Sakina Karchaoui

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Sakina Karchaoui
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Karchaoui in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sakina Karchaoui
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Salon-de-Provence, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club 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 9 (1)
National team‡
2012 France U17 6 (1)
2013–2015 France U19 13 (1)
2016 France U20 7 (1)
2016– France 43 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2021

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.[1] She began playing football in her neighborhood with boys.[1] After two years at local club, US Miramas, she joined Montpellier.[1]

Club career[]

Montpellier[]

Karchaoui earned her first cap for the senior Montpellier in November 2012 during a 6–0 win over Vendenheim.[2] During the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine season, Karchaoui made six appearances for the club, tallying a total of 475 minutes on the pitch.[2] Montpellier finished in fourth place with a 15–6–1 record.[2] 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.[2] 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.[3] Montpellier finished in third place during the regular season with a 15–3–5 record.[2]

Lyon[]

On 24 June 2020, fourteen-time defending league champions Lyon announced the signing of Karchaoui for 2020–21 season.[4]

Paris Saint-Germain[]

On 10 July 2021, reigning league champions Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Karchaoui on a three-year deal.[5]

International career[]

Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France women's national football team in April 2016.[6][7][8] She was later selected for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[1] 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 women's national soccer team where the team was eliminated in a 1–0 loss.[1][2]

In March 2017, she helped France defeat the United States 3–0 to win the 2017 SheBelieves Cup for the first time.[9]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of 22 October 2021[10]
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
Total 43 0

Honours[]

International[]

France

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "S. Karchaoui". Soccer Way. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Montpellier HSC v Rodez 4–0". Eurosport. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ "SIGNATURE : SAKINA KARCHAOUI S'ENGAGE AVEC L'OL JUSQU'EN 2021 !". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Officiel – Karchaoui a signé au PSG jusqu'en 2024 !". 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Karchaoui, première réussie". Foot d'Elles. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Foot/France – Forfait de Sakina Karchaoui, Marion Torrent appelée pour la tournée américaine". Le Matin. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Dali, Agard et Karchaoui remplacent Georges, Boulleau et Lavogez". France Football. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ Dure, Beau (7 March 2017). "USA women suffer worst defeat in a decade as France win SheBelieves Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Equipe de France A - Sakina Karchaoui" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Trophées UNFP : Cavani, Jardim, Mbappé... Le palmarès complet". RTL. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  12. ^ "IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 - THE WINNERS". IFFHS. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

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