Marinette Pichon

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Date of birth (1975-11-26) 26 November 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth Bar-sur-Aube, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Marinette Pichon
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-11-26) 26 November 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth Bar-sur-Aube, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 A.S. Brienne
1992–2002 Saint-Memmie Olympique
2002–2003 Philadelphia Charge 36 (28)
2003–2004 Saint-Memmie Olympique 11 (5)
2004 New Jersey Wildcats 10 (21)
2004–2007 FCF Juvisy 58 (89)
International career
1994–2006 France 112 (81)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marinette Pichon (French pronunciation: [maʁinɛt piʃɔ̃]; born 26 November 1975) is a French former football player.[1]

Pichon grew up while having a dysfunctional childhood with an alcoholic father.[2][3][4][5]

Career

She started her career at Saint-Memmie Olympique, then signed on to the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the American professional league. She played for the Philadelphia Charge during their 2002 and 2003 seasons, in 2002 ranking second in the league in goals scored and winning the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.[6] In 2003, she tied for the lead in goals scored and led the league in goals per game.[7]

After the WUSA disbanded in 2003, she returned to France, where she played for Juvisy FCF. She was the leading domestic scorer in the 2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05, and 2005/06 seasons. She also played for the New Jersey Wildcats in the American W-League during their 2004 season, leading the league that year in both goals scored and total points despite playing in only ten matches.[8]

In June 2024, Pichon was named as the sporting director of Montreal Roses FC in Canada's Northern Super League.[9]

International career

She appeared for France from 1994 until 2006, announcing her retirement at the age of 31 following France's elimination from World Cup qualifying. During her career, she scored 81 goals in 112 international matches.[10][11] She played for France at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 September 1994Aberdeen, Scotland Scotland3–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying
2.12 November 1994Cork, Ireland Republic of Ireland3–03–0Friendly
3.11 April 1995Poissy, France Canada1–01–0
4.12 April 1995Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Italy1–01–0
5.8 September 1995Jesolo, Italy Hungary1–02–0
6.2–0
7.30 September 1995Akranes, Iceland Iceland1–23–3UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
8.2–3
9.9 December 1995Montpellier, France Netherlands1–01–1
10.29 April 1996Indianapolis, United States United States1–82–8Friendly
11.1 June 1996Angers, France Iceland1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
12.3–0
13.7 September 1996Vantaa, Finland Finland1–02–0
14.2–0
15.12 April 1997Mouscron, Belgium Belgium1–03–0Friendly
16.24 April 1997Greensboro, United States United States1–12–4
17.2–3
18.18 October 1997Le Creusot, France Finland2–12–21999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19.15 February 1998Alençon, France England1–03–2Friendly
20.2–1
21.21 March 1998Guéret, France Poland2–03–0
22.11 April 1998Blois, France Italy1–02–31999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
23.14 May 1998Cesson-Sévigné, France Algeria10–014–0Friendly
24.16 May 1998Rennes, France Spain1–03–2
25.20 February 1999Chalkida, Greece Greece1–03–2
26.9 May 1999Airdire, Scotland Scotland1–14–3
27.2–2
28.28 May 1999Weil am Rhein, Germany Switzerland1–02–0
29.2–0
30.30 May 1999 Germany1–01–4
31.28 June 2001Reutlingen, Germany Denmark1–23–4UEFA Women's Euro 2001
32.1 July 2001Ulm, Germany Italy1–02–0
33.26 September 2001Hoogeveen, Netherlands Netherlands2–03–1Friendly
34.3–0
35.28 October 2001Boryspil, Ukraine Ukraine1–02–02003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
36.2–0
37.17 November 2001Drnovice, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–02–1
38.2–0
39.9 April 2002Limoges, France Australia1–01–0Friendly
40.20 April 2002Strasbourg, France Czech Republic2–04–12003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
41.9 May 2002Halden, Norway Norway1–11–3
42.1 June 2002Châteauroux, France Ukraine1–12–1
43.23 August 2002Lens, France Denmark1–02–0
44.17 October 2002London, England England1–01–0
45.14 March 2003Silves, Portugal Denmark1–03–02003 Algarve Cup
46.2–0
47.11 May 2003Kecskemét, Hungary Hungary1–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
48.3–0
49.14 September 2003Concord, United States Japan1–02–2Friendly
50.2–0
51.24 September 2003Washington D.C., United States South Korea1–01–02003 FIFA Women's World Cup
52.27 September 2003 Brazil1–11–1
53.15 November 2003Quimper, France Poland4–07–1UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
54.5–0
55.7–0
56.21 February 2004Montpellier, France Scotland2–26–3Friendly
57.3–3
58.4–3
59.6–3
60.16 March 2004Quarteira, Portugal Sweden2–03–02004 Algarve Cup
61.18 March 2004Silves, Portugal Denmark1–01–0
62.20 March 2004Faro, Portugal Italy1–03–3 (4–3 p)
63.24 April 2004Reims, France Hungary3–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
64.4–0
65.5–0
66.16 May 2004Selyatino, Russia Russia2–03–0
67.3–0
68.8 September 2004Slagelse, Denmark Denmark3–23–2Friendly
69.3 October 2004Opole, Poland Poland1–15–1UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
70.2–1
71.5–1
72.19 February 2005La Manga, Spain Norway1–02–0Friendly
73.11 March 2005Guia, Portugal Denmark1–02–12005 Algarve Cup
74.13 March 2005Loulé, Portugal Finland1–12–1
75.6 June 2005Preston, England Italy2–03–1UEFA Women's Euro 2005
76.3–0
77.7 September 2005Sens, France Republic of Ireland2–06–0Friendly
78.5 November 2005Langenrohr, Austria Austria1–13–12007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
79.22 April 2006Dunaujvaros, Hungary Hungary1–05–0
80.3–0
81.29 August 2006Dieppe, France Canada1–02–2Friendly

Personal life

In November 2012, a change in law gave Pichon the distinction of being the second woman in France to be granted "paternity" leave. Her wife gave birth to their son following in vitro fertilisation (IVF).[13] Pichon received a Legion of Honour.[14][15]

In popular culture

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