Marinette Pichon

Marinette Pichon (; born 26 November 1975) is a French former football player.

Biography Pichon grew up while having a dysfunctional childhood with an alcoholic father.

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. In 2003, she tied for the lead in goals scored and led the league in goals per game.

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.

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

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. She played for France at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 September 1994 Aberdeen, Scotland 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying 2. 12 November 1994 Cork, Ireland 3–0 3–0 Friendly 3. 11 April 1995 Poissy, France 1–0 1–0 4. 12 April 1995 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France 1–0 1–0 5. 8 September 1995 Jesolo, Italy 1–0 2–0 6. 2–0 7. 30 September 1995 Akranes, Iceland 1–2 3–3 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying 8. 2–3 9. 9 December 1995 Montpellier, France 1–0 1–1 10. 29 April 1996 Indianapolis, United States 1–8 2–8 Friendly 11. 1 June 1996 Angers, France 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying 12. 3–0 13. 7 September 1996 Vantaa, Finland 1–0 2–0 14. 2–0 15. 12 April 1997 Mouscron, Belgium 1–0 3–0 Friendly 16. 24 April 1997 Greensboro, United States 1–1 2–4 17. 2–3 18. 18 October 1997 Le Creusot, France 2–1 2–2 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 19. 15 February 1998 Alençon, France 1–0 3–2 Friendly 20. 2–1 21. 21 March 1998 Guéret, France 2–0 3–0 22. 11 April 1998 Blois, France 1–0 2–3 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 23. 14 May 1998 Cesson-Sévigné, France 10–0 14–0 Friendly 24. 16 May 1998 Rennes, France 1–0 3–2 25. 20 February 1999 Chalkida, Greece 1–0 3–2 26. 9 May 1999 Airdire, Scotland 1–1 4–3 27. 2–2 28. 28 May 1999 Weil am Rhein, Germany 1–0 2–0 29. 2–0 30. 30 May 1999 1–0 1–4 31. 28 June 2001 Reutlingen, Germany 1–2 3–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 32. 1 July 2001 Ulm, Germany 1–0 2–0 33. 26 September 2001 Hoogeveen, Netherlands 2–0 3–1 Friendly 34. 3–0 35. 28 October 2001 Boryspil, Ukraine 1–0 2–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 36. 2–0 37. 17 November 2001 Drnovice, Czech Republic 1–0 2–1 38. 2–0 39. 9 April 2002 Limoges, France 1–0 1–0 Friendly 40. 20 April 2002 Strasbourg, France 2–0 4–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 41. 9 May 2002 Halden, Norway 1–1 1–3 42. 1 June 2002 Châteauroux, France 1–1 2–1 43. 23 August 2002 Lens, France 1–0 2–0 44. 17 October 2002 London, England 1–0 1–0 45. 14 March 2003 Silves, Portugal 1–0 3–0 2003 Algarve Cup 46. 2–0 47. 11 May 2003 Kecskemét, Hungary 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 48. 3–0 49. 14 September 2003 Concord, United States 1–0 2–2 Friendly 50. 2–0 51. 24 September 2003 Washington D.C., United States 1–0 1–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 52. 27 September 2003 1–1 1–1 53. 15 November 2003 Quimper, France 4–0 7–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 54. 5–0 55. 7–0 56. 21 February 2004 Montpellier, France 2–2 6–3 Friendly 57. 3–3 58. 4–3 59. 6–3 60. 16 March 2004 Quarteira, Portugal 2–0 3–0 2004 Algarve Cup 61. 18 March 2004 Silves, Portugal 1–0 1–0 62. 20 March 2004 Faro, Portugal 1–0 3–3 (4–3 p) 63. 24 April 2004 Reims, France 3–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 64. 4–0 65. 5–0 66. 16 May 2004 Selyatino, Russia 2–0 3–0 67. 3–0 68. 8 September 2004 Slagelse, Denmark 3–2 3–2 Friendly 69. 3 October 2004 Opole, Poland 1–1 5–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 70. 2–1 71. 5–1 72. 19 February 2005 La Manga, Spain 1–0 2–0 Friendly 73. 11 March 2005 Guia, Portugal 1–0 2–1 2005 Algarve Cup 74. 13 March 2005 Loulé, Portugal 1–1 2–1 75. 6 June 2005 Preston, England 2–0 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 76. 3–0 77. 7 September 2005 Sens, France 2–0 6–0 Friendly 78. 5 November 2005 Langenrohr, Austria 1–1 3–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 79. 22 April 2006 Dunaujvaros, Hungary 1–0 5–0 80. 3–0 81. 29 August 2006 Dieppe, France 1–0 2–2 Friendly

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). Pichon received a Legion of Honour.

In popular culture In 2023, Garance Marillier portrayed Pichon in Marinette, a biographical film of her life adapted from Pichon's autobiography Ne jamais rien lâcher.