Full name Sakina Karchaoui Height 1.6 m Number 7 Position Defender | Playing position Years Team Weight 55 kg Current team Montpellier HSC | |
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 21) Similar Sandie Toletti, Kadidiatou Diani, Delphine Cascarino, Kheira Hamraoui, Marion Romanelli Profiles | ||
Sakina Karchaoui (born 26 January 1996), is a French footballer who plays for the France women's national football team and Montpellier in the Division 1 Féminine.
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Early life
Born in Salon-de-Provence, in the southern region of France, Karchaoui was raised in the nearby town of Miramas by her Moroccan-born parents. She began playing football in her neighborhood with boys. After two years at local club, US Miramas, she joined Montpellier.
Montpellier, 2012–present
Karchaoui earned her first cap for the senior Montpellier in November 2012 during a 6–0 win over Vendenheim. During the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine season, Karchaoui made six appearances for the club, tallying a total of 475 minutes on the pitch. Montpellier finished in fourth place with a 15–6–1 record. 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. 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. Montpellier finished in third place during the regular season with a 15–3–5 record.
International
Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France women's national football team in April 2016. She was later selected for the 2016 Rio Olympics. 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 women's national soccer team where the team was eliminated in a 1–0 loss.
In March 2017, she helped France defeat the United States 3–0 to win the 2017 SheBelieves Cup for the first time.