Sakina Karchaoui
Sakina Karchaoui captains Paris Saint-Germain and plays for France, bringing her left foot and experience across defence and midfield to club and country.
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France
PSG
PSGOverview
- Born
- 26 January 1996 · Salon-de-Provence, France
- Sport
- Football · Left-back and midfielder
- Club
- Paris Saint-Germain · Joined in 2021
- France debut
- 11 April 2016 · France 4-0 Ukraine
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Salon-de-Provence, Sakina began playing in Miramas before joining Montpellier’s academy at 13. She developed into a first-team player there, spending eight seasons with the senior side before moving to Lyon in 2020.
Breaking through.
Her senior France debut came against Ukraine on 11 April 2016. That year she also reached the Under-20 World Cup final with France. She later won the 2020 Women’s Champions League with Lyon.
Paris and beyond.
She joined PSG in 2021 and won the Coupe de France with the club in 2022 and 2024. Now its captain, she also represents PSG for Communities. With France, she captained the side against the Netherlands at Euro 2025, scoring and assisting in a 5-2 win.
Creditschronological, newest first
Club football
- 2021-presentParis Saint-GermainPlayer; captain by 2025
- 2020-2021Olympique LyonnaisPlayer
- 2012-2020Montpellier HSCSenior-team player
International football
- 2016-presentFrance senior national teamInternational player
- 2016FIFA Under-20 Women’s World CupFrance player; runner-up
Awards
Quotes
Football shaped me as a player and as a woman.Sakina Karchaoui, PSG for Communities announcement
Speaking about becoming a foundation ambassador for PSG for Communities’ 25th anniversary in December 2025.
Trivia
- She admired Hatem Ben Arfa and Robin van Persie growing up.
- She told the FFF she likes playing on the right of the attack because it lets her cut inside onto her left foot.
- Her preferred foot is left, but the FFF also highlights her ability with her right.
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