Marie-Antoinette Katoto

Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto (born 1 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.[2] A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, she became their all-time top scorer in February 2022 at the age of 23.[3][4]

Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Katoto with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2011 Colombes FFC
2011–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Paris Saint-Germain 111 (107)
National team‡
2014 France U16 3 (5)
2015 France U17 9 (5)
2016 France U19 8 (8)
2016–2018 France U20 12 (5)
2019 France U23 3 (1)
2018– France 28 (24)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner2016 Slovakia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2022

Club career

Katoto started her youth career with Colombes FFC in 2005. She joined Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2011. She went on to score 27 goals from 26 matches for youth teams of the club and helped her side to win the Championnat de France National Féminine U19 title in 2016.[5]

Katoto made her senior team debut on 26 April 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in the second leg of 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals. She was given a league debut by manager Farid Benstiti during the following week's 5–0 win over Rodez. She played the whole 90 minutes and netted a goal.

Katoto scored 21 goals during 2017–18 Division 1 Féminine season, finishing as second highest goalscorer behind eventual Ballon d'Or Féminin winner Ada Hegerberg.[6] On 31 May 2018, she helped her side to win the 2017–18 Coupe de France Féminine final against six-time defending champions Lyon by scoring the only goal in the match.[7]

On 5 February 2022, Katoto scored a brace in a league match against Guingamp and surpassed Marie-Laure Delie to become team's all-time top scorer.[3]

International career

Youth

Katoto has represented France at different youth levels, accumulating 35 caps and 24 goals. She was part of French team which won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She finished the tournament as top scorer with six goals, and was selected as the best player.[8][9] She was also part of the team which reached semi-finals of 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senior

Katoto made her senior team debut on 10 November 2018 in a 3–1 friendly win over Brazil. She came on as a substitute, replacing Delphine Cascarino at the 66th minute.[10] She scored her first international goal on 19 January 2019 in a 3–1 friendly win over the United States.[11] In the run up to the match, France's coach Corinne Diacre had publicly criticised the attitude and application of Katoto.[12]

In May 2019, Diacre left Katoto out of the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was hosted by France.[13] The decision caused widespread surprise as Katoto was the top scorer of French league previous season. Diacre however defended her decision by stating that: "It was a difficult choice, but I made it and I stand by it. It's certain that if we don’t win the World Cup, I will be reproached for it."[14] Despite this, France were knocked out in quarter-finals by the United States, who went on to defend their title.[15]

On 17 September 2021, Katoto scored her first hat-trick for national team in a 10–0 win against Greece.[16]

Personal life

Born in France, Katoto is of DR Congolese descent.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022[18][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain2014–15Division 1 Féminine210010—31
2015–16 731020—103
2016–17 761120—107
2017–18 212165——2726
2018–19 20223365—2930
2019–20 161643451[lower-alpha 1]02524
2020–21 19211064—2625
2021–22 19174477—3028
Career total 1111072016282110160144
  1. Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International
As of match played 12 April 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201810
201963
202086
2021810
202255
Total2824
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Katoto goal.
List of international goals scored by Marie-Antoinette Katoto
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
119 January 2019Stade Océane, Le Havre, France United States3–03–1Friendly
28 October 2019Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan3–03–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
39 November 2019Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France Serbia4–06–0
422 September 2020Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia3–07–0
54–0
627 November 2020Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France Austria2–03–0
73–0
81 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan3–012–0
94–0
109 April 2021Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France United States3–13–1Friendly
1117 September 2021Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece Greece3–010–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
124–0
138–0
1421 September 2021Fazanerija City Stadium, Murska Sobota, Slovenia Slovenia1–13–2
152–1
1622 October 2021Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France Estonia2–011–0
1726 October 2021Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1–05–0
183–0
1926 November 2021Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan3–06–0
2019 February 2022Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France Brazil1–12–12022 Tournoi de France
212–1
2222 February 2022Stade Océane, Le Havre, France Netherlands2–03–1
233–1
248 April 2022Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales Wales2–02–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours
Katoto in 2014

Paris Saint-Germain

France U19

Individual

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