Perle Morroni
{{short description|French footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Expand French|topic=bio|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Perle Morroni
| fullname = Perle Morroni
| image = NC Courage vs SD Wave (Oct 2024) 051 (Morroni).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Morroni with the San Diego Wave in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|15}}
| birth_place = Montpellier, France
| height = 1.57 m
| currentclub = San Diego Wave
| clubnumber = 75
| position = Left-back
| youthyears1 = 2006–2007
| youthclubs1 = Montpellier
| youthyears2 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs2 = A.S. Lattoise
| youthyears3 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs3 = Montpellier
| youthyears4 = 2012–2016
| youthclubs4 = Paris Saint-Germain
| years1 = 2014–2021
| clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps1 = 71
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = → Barcelona (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2024
| clubs3 = Lyon
| caps3 = 52
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = San Diego Wave
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2016
| nationalteam3 = France U19
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalteam4 = France U20
| nationalyears4 = 2016
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam5 = France U23
| nationalcaps5 = 16
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2020–2021
| nationalteam6 = France
| nationalcaps6 = 11
| nationalgoals6 = 2
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}
{{MedalSport | Women's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}}
{{Medal|Winner|2016 Slovakia|}}
| club-update = 22 August 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Perle Morroni (born 15 October 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She started previously played 7 years with Paris Saint-Germain, including one on loan to Barcelona. Morroni has also played for Lyon, winning one UEFA Champions League with the club. She has represented France at multiple youth levels and also earned 11 caps with the senior national team.
Club career
= Paris Saint-Germain =
Morroni, a youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, signed her first senior contract in 2015.{{cite web|title=PORTRAIT - Féminines, OL-PSG : Perle Morroni, au nom du frère|url=https://www.goal.com/fr/news/portrait-feminines-ol-psg-perle-morroni-au-nom-du-frere/yi47n9iqx1gb144j1k4bexz49|language=fr|date=16 November 2019|access-date=22 August 2024}} She made her PSG debut against Rodez at age 17. After playing in 3 matches in her first year as a professional, Morroni took advantage of an injury to Laure Boulleau and made twelve appearances in her second year, including both of PSG's Champions League semifinal matches.{{Cite web |title=Perle Morroni prolonge avec le PSG jusqu'en 2021 (RMC Sport) |url=https://www.culturepsg.com/news/feminines/perle-morroni-prolonge-avec-le-psg-jusqu-en-2021-rmc-sport/25000 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=CulturePSG |language=en}} In 2017, Morroni played in the Champions League final, a penalty shootout defeat to French rivals Lyon.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Lyon 0-0 Paris |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2020705--lyon-vs-paris/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=UEFA |language=en}} She signed a two-year contract extension with PSG on 22 January 2019.{{cite web |last=Hermant |first=Bruno |title=Perle Morroni prolonge avec le PSG jusqu'en 2021 (RMC Sport) |url=https://www.culturepsg.com/news/feminines/perle-morroni-prolonge-avec-le-psg-jusqu-en-2021-rmc-sport/25000 |website=www.culturepsg.com |language=French}}
== Barcelona (loan) ==
On 10 January 2018, Morroni joined Barcelona on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/womens-football/news/723734/morroni-to-strengthen-barca-womens-squad|title=Morroni to strengthen Barça Women's squad|website=www.fcbarcelona.com}} While she did not feature regularly, Morroni cemented herself permanently as a left-back during her loan spell with the Catalonian club.
= Lyon =
In July 2021, she joined Lyon on a three-year contract.{{cite web|title=OL - Mercato : Perle Morroni s'engage avec les Fenottes|url=https://www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com/ol-mercato-perle-morroni-sengage-avec-les-fenottes,225259.html|language=fr|date=23 July 2021|access-date=22 August 2024}} During her time at Lyon, she won the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League with the club.{{cite web|title=Barcelona 1-3 Lyon: OL win eighth UEFA Women's Champions League final in thriller|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0275-153314ba2c2b-159d8f034f30-1000/|date=21 May 2022|access-date=13 May 2024}} Morroni appeared in 52 games and scored 1 goal in her multi-year tenure at Lyon.
