Titi, an honourary trophy for rewarding the best player at the PSG training center.[3]

Becho signed for Lyon from PSG in 2020.[4]

Becho signed on loan to Reims in 2021, which Becho said helped improve her defensive game.

Becho scored her first goal for Lyon in a Coupe de France match against Rodez.[5]

International career

Becho was called up for the UEFA Under 17 Championship Women Qualification, playing all three matches and scoring against Northern Ireland Under 17s and Czech Republic Under 17s.[6][7][8]

Becho was called up for the UEFA Under 19 Championship Women Qualification, playing against Greece Women Under 19s and Republic of Ireland Under 19s, scoring against the latter.[9][10]

Becho scored once against Norway U19 and twice against Spain U19 during the U19 Women's Championship.[11][12]

She scored in the u19 finals, the first to do so since Ada Hegerberg in 2011.[13]

Becho was named player of the match against Korea Republic under 20s, being highly involved in the game and having a standout performance.[14]

Becho has also been called up to the France Under 20s.

Becho, along with two of her Lyon teammates, was called up to the France Under 23s to play two friendly matches against the USA.[15]

Style of play

Seen as a highly promising player, Becho has "lots of potential", technique and talented finishing, with huge quality in both feet, with power and precision in her shots.[16]

References
  1. "Vicki Becho - The 'rare' France & Lyon teen inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo". www.goal.com.
  2. "Vicki Becho, championne d'Europe U19 et passée par le FC Sens, vue par son ancien entraîneur Abdoulaye Bah". www.lyonne.fr. 30 July 2019.
  3. "[Titi d'Or feminin 2019] Vicki Becho, premiere Titi Girl sacree!". www.lestitisdupsg.fr. 7 February 2020.
  4. "Signature : Benyahia, Sombath, Becho et Maoulida signent professionnel". www.ol.fr.
  5. "Premier but en professionnel avec l'OL pour Vicki Becho". www.ol.fr.
  6. "France Under 17s vs Northern Ireland Under 17s - 23 March 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
  7. "France Under 17s vs Czech Republic Under 17s - 26 March 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
  8. "France Under 17s vs Portugal Under 17s - 29 March 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
  9. "France Under 19s vs Greece Under 19s - 6th April 2022". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. "France Under 19s vs Republic of Ireland Under 19s - 9th April 2022". uk.soccerway.com.
  11. "France U19 vs Norway U19 - 22 July 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  12. "France U19 vs Spain U19 - 25 July 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  13. "Ten women's players to watch in 2021". www.uefa.com. 3 January 2021.
  14. "TSG salute Becho, Matsukubo, Onyenezide and Rijsbergen". www.fifa.com.
  15. "Sélection : trois jeunes fenottes en Equipe de France U23". www.ol.fr.
  16. "10 top young women's soccer players". www.redbull.com. 22 February 2023.

Honours

PSG

Lyon

France

  • Becho's UEFA Champions League stats
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