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French footballer (born 1975)
Marinette Pichon Personal information Date of birth
(1975-11-26) 26 November 1975 (age 49) Place of birth
Bar-sur-Aube , France Height
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Position(s)
Forward Senior career* Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1991–1992
A.S. Brienne
1992–2002
Saint-Memmie Olympique
2002–2003
Philadelphia Charge
36
(28) 2003–2004
Saint-Memmie Olympique
11
(5) 2004
New Jersey Wildcats
10
(21) 2004–2007
FCF Juvisy
58
(89) International career 1994–2006
France
112
(81)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Marinette Pichon (French pronunciation: [maʁinɛt piʃɔ̃] ; born 26 November 1975) is a French former football player.
Biography
Pichon grew up while having a dysfunctional childhood with an alcoholic father.
Career
She started her career at Saint-Memmie Olympique , then signed on to the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the American professional league. She played for the Philadelphia Charge during their 2002 and 2003 seasons, in 2002 ranking second in the league in goals scored and winning the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. In 2003, she tied for the lead in goals scored and led the league in goals per game.
After the WUSA disbanded in 2003, she returned to France, where she played for Juvisy FCF . She was the leading domestic scorer in the 2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05, and 2005/06 seasons. She also played for the New Jersey Wildcats in the American W-League during their 2004 season, leading the league that year in both goals scored and total points despite playing in only ten matches.
International career
She appeared for France from 1994 until 2006, announcing her retirement at the age of 31 following France's elimination from World Cup qualifying . During her career, she scored 81 goals in 112 international matches. She played for France at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup .
International goals
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1.
25 September 1994
Aberdeen , Scotland
Scotland
3 –0
3–0
UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying
2.
12 November 1994
Cork , Ireland
Republic of Ireland
3 –0
3–0
Friendly
3.
11 April 1995
Poissy , France
Canada
1 –0
1–0
4.
12 April 1995
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , France
Italy
1 –0
1–0
5.
8 September 1995
Jesolo , Italy
Hungary
1 –0
2–0
6.
2 –0
7.
30 September 1995
Akranes , Iceland
Iceland
1 –2
3–3
UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
8.
2 –3
9.
9 December 1995
Montpellier , France
Netherlands
1 –0
1–1
10.
29 April 1996
Indianapolis , United States
United States
1 –8
2–8
Friendly
11.
1 June 1996
Angers , France
Iceland
1 –0
3–0
UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
12.
3 –0
13.
7 September 1996
Vantaa , Finland
Finland
1 –0
2–0
14.
2 –0
15.
12 April 1997
Mouscron , Belgium
Belgium
1 –0
3–0
Friendly
16.
24 April 1997
Greensboro , United States
United States
1 –1
2–4
17.
2 –3
18.
18 October 1997
Le Creusot , France
Finland
2 –1
2–2
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19.
15 February 1998
Alençon , France
England
1 –0
3–2
Friendly
20.
2 –1
21.
21 March 1998
Guéret , France
Poland
2 –0
3–0
22.
11 April 1998
Blois , France
Italy
1 –0
2–3
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
23.
14 May 1998
Cesson-Sévigné , France
Algeria
10 –0
14–0
Friendly
24.
16 May 1998
Rennes , France
Spain
1 –0
3–2
25.
20 February 1999
Chalkida , Greece
Greece
1 –0
3–2
26.
9 May 1999
Airdire , Scotland
Scotland
1 –1
4–3
27.
2 –2
28.
28 May 1999
Weil am Rhein , Germany
Switzerland
1 –0
2–0
29.
2 –0
30.
30 May 1999
Germany
1 –0
1–4
31.
28 June 2001
Reutlingen , Germany
Denmark
1 –2
3–4
UEFA Women's Euro 2001
32.
1 July 2001
Ulm , Germany
Italy
1 –0
2–0
33.
26 September 2001
Hoogeveen , Netherlands
Netherlands
2 –0
3–1
Friendly
34.
3 –0
35.
28 October 2001
Boryspil , Ukraine
Ukraine
1 –0
2–0
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
36.
2 –0
37.
17 November 2001
Drnovice , Czech Republic
Czech Republic
1 –0
2–1
38.
2 –0
39.
9 April 2002
Limoges , France
Australia
1 –0
1–0
Friendly
40.
20 April 2002
Strasbourg , France
Czech Republic
2 –0
4–1
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
41.
9 May 2002
Halden , Norway
Norway
1 –1
1–3
42.
