Perle Morroni

Perle Morroni (born 15 October 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the France national team. She previously played seven years with Paris Saint-Germain, including one on loan to Barcelona. Morroni has also played for Lyon, winning one UEFA Champions League with the club. She has represented France at multiple youth levels before making her senior team debut in 2020.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain Morroni was born in Montpellier, France. She made her first-team debut for the club against Rodez at age 17. After playing in 3 matches in her first year as a professional, Morroni took advantage of an injury to Laure Boulleau and made twelve appearances in her second year, including both of PSG's Champions League semifinal matches. In 2017, Morroni played in the Champions League final, a penalty shootout defeat to French rivals Lyon.

During the start of the 2017–18 season, Morroni found herself struggling to earn minutes ahead of Ashley Lawrence and Laure Boulleau. On 10 January 2018, she joined Barcelona on loan until the end of the season in hopes of more playing time. Despite typical Barcelona left-back Leila Ouahabi largely out of the equation due to injury, Morroni did not end up featuring regularly. Nevertheless, she cemented herself permanently as a left-back during her loan spell with the Catalan club. At the end of the 2018–19 season, she was voted the best left-back in the Division 1 Feminine. In June 2020, PSG fans voted Morroni as the best left-back of the decade developed at the club. Morroni departed from PSG in 2021 in a quest to step out of her comfort zone. She entered the squad as a left-back replacement for Sakina Karchaoui, who countered Morroni's move by joining PSG.

During her time at Lyon, Morroni won the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League with the club. She appeared in 52 games and scored 1 goal in her multi-year tenure at Lyon.

San Diego Wave

On 22 August 2024, National Women's Soccer League club San Diego Wave signed Morroni to a contract through the 2026 season. She made her debut for the club against Portland Thorns FC in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup on 18 September 2024. Three days later, Morroni made her first NWSL league appearance in a 1–0 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars. She would go on to play in 8 games across all competitions for San Diego in her first season with the Wave.

Morroni started the 2025 campaign on a positive note, leading the NWSL in successful one-on-one drives and leading San Diego in both blocks and tackles over the first 8 matches of the season. She registered her first NWSL assist on 19 April 2025, helping the ball to French teammate Delphine Cascarino in a victory over Racing Louisville FC. On 25 May, she scored her first goal for San Diego, opening the Wave's scoring in a 5–2 win over the North Carolina Courage; the victory set a club record for goals scored in a single game and also extended the team's unbeaten streak to six games. Morroni went on to appear in all but one of the Wave's 26 regular season matches, helping the club finish in sixth place and reach the NWSL playoffs.

On 14 August 2026, Morroni started a match against the Denver Summit to record her 50th NWSL appearance.

International career In 2013, Morroni participated in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. She played in all three of France's group matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.

Morroni was first called up to the senior French national team in June 2016; she was later called up in September 2017, but had to withdraw due to injury. She made her debut for the France national team on 7 March 2020 in a 1–0 win against Brazil. She scored her first international goal against Kazakhstan on 1 December 2020, scoring in the 67th minute. Morroni was a member of the French squad that participated in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying matches.

Leading up to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kadidiatou Diani, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, and Wendie Renard withdrew from squad selection due to the conditions under current management. Morroni, who had not received a call-up from Diacre in almost a year, also withdrew from selection and spoke out about her decision on social media.

In November 2025, Morroni was included in the France squad for two UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Sweden, her first call-up to the national team in four years.

Personal life

Born in France, Morroni is of Ivorian descent. She is close friends with her teammate Delphine Cascarino.

Career statistics Club

Division Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals

Paris Saint-Germain 2014–15

2015–16

2016–17

2017–18

2018–19

2019–20

2020–21

71!!4!!12!!1!!20!!0!!1!!0!!104!!5 Barcelona (loan) 2017–18 Primera División

2021–22

16 1 1 0 10 1

27 2 2022–23 19 0 4 0 7 0 1

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morroni goal.

Honours Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21 Coupe de France: 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17

Lyon Division 1 Féminine: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Coupe de France: 2022–23 Trophée des Championnes: 2022, 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021–22

France U19 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2016

Individual UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2016