Sarah Bouktit

Sarah Bouktit
Bouktit in 2022
Personal information
Born (2002-08-27) 27 August 2002
Mont-Saint-Martin, France
Nationality French
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Metz Handball
Number 27
Senior clubs
Years Team
2019–2020
 Metz Handball
2020–2021
 Fleury Loiret HB
2021–2026
 Metz Handball
2026–
 Győri ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–
 France 60 (152)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2025 Germany/Netherlands
Youth European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2019 Slovenia
European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku

Sarah Bouktit (born 27 August 2002)[1] is a French female handball player for Metz Handball and the French national team.[2]

She represented France in the 2019 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, where she received silver.[3] She was awarded to the All-Star Team, as best line player of the tournament.[4]

In March 2022, she was called up to the France team for the qualifying matches for 2022 European Women's Handball Championship. Her debut at the senior national team came at the age of 19, on 3 March 2022 during the victory against Croatia.

For the 2025 World Championship she won bronze medals losing to Germany in the semifinal and beating Netherlands after extra time in the bronze final.[5] She was selected for the All Star Team of the tournament and was the French top scorer with 44 goals.[6][7]

During the EHF Champions League 2025-26, she came 2nd in the topscorer title (with 125 goals). During the final 4 she scored a total of 20 goals, with 12 of them being in the final against Győri ETO KC.[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Bouktit is of Algerian descent.[9]

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "DHDb > Sarah Bouktit". dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk.
  3. ↑ "2019 W17 EHF EURO – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Golden generations: Hungary also win W17 EHF EURO". EHF. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Extra-time thriller sees France clinch podium place". international Handball Federation. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Top goalscorer" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 "2025 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star team". ihf.info. IHF. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Metz stun Györ in Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 final". EHF. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Sports. Sarah et Assia Bouktit, une affaire de famille". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
  10. ↑ "Metz stun Györ in Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 final". EHF. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". EHF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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