1 June 2002
Châteauroux , France
Ukraine
1 –1
2–1
43.
23 August 2002
Lens , France
Denmark
1 –0
2–0
44.
17 October 2002
London , England
England
1 –0
1–0
45.
14 March 2003
Silves , Portugal
Denmark
1 –0
3–0
2003 Algarve Cup
46.
2 –0
47.
11 May 2003
Kecskemét , Hungary
Hungary
1 –0
4–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
48.
3 –0
49.
14 September 2003
Concord , United States
Japan
1 –0
2–2
Friendly
50.
2 –0
51.
24 September 2003
Washington D.C. , United States
South Korea
1 –0
1–0
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
52.
27 September 2003
Brazil
1 –1
1–1
53.
15 November 2003
Quimper , France
Poland
4 –0
7–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
54.
5 –0
55.
7 –0
56.
21 February 2004
Montpellier , France
Scotland
2 –2
6–3
Friendly
57.
3 –3
58.
4 –3
59.
6 –3
60.
16 March 2004
Quarteira , Portugal
Sweden
2 –0
3–0
2004 Algarve Cup
61.
18 March 2004
Silves, Portugal
Denmark
1 –0
1–0
62.
20 March 2004
Faro , Portugal
Italy
1 –0
3–3 (4–3 p )
63.
24 April 2004
Reims , France
Hungary
3 –0
6–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
64.
4 –0
65.
5 –0
66.
16 May 2004
Selyatino , Russia
Russia
2 –0
3–0
67.
3 –0
68.
8 September 2004
Slagelse , Denmark
Denmark
3 –2
3–2
Friendly
69.
3 October 2004
Opole , Poland
Poland
1 –1
5–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
70.
2 –1
71.
5 –1
72.
19 February 2005
La Manga , Spain
Norway
1 –0
2–0
Friendly
73.
11 March 2005
Guia , Portugal
Denmark
1 –0
2–1
2005 Algarve Cup
74.
13 March 2005
Loulé , Portugal
Finland
1 –1
2–1
75.
6 June 2005
Preston , England
Italy
2 –0
3–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2005
76.
3 –0
77.
7 September 2005
Sens , France
Republic of Ireland
2 –0
6–0
Friendly
78.
5 November 2005
Langenrohr , Austria
Austria
1 –1
3–1
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
79.
22 April 2006
Dunaujvaros , Hungary
Hungary
1 –0
5–0
80.
3 –0
81.
29 August 2006
Dieppe , France
Canada
1 –0
2–2
Friendly
Personal life
In November 2012, a change in law gave Pichon the distinction of being the second woman in France to be granted "paternity " leave. Her wife gave birth to their son following in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Pichon received a Legion of Honour .
In popular culture
In 2023, Garance Marillier portrayed Pichon in Marinette , a biographical film of her life adapted from Pichon's autobiography Ne jamais rien lâcher .
References
"Cinq choses à savoir sur Marinette Pichon, l'ex-star auboise du football féminin au coeur d'un biopic" . France 3 Grand Est . 22 May 2023.
"Football féminin. Martine Combes : "Ne pas aller en demie serait une déception »"" . 12 June 2019.
"Marinette Poiron : Alcoolique, son père "devenait un démon"" .
"Marinette Pichon, libérée par le football" . Le Monde.fr . 8 June 2019.
"L'Ex-footballeuse Marinette Pichon sur son père : "C'était un taré"" . 3 April 2018.
"Looking back at the Philadelphia Charge's first season, 20 years after pro women's soccer's arrival here" . 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021.
"Players to watch: FRA: Pichon Marinette" . FIFA . 20 November 2003. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
"W-League 2004 MVP announced" . United Soccer Leagues . 6 August 2004. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
"Marinette Pichon : "Ma vie va être résumée en deux heures, c'est insensé !"" .
"Pichon: It's time for France to step up" .
Marinette Pichon – FIFA competition record (archived)
Trouillard, Stéphanie (16 November 2012). "Le "congé paternité" de l'ex-star du foot Marinette Pichon" . France 24 . Retrieved 24 October 2013.
"UEFA Euro dames: Marinette Pichon, l'étoile des Bleues" . 14 July 2022.
""Marinette" : "J'ai surmonté tous ces obstacles dans ma vie", témoigne l'ancienne footballeuse Marinette Pichon avant la sortie de son biopic" . Franceinfo . 21 May 2023.
"Garance Marillier sera la première footballeuse française, Marinette Pichon" . 31 January 2022.
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