Marinette Pichon

Marinette Pichon is a French former football player, born on 26 November 1975, who played professionally in both France and the United States. She began at Saint-Memmie Olympique and then joined the Philadelphia Charge in the American Women's United Soccer Association, where in 2002 she ranked second in the league in goals and won both the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. After that league closed in 2003 she returned to France with Juvisy, led the domestic scoring charts in four seasons and also played for the New Jersey Wildcats in 2004. She played for France from 1994 to 2006, scoring 81 goals in 112 international matches, and appeared at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She later received the Legion of Honour and was named sporting director of Montreal Roses FC in 2024.