Sakina Karchaoui


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

Sakina Karchaoui

Karchaoui with France in 2019

Personal information
Full name Sakina Karchaoui[1]
Date of birth 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 51 (5)
International career‡
2012 France U17 6 (1)
2013–2015 France U19 13 (1)
2016 France U20 7 (1)
2016– France 79 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024

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]

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]

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

On 10 July 2021, Karchaoui joined reigning league champions Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal.[6] On 2 May 2024, she extended her contract with the club until June 2028.[7]

International career

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Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France national team in April 2016.[8][9][10] 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.[11]

As of match played 17 May 2024[12][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 Première Ligue 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2013–14 Première Ligue 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2014–15 Première Ligue 12 0 6 0 — — 18 0
2015–16 Première Ligue 20 1 6 1 — — 26 2
2016–17 Première Ligue 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
2017–18 Première Ligue 22 0 4 0 6 0 — 32 0
2018–19 Première Ligue 22 2 1 0 — — 23 2
2019–20 Première Ligue 16 3 3 1 — — 19 4
Total 116 6 22 2 6 0 0 0 144 8
Lyon 2019–20 Première Ligue — 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
2020–21 Première Ligue 18 0 1 0 5 0 — 24 0
Total 18 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 27 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 Première Ligue 19 2 5 1 9 1 — 33 4
2022–23 Première Ligue 17 1 3 0 10 0 1[a] 0 31 1
2023–24 Première Ligue 15 2 3 0 12 0 3[b] 0 33 2
2024–25 Première Ligue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 51 5 11 1 31 1 4 0 97 7
Career total 185 11 34 3 45 1 4 0 268 15
  1. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
  2. ^ Two appearances in playoffs, one appearance in Trophée des Championnes
As of match played 3 August 2024[13]
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 11 2
Total 79 2
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karchaoui goal.

Montpellier

Lyon

Paris Saint-Germain

France U20

France

Individual

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  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 2021.
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  10. ^ "Dali, Agard et Karchaoui remplacent Georges, Boulleau et Lavogez". France Football. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  11. ^ Dure, Beau (7 March 2017). "USA women suffer worst defeat in a decade as France win SheBelieves Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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  30. ^ "LES LAURÉATES DES TROPHÉES 2022-2023". 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  31. ^ "TROPHÉES 2023-2024 : LES LAURÉATES". 29 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  32. ^ "KARCHAOUI, MEILLEURE JOUEUSE EN DÉCEMBRE". 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.