Sakina Karchaoui is a French soccer player who has risen to become one of the left back players in France’s women’s national soccer team. She also plays for the French club Montpellier of the Division 1 Feminine.
She is well known for her talent as a professional soccer player and is growing into one of the most famous female soccer players in recent times even though she is still very young. She began her professional career when she was only 16 years old, and has since then, played for her home country at various levels as well as for different clubs through the years.
Sakina Karchaoui-Bio ( Family)
She was born as Sakina Karchaoui on January 26, 1996, in Salon-de-Provence, France to her Moroccan parents whose names are not yet available to the media. She was raised and brought up in Miramas by her parents. She was brought up together with her brother who also played football.
Unfortunately, there are no details regarding her educational background, but judging from her success in life it is evident that she is a smart and very wise woman. She has attended college.
She got the chance to start playing football as a young girl after the dad of her best friend, a man she describes as her second dad saw her play football. Seeing how good she was with the sport, he offered to her parents to register her to a club, Miramas.
Soccer Career
Sakina Karchaoui became interested in soccer at a very young age, she always played soccer with the boys in her neighborhood as she worked on polishing her soccer skills.
In 2007, Karchaoui became a professional soccer player when she was signed to play for the local club US Miramas in Miramas. She played there for two years before joining the Montpellier Herault sport club Feminines.
She joined the famous French women’s soccer club Montpellier in 2009. She later made her first game appearance for the senior Montpellier in November 2012 during a 6-0 win over another club Vendenheim. Karchaoui only played six games during the 2013-2014 Division 1 Feminine season, which had her spending a total of 475 minutes on the field.
She played a total of 12 games in the Division 1 Feminine 2014-2015 season and a total of 19 games in the 2015-2016 season. She scored her first goal in November 2015 against the club Rodez.
Her skills on the pitch got her the attention of France Under 17 women’s soccer team coach, who recruited her to play for France in the Fifa under 17 world cup in 2012 where she scored one goal in the tournament. She also played for France women’s under 19 teams both in the 2013 and 2015 Fifa under 19 world cup.
In April 2016, Karchaoui made her first appearance in the France women’s national soccer team. She also was picked to represent the country in the game of soccer at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Sakina Karchaoui helped France to get a win against the United States of America in a game that ended 3-0 in their favor, which saw to they winning their first ever SheBelieves cup in 2017.
The Montpellier star got called to join the French campaign to the 2019 FIFA women’s world cup in France alongside other star defenders like Wendie Renard of Lyon and Griedge Mbock Bathy Nka who also plays her club football with Lyon.
Net Worth
While she has been hardworking through the years, the exact net worth of Sakina Karchaoui still remains elusive. More so, there is no information as regards what she gets paid in terms of salary with both her country and club. Nonetheless, from all indications, she is doing good for herself as a young footballer.
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Facts about Sakina Karchaoui
1. Honors: Sakina was among the French team that won the 2017 SheBelieves cup and the Fifa U-17 Women’s world cup in 2012. She also was among the French team that won a silver medal in the 2016 Fifa U-20 women’s world cup.
2. Height: Not necessarily the tallest woman by any standard, the French international footballer still manages to be very good at what she does as a defender. Karchaoui is 5 feet 3 inches and 160 centimeters tall. She wears a size 4 dress size. Her eyes are dark brown in color with dark brown hair color. There is no doubt that Karchaoui is a very beautiful woman with a well-balanced shape.
3. Boyfriend: Sakina Karchaoui is currently single and does not seem to have any love interest at the moment. There has not been any evidence that the soccer player is currently dating or married.
4. Sakina Karchaoui’s birthstone is Garnet: Karchaoui’s birthstone is Garnet which signifies love, constancy, and faith. It is believed that the Garnet helps to prevent nightmares and provides directions and guidance to anyone in darkness.
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