= San Diego Wave FC =
File:Perle Morroni SD Gotham5.16-121 (cropped).jpg
On 22 August 2024, National Women's Soccer League club San Diego Wave signed Morroni to a contract through the 2026 season.{{cite web|title=San Diego Wave FC Sign French Defender Perle Morroni|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/san-diego-wave-fc-sign-french-defender-perle-morroni/n-6139070|date=22 August 2024|access-date=22 August 2024}} She made her debut for the club against Portland Thorns FC in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup on 18 September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://sandiegowavefc.com/defeat-portland-3-2/|title=San Diego Wave Stage Late Comeback, Secure 3-2 Win Over Portland Thorns in Concacaf W Champions Cup at Snapdragon Stadium|website=sandiegowavefc.com}} Three days later, Morroni made her first NWSL league appearance in a 1–0 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars.{{cite web|url=https://sandiegowavefc.com/san-diego-wave-falls-1-0-to-chicago-red-stars-at-seatgeek-stadium/|title=San Diego Wave Falls 1-0 to Chicago Red Stars at SeatGeek Stadium |website=sandiegowavefc.com}} She would go on to play in 8 games across all competitions for San Diego in her first season in the United States.{{Soccerway}}
Morroni registered her first assist with San Diego on 19 April 2025, helping the ball to French teammate Delphine Cascarino in a victory over Racing Louisville FC.{{Cite web |last=Grueskin |first=Birgen |date=2025-04-19 |title=San Diego Wave FC Earns 4-1 Road Win Over Racing Louisville FC |url=https://sandiegowavefc.com/san-diego-wave-fc-earns-4-1-road-win-over-racing-louisville-fc/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=San Diego Wave Fútbol Club |language=en-US}} She scored her first NWSL goal on 25 May, opening the Wave's scoring in a 5–2 win over the North Carolina Courage. The victory set a club record for goals scored in a single game and also extended the team's unbeaten streak to six games.{{Cite web |last=Grueskin |first=Birgen |date=2025-05-26 |title=San Diego Wave FC Sets Club Record in 5-2 Victory Over North Carolina Courage |url=https://sandiegowavefc.com/san-diego-wave-fc-sets-club-record-in-5-2-victory-over-north-carolina-courage/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=San Diego Wave Fútbol Club |language=en-US}}
International career
Morroni was part of the France U19s that won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She was also named in the team of the tournament.{{cite web|title=Finalists dominate WU19 all-star squad|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0230-0e164cc18089-9f247f8813b5-1000--finalists-dominate-wu19-all-star-squad/|date=4 August 2016|access-date=13 May 2024}}
Morroni was first called up to the senior French national team in June 2016; before being called up in September 2017, but had to withdraw due to injury. She made her debut for the France national team on 7 March 2020 in a 1–0 win against Brazil.{{cite web|title=Equipe de France : une première riche en émotions pour Perle Morroni|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/equipe-de-france-une-premiere-riche-en-emotions-pour-perle-morroni-08-03-2020-8275359.php|language=fr|date=8 March 2020|access-date=22 August 2024}} Morroni scored her first international goal against Kazakhstan on 1 December 2020, scoring in the 67th minute.{{cite web|url=https://www.footofeminin.fr/Bleues-Le-KAZAKHSTAN-a-ouvert-les-vannes-face-a-la-FRANCE_a16944.html|title=Bleues - Le KAZAKHSTAN a ouvert les vannes face à la FRANCE|language=French|website=www.footofemini.fr}}
Leading up to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kadidiatou Diani, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, and Wendie Renard withdrew from squad selection due to the conditions under current management.{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Blair |date=2023-03-03 |title=France in turmoil, again: On the downfall of Diacre, and how Les Bleues can salvage the World Cup – Equalizer Soccer |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2023/03/03/france-in-turmoil-again-on-the-downfall-of-diacre-and-how-les-bleues-can-salvage-the-world-cup/ |url-access=limited |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=equalizersoccer.com |language=en-US}} Morroni, who had not received a call-up from Corinne Diacre in almost a year, also withdrew from selection and spoke out about her decision on social media.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Perle Morroni withdraws from France's national team amid key players' exodus - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/perle-morroni-withdraws-from-frances-national-team-amid-key-players-exodus/#:~:text=Perle%20Morroni%20withdraws%20from%20France's%20national%20team%20amid%20key%20players'%20exodus,-Lyon's%20defender%20Perle&text=International%20left-back%20Perle%20Morroni,pointed%20out%20by%20L'Equipe. |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Born in France, Morroni is of Ivorian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipiere.com/perle-morroni/|title=Perle Morroni|first=Par|last=L'Équipière|date=1 December 2019}} She is close friends with her teammate Delphine Cascarino.{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/3641-perle-morroni-j-ai-appris-a-aimer-defendre-.html|title=Perle Morroni : « J'ai appris à aimer défendre »|first=Claire|last=Gaillard|language=French|website=www.fff.fr}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|8 February 2025{{cite web|language=french|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=7765|title=Statistics|publisher=footofeminin.fr|accessdate=11 March 2020}}{{soccerway|318972|accessdate=8 February 2025}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season ! colspan="3" |League !colspan="2"|Cup{{Efn|Includes the Coupe de France Féminine and the NWSL Challenge Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{Efn|Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League and CONCACAF W Champions Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8" valign="center" |
