Marie-Antoinette Katoto

Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto (born 1 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.[2][3]

Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Katoto with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2011 Colombes FFC
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Paris Saint-Germain 87 (85)
National team‡
2014 France U16 3 (5)
2015 France U17 9 (5)
2016 France U19 8 (8)
2016–2018 France U20 12 (5)
2019 France U23 3 (1)
2018– France 15 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2020

Club career

Katoto began playing football for her hometown club Colombes FFC in 2005. She joined the youth section of Paris Saint-Germain in 2011. She went on to score 27 goals from 26 matches for the youth teams of Paris Saint-Germain and helped her side to win the Championnat de France National Féminine U19 in 2016.[4]

Katoto made her professional debut on 26 April 2015 against Wolfsburg in the second leg of a UEFA Women's Champions League tie. She was given a league debut by manager Farid Benstiti during the following week's 5–0 win over Rodez. She played the whole 90 minutes and netted a goal.

Katoto scored 21 goals during 2017–18 Division 1 Féminine season, finishing second in the top scorers' list behind eventual Women's Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg. On 31 May 2018, she helped her side to win the 2017-18 Coupe de France Féminine final against six-time defending champions Lyon by scoring the only goal in the match.[5]

International career

Katoto is of DR Congolese descent and has represented France at different youth levels, accumulating 32 caps and 21 goals. She was part of the France under-19 team which won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She finished the tournament as top scorer with six goals, and was selected as the golden player.[6]

Katoto made her senior team debut on 10 November 2018, in a 3–1 friendly win over Brazil. She came on as a substitute, replacing Delphine Cascarino in the 66th minute.[7] She scored her first international goal on 19 January 2019, in a 3–1 friendly win over USA.[8] In the run up to the match, France's coach Corinne Diacre had publicly criticised Katoto's attitude and application.[9]

In May 2019 Diacre left Katoto out of the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted by France. The decision caused widespread surprise as the previous season Katoto had scored 30 in 28 games for Paris Saint-Germain. Diacre remained defiant: "It was a difficult choice, but I made it and I stand by it. It's certain that if we don’t win the World Cup, I will be reproached for it."[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 February 2021[12]

Club Season League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Paris Saint-Germain

 2014–15 210010—31
2015–16 731020—103
2016–17 761120—107
2017–18 212165——2726
2018–19 20223365—2930
2019–20 16164345102524
2020–21 14161011001617
Total 87851612161110120108
  1. Appearance in the Trophée des Championnes.

International

As of 1 December 2020[13]

National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201810
201963
202086
Total159

Honours
Katoto during a match against Rodez, May 2015

Club
Paris Saint-Germain

International

Individual

References
  1. "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. Marie-Antoinette Katoto at Soccerway
  3. "Marie-Antoinette Katoto" (in French). footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "Bio" (in French). fff.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "2017-18 Coupe de France féminine final" (in French). fff.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "Best player". uefa.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "France 3-1 Brazil" (in French). fff.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. "First international goal". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  9. "Bleues : Corinne Diacre en colère contre Marie-Antoinette Katoto" (in French). L'Equipe. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. "Hosts France drop PSG and league top scorer Marie-Antoinette Katoto from women's World Cup squad". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. Pugmore, Jerome (4 May 2019). "Diacre defends leaving Katoto out of France's WCup squad". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  12. "Statistics" (in French). footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  13. "Statistics" (in French). fff.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  14. "Golden player". uefa.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  15. "Top scorer". uefa.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  16. "Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  17. "Palmarès des trophées de la D1 féminine 2018". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  18. "Palmarès des trophées de la D1 féminine 2019". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  19. "D1 Féminine 2018-19". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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