Sakina Karchaoui

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

Sakina Karchaoui
Personal information
Full name Sakina Karchaoui
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996
Place of birth Salon-de-Provence, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 26
Youth career
2007–2009 US Miramas
2009–2013 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Montpellier 116 (6)
2020– Lyon 9 (0)
National team‡
2012 France U17 6 (1)
2013–2015 France U19 13 (1)
2016 France U20 7 (1)
2016– France 38 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2020

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]

International career

Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France women's national football team in April 2016.[5][6][7] 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.[8]

Honours

International
France

Individual

References
  1. "Rising star Karchaoui seeking more days in the sun". FIFA. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. "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. "Karchaoui, première réussie". Foot d'Elles. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. "Foot/France – Forfait de Sakina Karchaoui, Marion Torrent appelée pour la tournée américaine". Le Matin. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  7. "Dali, Agard et Karchaoui remplacent Georges, Boulleau et Lavogez". France Football. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  8. Dure, Beau (7 March 2017). "USA women suffer worst defeat in a decade as France win SheBelieves Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. "Trophées UNFP : Cavani, Jardim, Mbappé... Le palmarès complet". RTL. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  10. "IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 - THE WINNERS". IFFHS. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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