The women’s football Euro is approaching and Les Bleues are preparing to shine. Their success will depend on the collective and the players capable of making the difference, like Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
Some courses are out of the ordinary. Laure Manaudou who was a hit from the start, Luka Doncic who became one of the best basketball players in the world before he turned 20… The arrival of Marie-Antoinette Katoto in professional football is quite similar. She quickly joined the gratin of French attackers. Born in Colombes in the Hauts-de-Seine, on November 1, 1998, she tackled football when she was barely 7 years old. The club of her city could not be more proud: to be able to admire the development of a player of this caliber, it is not given to everyone. But, on the other hand, it is very difficult to keep such a talent for oneself. The young striker shines on all terrains and it makes noise … which reaches the ears of Paris-Saint-Germain: Marie-Antoinette Katoto joins her training center in 2011.
Its progression follows its merry way (or rather stage). A path that quickly crosses paths with the young French teams, from 2014. And a big year later, everything is accelerating for the attacker. She is taken in the group of the senior team, comes into play quickly and disputes his first professional game. And not during an innocuous meeting: in the semi-final of the Champions League, under the spotlight, on April 26, 2015. At 16, please. During the summer of 2016, she continued to make an impression and scored goals at the same time. The France under-19 team wins the Euro. And guess who ends top scorer of the competition? Marie-Antoinette Katoto, of course.
What future at PSG for Marie-Antoinette Katoto?
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Expected at the turn, his 2016-2017 season was unfortunately cut short by two major injuries. But it takes more to bring down the PSG trigger. She recovers a place in the starting lineup, the following season, and will not let go. La Parisienne is proving herself and showing the extent of her potential. Powerful, fast, technical, but also always well placed in the area, her sense of goal propels her towards the circle of the best “Number 9” in the championship. Logically, Corinne Deacon decides to put this talent to use in the blue jersey. On November 10, 2018, Marie-Antoinette Katoto honors her first selection. And even if the attacker is not part of the group for the 2019 World Cup, she becomes, thereafter, essential in the lists of the coach.
With 24 goals in 28 selections, she won the confidence of the staff with great performances. And with PSG, the striker shines with the same brilliance. But to everyone’s surprise, while his contract is ending this season, no agreement has yet been reached with the capital club… Marie-Antoinette Katoto has nevertheless weighed in the development of the team. With her teammates, she won the French championship in 2021 and two French cups. Let’s not forget the two Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017. The striker finished twice as top scorers in D1 and was even named the best player in the 2021-2022 championship.
But the player will not be an orphan, FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais are in the starting blocks to integrate her into their workforce. The 23-year-old soccer prodigy still has a lot to give.
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