Oriane Jean-François signs!

Natalia Arroyo's reshaping of Villa's WSL squad continues as Oriane Jean-François follows Jenna Nighswonger through the doors at Villa Park.

Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/womens/oriane-jean-fran%C3%A7ois French international Jean-François, 24, joins from Chelsea in a £450k deal, for whom she signed in July 2024, having spent time at both Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC, starting her career with the latter. Born in French Guiana, Oriane won her first full cap for France in October 2020, having graduated through the u16, u19, u20 and u23 sides. Villa, currently 8th in the WSL, but with a top 5 berth not beyond the realms of possibility, are strengthening an already highly competitive midfield area as Oriane will be competing with the likes of Miri Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Missy Bo Kearns 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Lucy Staniforth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 with ACL victim Jill Baijings 🇳🇱 still on the sidelines.

“This is another signing that strongly supports our ambitions as a club.

“Oriane impressed throughout the European Championships as a starter for France, consistently performing at the highest level.

“We believe she will add immediate quality and further raise standards within the group.”

Former Villan and now Director of Women’s Football, Marisa Ewers.