| rowspan="7" |Division 1 Féminine |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 2 | |
| 2016–17
|13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 20 | 2 | |
| 2017–18
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1Includes the Trophée des Championnes | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2020–21
|17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 24 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!71 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 5 |
| Barcelona (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4" |Lyon
| rowspan="3" |Division 1 Féminine |16 |1 |1 |0 |10 |1 | colspan="2" |— |27 |2 | |||||||||
| 2022–23
|19 |0 |4 |0 |7 |0 |0 |31 |0 | |||||||||
| 2023–24
|17 |0 |0 |0 |7 |0 |0 |25 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!52 !1 !5 !0 !24 !1 !2 !0 !83 !2 | |||||||||
| San Diego Wave FC
|2024 |NWSL |6 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0{{Efn|Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup}} |0 |8 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!133 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 7 |
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=International=
{{updated|30 November 2021}}{{cite web|title=Joueuse - Perle MORRONI - FFF|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/7469-morroni-perle/fiche.html|accessdate=21 February 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|France
|2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 11 | 2 |
:Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morroni goal.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of international goals scored by Perle Morroni | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 1 December 2020 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France | {{fbw|KAZ}} | align="center"|10–0 | align="center"|12–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 20 February 2021 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | {{fbw|SUI}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21{{cite web|last=Loyant|first=Richard|date=4 June 2021|title=Paris SG sacré pour la première fois|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/2976-paris-sg-sacre-pour-la-premiere-fois.html|access-date=4 June 2021}}
- Coupe de France: 2017–18{{cite web|title=Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France|website=Le Monde |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/ligue-1/article/2018/06/01/foot-feminin-le-psg-gagne-la-coupe-de-france_5307834_1616940.html|date=1 June 2018|access-date=13 May 2024}}
- UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17
Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2021–22, 2022–23,{{cite web|title=LYON BAT PARIS ET S'OFFRE LE DOUBLÉ|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10319-lyon-bat-paris-et-s-offre-le-double.html|language=fr|date=21 May 2023|access-date=13 May 2024}} 2023–24{{cite web|title=LYON GARDE SA COURONNE|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/12515-lyon-garde-sa-couronne.html|language=fr|date=17 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2024}}
- Coupe de France: 2022–23{{cite web|title=ET DE 10 POUR LYON|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10256-et-de-10-pour-lyon.html|language=fr|date=13 May 2023|access-date=13 May 2024}}
- Trophée des Championnes: 2022,{{cite web|title=LYON DOUBLE LA MISE|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/7958-lyon-double-la-mise.html|date=28 August 2022|access-date=13 May 2024}} 2023{{cite web|title=Trophée des Championnes 2023 - Finale - Lyon (D1)-PSG (D1) 2-0|url=https://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/match.php?id=33036|access-date=13 May 2024}}
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021–22
France U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2016{{cite web|title=Finalists dominate WU19 all-star squad|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0230-0e164cc18089-9f247f8813b5-1000--finalists-dominate-wu19-all-star-squad/|date=4 August 2016|access-date=13 May 2024}}
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2016
References
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External links
- {{UEFA player|250066265}}
- {{Soccerway|perle-morroni/318972}}
- {{FFF player|7469-morroni-perle}}
- {{FFF female|2544189013-perle-morroni|archive=20190806103914}}
{{San Diego Wave FC squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Montpellier
Category:Women's association football fullbacks
Category:French women's footballers
Category:France women's youth international footballers
Category:France women's international footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players
Category:FC Barcelona Femení players
Category:Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
Category:San Diego Wave FC players
Category:Première Ligue players
Category:French expatriate women's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States