Camille Abily, France footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Camille Abily is a French football manager and former player, who featured prominently for both the France women's national team and for Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine. She currently is the assistant manager of Chelsea.

As a player, Abily played primarily as a midfielder. She was a two-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year award and, following her second consecutive honour in 2007, became the first player to win the award in back-to-back seasons. Following a move to the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league in the United States, she earned numerous Player of the Month and All-Star honors.

Abily began her football career in 1992, joining Jeanne d'Arc Bruz. Abily signed with Montpellier in 2003. She won two titles with Montpellier and back-to-back titles with Lyon. In 2008, Abily joined the new United States–based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer. After helping the Sol win the league, Abily returned to France where she played for Paris Saint-Germain. In 2010, she returned to the United States to play with FC Gold Pride and, subsequently, won her second consecutive title in the league. In 2010, she won the WPS Championship with the FC Gold Pride. In 2010, she returned to Lyon for the 2010–11 season and, became a part of the Olympique Lyon team that won their first UEFA Women's Champions League title.

Abily also earned 183 caps as a French international. Abily made her major international tournament debut for the team at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 and later played on the teams that qualified for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, UEFA Women's Euro 2013 as well as the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 and 2015.