Sakina Karchaoui

Sakina Karchaoui (born 26 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain 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. After two years at local club, US Miramas, she joined Montpellier.

Montpellier
Karchaoui earned her first cap for the senior Montpellier in November 2012 during a 6–0 win over Vendenheim. During the 2013–14 Division 1 Féminine season, Karchaoui made six appearances for the club, tallying a total of 475 minutes on the pitch. Montpellier finished in fourth place with a record. The following season, she made 12 appearances with 9 starts. The club finished the 2014–15 season in fourth place with a record. During the 2015–16 season, Karchaoui started in 19 of the 20 matches in which she appeared. In November 2015, she scored her first goal in a 4–0 win against Rodez. Montpellier finished in third place during the regular season with a record.

Lyon
On 24 June 2020, fourteen-time defending league champions Lyon announced the signing of Karchaoui for 2020–21 season.

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.

International career
Karchaoui earned her first cap with the France national team in April 2016. She was later selected for the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the tournament, she started in the team's group-stage match against New Zealand resulting in a 3–0 win, and the quarter-final match against Canada where the team was eliminated in a 1–0 loss.

In March 2017, she helped France defeat the United States 3–0 to win the 2017 SheBelieves Cup for the first time.

International

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

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

Lyon
 * UEFA Women's Champions League: 2019–20

Paris Saint-Germain
 * Coupe de France: 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 Division 1 Féminine young player of the year: 2016–17
 * UNFP Division 1 Féminine team of the year: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
 * Trophées FFF D1 Féminine team of the season: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
 * Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month: December 2021