Perle Morroni

Perle Morroni
Morroni with the San Diego Wave in 2024
Personal information
Full name Perle Morroni
Date of birth (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997
Place of birth Montpellier, France
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 75
Youth career
2006–2007 Montpellier
2007–2009 A.S. Lattoise
2009–2012 Montpellier
2012–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 71 (4)
2018 → Barcelona (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2024 Lyon 52 (1)
2024– San Diego Wave 43 (1)
International career‡
2013 France U16 3 (0)
2013 France U17 8 (1)
2016 France U19 10 (2)
2016 France U20 1 (0)
2017–2019 France U23 16 (0)
2020– France 14 (2)
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's football
UEFA Women's Nations League
Third place2025
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner2016 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:20, 20 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 March 2026

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) and the France national team. She previously played seven 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 before making her senior team debut in 2020.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Morroni was born in Montpellier, France.[1] She began playing football with Montpellier HSC before later joining A.S. Lattoise's boys' team. Originally a striker or attacking midfielder, she transitioned to full back in Paris Saint-Germain's youth academy.[2] In 2015, she signed her first senior contract with PSG.[1] She made her first-team debut for the club 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.[3] In 2017, Morroni played in the Champions League final, a penalty shootout defeat to French rivals Lyon.[4]

During the start of the 2017–18 season, Morroni found herself struggling to earn minutes ahead of Ashley Lawrence and Laure Boulleau.[5] On 10 January 2018, she joined Barcelona on loan until the end of the season in hopes of more playing time.[6] Despite typical Barcelona left-back Leila Ouahabi largely out of the equation due to injury,[7] Morroni did not end up featuring regularly. Nevertheless, she cemented herself permanently as a left-back during her loan spell with the Catalan club.[1]

Morroni signed a two-year contract extension with PSG on 22 January 2019.[8] At the end of the 2018–19 season, she was voted the best left-back in the Division 1 Feminine. In June 2020, PSG fans voted Morroni as the best left-back of the decade developed at the club.[7] After spending seven years at Paris Saint-Germain,[9] Morroni departed from PSG in 2021 in a quest to step out of her comfort zone.[2]

Lyon

After leaving PSG as a free agent, Morroni signed a pre-contract agreement with German club Bayern Munich. However, after being approached by Lyon, Morroni changed courses and ended up signing a three-year contract with Lyon in July 2021.[10][11] She entered the squad as a left-back replacement for Sakina Karchaoui, who countered Morroni's move by joining PSG.[12]

During her time at Lyon, Morroni won the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League with the club.[13] She appeared in 52 games and scored 1 goal in her multi-year tenure at Lyon.

San Diego Wave

Morroni with the San Diego Wave in 2025

On 22 August 2024, National Women's Soccer League club San Diego Wave signed Morroni to a contract through the 2026 season.[14] She made her debut for the club against Portland Thorns FC in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup on 18 September 2024.[15] Three days later, Morroni made her first NWSL league appearance in a 1–0 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars.[16] She would go on to play in 8 games across all competitions for San Diego in her first season with the Wave.[17]

Morroni started the 2025 campaign on a positive note, leading the NWSL in successful one-on-one drives and leading San Diego in both blocks and tackles over the first 8 matches of the season.[18] She registered her first NWSL assist on 19 April 2025, helping the ball to French teammate Delphine Cascarino in a victory over Racing Louisville FC.[19] On 25 May, she scored her first goal for San Diego, 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.[20] Morroni went on to appear in all but one of the Wave's 26 regular season matches, helping the club finish in sixth place and reach the NWSL playoffs.[17] She played all 120 minutes of San Diego's first-round playoff defeat to the Portland Thorns.[21]

On 14 August 2026, Morroni started a match against the Denver Summit to record her 50th NWSL appearance.[22]

International career

In 2013, Morroni participated in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. She played in all three of France's group matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.[7] Three years later, 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.[23]

Morroni was first called up to the senior French national team in June 2016; she was later 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.[24] She scored her first international goal against Kazakhstan on 1 December 2020, scoring in the 67th minute.[25] Morroni was a member of the French squad that participated in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying matches.[2] However, she was not selected to the team that competed in the main tournament, with Sakina Karchaoui and Selma Bacha instead earning Corinne Diacre's nomination.[26]

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.[27] Morroni, who had not received a call-up from Diacre in almost a year, also withdrew from selection and spoke out about her decision on social media.[28]

In November 2025, Morroni was included in the France squad for two UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Sweden, her first call-up to the national team in four years.[29]

Personal life

Born in France, Morroni is of Ivorian descent.[30] She is close friends with her teammate Delphine Cascarino.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 November 2025[31][32]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Paris Saint-Germain

 2014–15 Division 1 Féminine 300000—30
2015–16 721040—122
2016–17 1314130—202
2017–18 1000——10
2018–19 1802030—230
2019–20 12040401[c]0210
2020–21 1711060—241
Total 714121200101045
Barcelona (loan) 2017–18 Primera División 400010—50
Lyon 2021–22 Division 1 Féminine 16 1 1 0 10 1 — 27 2
2022–23 19 0 4 0 7 0 1[c] 0 31 0
2023–24 17 0 0 0 7 0 1[c] 0 25 0
Total 52 1 5 0 24 1 2 0 83 2
San Diego Wave FC 2024 NWSL 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2025 25 1 — — 1[d] 0 26 1
Total 31 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 34 1
Career total 1586171471402268

International

As of match played 3 March 2026[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202051
202161
202200
202520
202610
Total142
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morroni goal.
List of international goals scored by Perle Morroni
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan10–012–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
220 February 2021Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France Switzerland2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon

France U19

Individual

References

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