Pauletta Foppa

Pauletta Soréa Foppa (born 22 December 2000) is a French handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.

Career Foppa started playing handball at the age of 10. In 2018, at age 17, she began her senior club career with Brest, and made her senior debut on the French national team on November 22, 2018.

Her sporting achievements include 3 gold medals with the French national team at the European Championships (2018), the Olympic Games (2020), and the World Championships (2023). She has also won the French league and the French Cup with her club Brest.

For the 2025 World Championship she won bronze medals losing to Germany in the semifinal and beating Netherlands in extra time in the third place playoff. During the tournament she played both as her usual position pivot and as a back player, leaving the pivot position to Sarah Bouktit.

Personal life Born in France, Foppa is of Cameroonian descent.

Achievements Club International EHF Champions League Finalist: 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)

Domestic French league: Winner : 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball) Tied 1st: 2020 (with Brest Bretagne Handball) Runner up: 2022, 2023 and 2024 (with Brest Bretagne Handball) French Cup (Coupe de France): Winner : 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball) Runner up: 2019 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)

National team Senior Olympic Games: 2020: World Championship: 2013: 13th 2021: 2023: 2025: European Championship: 2018: 2020:

Youth U-17 European Handball Championship: 2017: 4th place U-16 Mediterranean Handball Championship: 2016:

Awards and recognition Individual All-Star Line player at the Olympic Games: 2020 All-Star Line player of the EHF Champions League: 2021 All-Star Line player of the Youth European Championship: 2017 Best Young Player of the EHF Champions League: 2022 All-Star Line player of the World Championship: 2021 All-Star Line player of the European Championship: 2022 Best Defender of the European Championship: 2024 EHF Excellence Awards Rookie of the season: 2022/23 Best Line player of the French League: 2022/23 Best Defender of the French League: 2022/23 Best Player and Topscorer of the U-16 Mediterranean Handball Championship: 2016

State and civic honours Inducted into the Legion of Honor with the rank of Chevalier: 2021