Sarah Palacin
French footballer (born 1988)
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Sarah Palacin (born 2 November 1988) is a French footballer who plays for Division 2 Féminine club Nice Féminine. She has previously played for Val d'Orge, FF Issy, Saint-Étienne, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Fleury 91, and Olympique de Marseille. Between 2015 and 2016, she made two appearances for the France under-23s team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Longjumeau, France | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | ES Plessis-Pâté | ||
| 2003–2008 | Val d'Orge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | FF Issy | 59 | (41) |
| 2011–2016 | Saint-Étienne | 102 | (37) |
| 2016–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | FC Fleury 91 | 31 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Marseille | 9 | (1) |
| 2020– | OGC Nice | 28 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | France U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:01, 17 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:30, 11 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Palacin started playing football aged nine in Le Plessis-Pâté.[1] She played for four years at Val d'Orge,[1] before moving to FF Issy,[2] where she played from 2008 until 2011. In that time, FF Issy were promoted from Division 3 Féminine to Division 2 Féminine.[3] Between 2011 and 2016, Palacin played for Division 1 Féminine club Saint-Étienne.[2] She scored 15 goals for Saint-Étienne in the 2014–15 season,[2] making her the team's top scorer.[4] She scored a hat-trick in a February 2015 match against FF Issy.[5] In the 2015–16 season, she scored eight goals.[6]
In 2016, Palacin signed for Paris Saint-Germain Féminine.[2][7] She signed a one-year contract, with an option of another year.[6] In April 2017, she fractured her fibula, which ruled her out for the remainder of the season.[7] In June 2017, she signed for FC Fleury 91 (formerly Val d'Orge).[8] In 2019, she signed for Olympique de Marseille,[9] and in 2020, she signed for Nice Féminine.[10]
International career
Palacin has made two appearances for the France-under 23 team, in 2015 and 2016 matches against Poland B.[2]
Personal life
Palacin is from Longjumeau, a suburb of Paris.[6] Whilst at Saint-Étienne, she also worked for Eovi Mcd mutuelle.[3] Her father was a footballer in Le Plessis-Pâté.[1]