Sarah Palacin

Sarah Palacin (born 2 November 1988) is a French footballer who plays for Division 2 Féminine club Nice Féminine. She has previously played for Val d'Orge, FF Issy, Saint-Étienne, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Fleury 91, and Olympique de Marseille. Between 2015 and 2016, she made two appearances for the France under-23s team.

Sarah Palacin
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988
Place of birth Longjumeau, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Nice
Youth career
1997–2003 ES Plessis-Pâté
2003–2008 Val d'Orge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 FF Issy 59 (41)
2011–2016 Saint-Étienne 102 (37)
2016–2017 Paris Saint-Germain 6 (1)
2017–2019 FC Fleury 91 31 (3)
2019–2020 Marseille 9 (1)
2020– OGC Nice 28 (24)
International career
2015–2016 France U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Palacin started playing football aged nine in Le Plessis-Pâté.[1] She played for four years at Val d'Orge,[1] before moving to FF Issy,[2] where she played from 2008 until 2011. In that time, FF Issy were promoted from Division 3 Féminine to Division 2 Féminine.[3] Between 2011 and 2016, Palacin played for Division 1 Féminine club Saint-Étienne.[2] She scored 15 goals for Saint-Étienne in the 2014–15 season,[2] making her the team's top scorer.[4] She scored a hat-trick in a February 2015 match against FF Issy.[5] In the 2015–16 season, she scored eight goals.[6]

In 2016, Palacin signed for Paris Saint-Germain Féminine.[2][7] She signed a one-year contract, with an option of another year.[6] In April 2017, she fractured her fibula, which ruled her out for the remainder of the season.[7] In June 2017, she signed for FC Fleury 91 (formerly Val d'Orge).[8] In 2019, she signed for Olympique de Marseille,[9] and in 2020, she signed for Nice Féminine.[10]

International career

Palacin has made two appearances for the France-under 23 team, in 2015 and 2016 matches against Poland B.[2]

Personal life

Palacin is from Longjumeau, a suburb of Paris.[6] Whilst at Saint-Étienne, she also worked for Eovi Mcd mutuelle.[3] Her father was a footballer in Le Plessis-Pâté.[1]

References

  1. "SARAH PALACIN: "JE VOULAIS FAIRE COMME MON PÈRE"". Actu Foot (in French). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. "Transferts : Sarah Palacin signe au PSG". Foot d'Elles (in French). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. "Sarah Palacin, talentueuse buteuse de l'AS Saint Etienne Féminine". My Football Club (in French). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. "Sarah Palacin rencontre les lecteurs de Foot d'Elles". Foot d'Elles (in French). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. "D1 Féminine : l'ASSE respire". Saint-Étienne (in French). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. "Sarah Palacin : "Je voulais franchir un cap"". Foot d'Elles (in French). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. "PSG : Sarah Palacin opérée ce mercredi". France Football (in French). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. "Mercato:Sarah Palacin signe au FC Flaury 91 Coeur d'Essonne (ex Val d'Orge)". Coeurs de Foot (in French). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. "Une recrue de plus et quatre prolongations chez les féminines de l'OM". Le Phoceen (in French). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. "TROIS NOUVEAUX RENFORTS POUR L'OGC NICE FÉMININ !". Actu Foot (in French). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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