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Océane Celia Picard (born 21 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris FC. She has previously played for Division 2 clubs FC Vendenheim and FC Metz, as well as fellow Première Ligue side Dijon FCO. Picard has also represented France at the youth international level.
Born and raised in Sélestat, Picard started playing football locally for FC Sélestat’s youth teams. She then moved to the nearby town of Strasbourg to enroll in the city’s Elite Training Center. Picard also spent time with FC Vendenheim before moving to Germany in 2018 and joining SC Freiburg’s youth squad. In June 2019, she scored a brace in Freiburg’s under-17 German cup semifinal first leg against Turbine Potsdam.
In 2019, Picard returned to France to gain more visibility in the French football system. She signed for former youth club FC Vendenheim and spent one year with the team before joining fellow second-division side FC Metz in July 2020. In the 2022–23 season, Picard was Metz’s top scorer, finishing the campaign with 8 goals.
Picard was Dijon FCO’s first summer signing of 2023, joining the club on 23 June…
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