Léa Khelifi

Metz

A youth academy graduate of Metz, Khelifi made her senior team debut on 22 November 2015 by scoring a hat-trick in a 13–0 league win against CS Mars Bischheim. She won the Division 2 Féminine during the 2017–18 season. Khelifi scored eight goals for Metz during the 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine season. She was also named among the best hopes of the French championship, at the UNFP trophies at the end of the 2018–2019 season. She scored 20 goals from 68 matches for the club in all competitions.

PSG

On 7 June 2019, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Khelifi on a three-year deal. In her time with the club, she won the Division 1 Féminine during the 2020–21 season. Khelifi also won the 2021–22 Coupe de France féminine.

Loan to Dijon

Khelifi joined Dijon in September 2020 on a season long loan deal.

Montpellier

On 30 June 2022, Khelifi joined Montpellier. She made her league debut against Dijon on 10 September 2022. Khelifi scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 19 November 2022, scoring in the 19th minute. During her first season with Montpellier, she struggled with injuries, however she refound her form during her 2nd season with 4 goals and 6 assists.

Nantes

On 16 June 2025, she joined Première Ligue side Nantes.

Juventus

On 12 July 2026, it was announced that Khelifi had joined Italian Serie A club Juventus on a two-year contract, running until 30 June 2028.

Khelifi is a former French youth international. She was part of French squad at 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. Khelifi made her senior team debut on 23 February 2021 in a 2–0 win against Switzerland.

Khelifi prefers to assist her teammates and can play in most positions.

Khelifi is of Algerian origin; her parents are originally from a town near Sétif.