Sakina Karchaoui

Sakina Karchaoui (, ; born 26 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain, which she captains, and the France national team.

Early life Born in Salon-de-Provence, in the Provence region of France, Karchaoui was raised in the nearby town of Miramas by her Moroccan parents. She began playing football in her neighborhood with boys. During the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine season, she made six appearances for the club, tallying a total of 475 minutes on the pitch. Montpellier finished in third place during the regular season with a record.

Paris Saint-Germain On 10 July 2021, Karchaoui joined reigning league champions Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal. On 2 May 2024, she extended her contract with the club until June 2028. In September 2025, she was named as the club captain.

International career Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France national team in April 2016. She was later selected for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 30 May 2022, Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

Karchaoui was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 23 February 2024, she scored her first international goal in a 2–1 win against Germany.

In July 2024, Karchaoui was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.

Personal life Karchaoui admired Robin van Persie, Hatem Ben Arfa and Samir Nasri when she was young.

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

Honours Montpellier Coupe de France Féminine runner-up: 2014–15, 2015–16

Lyon UEFA Women's Champions League: 2019–20

Paris Saint-Germain Coupe de France Féminine: 2021–22, 2023–24

France U20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2016

France UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24

Individual IFFHS World Team: 2020 UEFA Women's Championship team of the tournament: 2022 UNFP Première Ligue young player of the year: 2016–17 UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Première Ligue Player of the Month: December 2021, February 2025, March 2026