Sakina Karchaoui
Karchaoui with France in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sakina Karchaoui[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Salon-de-Provence, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 7
Youth career
2007–2009 US Miramas
2009–2013 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Montpellier 116 (6)
2020–2021 Lyon 18 (0)
2021– Paris Saint-Germain 48 (5)
International career‡
2012 France U17 6 (1)
2013–2015 France U19 13 (1)
2016 France U20 7 (1)
2016– France 70 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Nations League
Runner-up 2024
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Sakina Karchaoui (born 26 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.

Early life

Born in Salon-de-Provence, in the Provence region of France, Karchaoui was raised in the nearby town of Miramas by her Moroccan parents.[2] She began playing football in her neighborhood with boys.[2] After two years at local club, US Miramas, she joined Montpellier.[2]

Club career

Montpellier

Karchaoui earned her first cap for the senior Montpellier in November 2012 during a 6–0 win over Vendenheim.[3] During the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine season, Karchaoui made six appearances for the club, tallying a total of 475 minutes on the pitch.[3] Montpellier finished in fourth place with a 15–6–1 record.[3] The following season, she made 12 appearances with 9 starts. The club finished the 2014–15 season in fourth place with a 13–4–5 record.[3] During the 2015–16 season, Karchaoui started in 19 of the 20 matches in which she appeared. In November 2015, she scored her first goal in a 4–0 win against Rodez.[4] Montpellier finished in third place during the regular season with a 15–3–5 record.[3]

Lyon

On 24 June 2020, fourteen-time defending league champions Lyon announced the signing of Karchaoui for 2020–21 season.[5]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 10 July 2021, reigning league champions Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Karchaoui on a three-year deal.[6]

International career

Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France national team in April 2016.[7][8][9] She was later selected for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2] At the tournament, she started in the team's group-stage match against New Zealand resulting in a 3–0 win, and the quarter-final match against Canada where the team was eliminated in a 1–0 loss.[2][3]

In March 2017, she helped France defeat the United States 3–0 to win the 2017 SheBelieves Cup for the first time.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 March 2024[11][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montpellier 2012–13 D1F 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2013–14 D1F 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2014–15 D1F 12 0 6 0 — — 18 0
2015–16 D1F 20 1 6 1 — — 26 2
2016–17 D1F 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
2017–18 D1F 22 0 4 0 6 0 — 32 0
2018–19 D1F 22 2 1 0 — — 23 2
2019–20 D1F 16 3 3 1 — — 19 4
Total 116 6 22 2 6 0 0 0 144 8
Lyon 2019–20 D1F — 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
2020–21 D1F 18 0 1 0 5 0 — 24 0
Total 18 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 27 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 D1F 19 2 5 1 9 1 — 33 4
2022–23 D1F 17 1 3 0 10 0 1[a] 0 31 1
2023–24 D1F 12 2 1 0 8 0 1[a] 0 22 2
Total 48 5 9 1 27 1 2 0 86 7
Career total 182 11 32 3 41 1 2 0 257 15
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International

As of match played 28 February 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2016 7 0
2017 10 0
2018 4 0
2019 9 0
2020 8 0
2021 5 0
2022 11 0
2023 14 0
2024 2 1
Total 70 1
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karchaoui goal.
List of international goals scored by Sakina Karchaoui
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 February 2024 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France  Germany 2–0 2–1 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals

Honours

Montpellier

Lyon

Paris Saint-Germain

France U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Rising star Karchaoui seeking more days in the sun". FIFA. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "S. Karchaoui". Soccer Way. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Montpellier HSC v Rodez 4–0". Eurosport. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ "SIGNATURE : SAKINA KARCHAOUI S'ENGAGE AVEC L'OL JUSQU'EN 2021 !". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Officiel – Karchaoui a signé au PSG jusqu'en 2024 !". 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Karchaoui, première réussie". Foot d'Elles. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Foot/France – Forfait de Sakina Karchaoui, Marion Torrent appelée pour la tournée américaine". Le Matin. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Dali, Agard et Karchaoui remplacent Georges, Boulleau et Lavogez". France Football. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  10. ^ Dure, Beau (7 March 2017). "USA women suffer worst defeat in a decade as France win SheBelieves Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Sakina Karchaoui" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Equipe de France A - Sakina Karchaoui" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ "A Magnificent Seventh For Lyon". 31 August 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  15. ^ "UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Team of the Tournament announced". UEFA.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Trophées UNFP : Cavani, Jardim, Mbappé... Le palmarès complet". RTL. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Trophées UNFP - Le palmarès complet". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Katoto élue meilleure joueuse de D1, Endler et Fazer également récompensées". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  19. ^ "IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 - THE WINNERS". IFFHS. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  20. ^ "KARCHAOUI, MEILLEURE JOUEUSE EN DÉCEMBRE". 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (women) – current squad
France squads
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