Marie-Antoinette Katoto

About

Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto (born 1 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team. Regarded as one of the best strikers in women’s football, she is the all-time top scorer of Paris Saint-Germain.

Katoto started her youth career with Colombes FFC in 2005. She joined the youth academy of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2011. She went on to score 27 goals in 26 matches for the club’s youth teams and helped them win the Championnat de France National Féminine U19 title in 2016.
Katoto made her senior team debut on 26 April 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in the second leg of 2014–15 UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals. The following week, manager Farid Benstiti handed her league debut in a 5–0 win over Rodez. She played the full 90 minutes and scored a goal in the match. During the 2017–18 league season, Katoto scored 21 goals, finishing as the league’s second-highest scorer behind eventual Ballon d’Or Féminin winner Ada Hegerberg. On 31 May 2018, she helped PSG win the 2017–18 Coupe de France Féminine by scoring the only goal in the final against six-time defending…