Sonia Ouchene

Sonia Ouchene Salón (born 14 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Les Marseillaises. Born in Spain, she has represented France at the youth national level. Ouchene has previously played domestically for Reims and Montpellier, and in Spain for Valencia B.

Early life Ouchene was born in Valencia, Spain, to a Spanish mother and a French father. She grew up in the nearby town of Paterna alongside her parents and two siblings. Ouchene began playing football at the age of 7 before moving to Paris at 15 to enroll in the INSEP academy. In 2018, she returned to Spain to play one campaign for Valencia CF's reserve team. Ouchene scored 13 goals in 25 matches to help Valencia claim a regional title in the Spanish second division.

College career In 2019, Ouchene moved overseas and played one season of American college soccer with the Tennessee Volunteers. The following match, Ouchene scored directly from a free kick to open the scoring in a draw with Massachusetts. She went on to accumulate a total of 17 appearances for the Volunteers, starting in all but 2. She cited a lack of enjoyment with the direct and physical style of play in college as the main reason for her early exit. Ouchene made 4 appearances for the team before operations halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In her first full season with Reims, Ouchene registered 22 appearances and a career-high 19 starts. She also scored four goals, three of which came in an October 2020 hat-trick over Issy. On 25 February 2021, she inked a new deal with the club to keep her with the club an additional two years.

Montpellier On 6 July 2023, Ouchene joined Montpellier. She recorded her first goal for Montpellier on 18 November 2023, scoring against her former club Reims; fellow ex-Reims player Kethna Louis also scored as the two Montpellier newcomers combined to achieve a 2–1 victory for their new club.

In July 2025, Ouchene was temporarily named Montpellier club captain after longtime skipper Marion Torrent went on maternity leave. Three months later, Ouchene was named the October 2025 Première Ligue Player of the Month award after recording a goal and two assists to help lift her team to victories against Strasbourg and Lens. On April 22, 2026, she sustained a serious cruciate ligament injury that ended her third season at Montpellier early.

Les Marseillaises In June 2026, Ouchene moved to Les Marseillaises, signing a three-year contract until 2029. She is not expected to take the field until the end of 2026 as she rehabilitates from her knee injury. Prior to joining the Tennessee Volunteers, she played for the French under-19 team across two years and scored 5 times across 12 matches. From 2020 to 2025, she has made 19 total appearances for the under-20 and under-23s.

Honours Individual Première Ligue Player of the Month: October 2025