Justine Rouquet

Justine Rouquet
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-06-06) 6 June 2007
Place of birth Béziers, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Montpellier
Number 11
Youth career
2014 SC Saint-Thibérien
2014–2017 Stade Montblanais
2017–2018 AS Puissalicon-Magalas
2018–2019 RCO Agde
2019–2024 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Montpellier 29 (11)
International career‡
2023 France U16 9 (2)
2023–2024 France U17 14 (7)
2024– France U19 25 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  France
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2025 Poland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 April 2026

Justine Rouquet (born 6 June 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Première Ligue club Montpellier.

Early life

Rouquet was born on 6 June 2007 in Béziers, France.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Rouquet joined the youth academy of Montpellier. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, she was promoted to the club's senior team.[2]

International career

Rouquet has represented France at various youth levels. During the summer of 2025, she played for the France under-19 team at the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

In May 2026, Rouquet received her first call-up to the France national team.[3]

Style of play

Rouquet plays as a winger or forward. English newspaper The Guardian wrote in 2026 that she "dribbles well, plays cutting balls into the center of the penalty area, and creates shooting opportunities from thin air".[4]

Honours

France U19

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Justine Rouquet, l'éclaircie de la saison montpelliéraine et l'une des révélations de la première division" [Justine Rouquet, the bright spot of Montpellier's season and one of the revelations of the first division] (in French). Footeuses. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Justine Rouquet at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Mbock et Diani absentes, quatre novices convoquées : la liste des Bleues pour affronter la Pologne et l'Irlande" [With Mbock and Diani absent, four newcomers called up: the French squad to face Poland and Ireland] (in French). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "A Canadian goal threat to a versatile Spaniard: three of the best teenagers in women's football". The Guardian. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Melchie Dumornay élue meilleure joueuse de Première Ligue, Mylène Chavas meilleure gardienne et Justine Rouquet meilleure espoir aux Trophées UNFP". 11 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Trophées 2025-2026 : les lauréat(e)s" (in French). 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.