Marinette Pichon facts for kids

Marinette Pichon (born 26 November 1975) is a French former football player.

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.	30 September 1995	Akranes, Iceland	Iceland	1–2	3–3	UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
3.				2–3
4.	9 December 1995	Montpellier, France	Netherlands	1–0	1–1
5.	1 June 1996	Angers, France	Iceland	1–0	3–0
6.				3–0
7.	7 September 1996	Vantaa, Finland	Finland	1–0	2–0
8.				2–0
9.	28 June 2001	Reutlingen, Germany	Denmark	1–2	3–4	UEFA Women's Euro 2001
10.	1 July 2001	Ulm, Germany	Italy	1–0	2–0
11.	28 October 2001	Boryspil, Ukraine	Ukraine	1–0	2–0	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12.				2–0
13.	17 November 2001	Drnovice, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1–0	2–1
14.				2–0
15.	20 April 2002	Strasbourg, France	Czech Republic	2–0	4–1
16.	9 May 2002	Halden, Norway	Norway	1–1	1–3
17.	1 June 2002	Châteauroux, France	Ukraine	1–1	2–1
18.	23 August 2002	Lens, France	Denmark	1–0	2–0
19.	17 October 2002	London, England	England	1–0	1–0
20.	14 March 2003	Silves, Portugal	Denmark	1–0	3–0	2003 Algarve Cup
21.				2–0
22.	11 May 2003	Kecskemét, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
23.				3–0
24.	24 September 2003	Washington D.C., United States	South Korea	1–0	1–0	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
25.	27 September 2003		Brazil	1–1	1–1
26.	15 November 2003	Quimper, France	Poland	4–0	7–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
27.				5–0
28.				7–0
29.	16 March 2004	Quarteira, Portugal	Sweden	2–0	3–0	2004 Algarve Cup
30.	18 March 2004	Silves, Portugal	Denmark	1–0	1–0
31.	20 March 2004	Faro, Portugal	Italy	?–?	3–3 (4–3 p)
32.	16 May 2004	Selyatino, Russia	Russia	2–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
33.				3–0
34.	3 October 2004	Opole, Poland	Poland	1–1	5–1
35.				2–1
36.				5–1
37.	11 March 2005	Guia, Portugal	Denmark	1–0	2–1	2005 Algarve Cup
38.	13 March 2005	Loulé, Portugal	Finland	1–1	2–1
39.	6 June 2005	Preston, England	Italy	2–0	3–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2005
40.				3–0
41.	5 November 2005	Langenrohr, Austria	Austria	1–1	3–1	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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.

See also

In Spanish: Marinette Pichon para niños