Sakina Karchaoui
French footballer (born 1996)
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Sakina Karchaoui (born 26 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain, which she captains, and the France national team.
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Karchaoui with Paris Saint-Germain in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sakina Karchaoui[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salon-de-Provence, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | US Miramas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Montpellier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Montpellier | 116 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Lyon | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Paris Saint-Germain | 85 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | France U17 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | France U19 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U20 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | France | 102 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2] She began playing football in her neighborhood with boys.[2] After two years at local club, US Miramas, she joined Montpellier.[2]
Club career
Montpellier
Karchaoui made her professional debut for Montpellier on 18 November 2012 in a 6–0 league win over Vendenheim.[3] During the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine season, she 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. On 1 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]
Lyon
On 24 June 2020, fourteen-time defending league champions Lyon announced the signing of Karchaoui for the 2020–21 season.[5]
Paris Saint-Germain
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] In September 2025, she was named as the club captain.[8]
International career
Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France national team in April 2016.[9][10][11] 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.[12]
Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[13]
Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[14]
On 30 May 2022, Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[15]
Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16]
On 23 February 2024, she scored her first international goal in a 2–1 win against Germany.[17]
In July 2024, Karchaoui was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[18]
Personal life
Karchaoui admired Robin van Persie, Hatem Ben Arfa and Samir Nasri when she was young.[19][20]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | 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[a] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 8 | ||
| Lyon | 2019–20 | Première Ligue | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Première Ligue | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2021–22 | Première Ligue | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 9[a] | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Première Ligue | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Première Ligue | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 12[a] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Première Ligue | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | Première Ligue | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| Total | 85 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 219 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 323 | 27 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
- Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
- Two appearances in playoffs, one appearance in Trophée des Championnes
- Appearance(s) in playoffs
International
- As of match played 9 June 2026[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 102 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karchaoui goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 23 February 2024 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France |  Germany | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals |
| 2 | 12 July 2024 | Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France |  Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 3 | 20 June 2025 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France |  Belgium | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 13 July 2025 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Netherlands | 5–2 | 5–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| 5 | 28 November 2025 | Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals |
| 6 | 7 March 2026 | Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France |  Poland | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2027 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Montpellier
- Coupe de France Féminine runner-up: 2014–15, 2015–16
Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain
France U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2016[26]
France
- UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24[27]
Individual
- IFFHS World Team: 2020[28]
- UEFA Women's Championship team of the tournament: 2022[29]
- UNFP Première Ligue young player of the year: 2016–17[30]
- UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2020–21,[31] 2021–22,[32] 2022–23,[33] 2023–24,[34] 2025–26[35]
- LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2016–17,[36] 2017–18,[37] 2020–21,[38] 2021–22,[39] 2022–23,[40] 2023–24,[41] 2024–25,[42] 2025–26[43]
- Première Ligue Player of the Month: December 2021,[44] February 2025,[20] March 2026[45]