# Delphine Cascarino

Delphine Cascarino (born 5 February 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the France national team.

## Club career
### Lyon

Cascarino started playing football for her local youth teams of A.S. St. Priest and A.S. A.S. Manissieux St Priest before joining Lyon in 2009. She made her senior debut for Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine in the 2014–15 season. She was rewarded with her first professional contract in 2015. In January 2017, her season was ended early due to a knee injury. By 2018, she had won three UEFA Women's Champions League and three Division 1 titles with Olympic Lyonnais. On 7 May 2021, Cascarino extended her contract with Lyon through the club's 2023–24 season.
On 25 May 2023, Lyon announced that Cascarino would be sidelined for several months after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament. She made her return to the field in January 2024 and later scored three goals across two UWCL quarterfinal matches as Lyon progressed to the final.

### San Diego Wave FC

On 24 July 2024, Cascarino joined National Women's Soccer League club San Diego Wave FC, signing a three-year contract with an additional option. She made her NWSL debut on 24 August, appearing as a substitute in a defeat to Angel City FC. On 15 September, Cascarino tallied her first goal and first assist with San Diego in a 2–1 victory over the Utah Royals.

## International career

In 2012, Cascarino was selected to play for the France women's national under-17 football team, where she was part of their 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winning campaign. During the tournament, she played in all three of France's group stage games and recorded three assists in the team's match against Gambia. Cascarino also appeared in each of France's knockout matches and took successful spot-kicks in two penalty shootouts on the squad's road to victory. Her captain Sandie Toletti said of Cascarino: "It's a great discovery, knowing that she was not part of the last European championship. She is already a great player, despite her young age."
In 2016, Cascarino made her senior debut for France against England. She scored her first goal with the senior team on 10 November 2018, in a 3–1 win against Brazil. The following year, Cascarino was named to the French squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The team made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament before being eliminated by the United States.
Cascarino was not able to participate in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup due to her ACL injury but was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics the very next year.

## Personal life

Cascarino is the twin sister of Estelle Cascarino, also a football player, who played alongside her sister at Lyon before moving to Paris FC in 2016. They are not related to Tony Cascarino, although they are often asked if they are: "I am often asked if I am from his family, that is not the case ... I know that he notably played for Nancy and that he is Irish. Me, I'm not Irish at all! (laughs)" Her father is Italian and her mother comes from Guadeloupe.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of February 9, 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lyon | 2014–15 | Division 1 Féminine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Lyon | 2015–16 | Division 1 Féminine | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 7 |
| Lyon | 2016–17 | Division 1 Féminine | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 |
| Lyon | 2017–18 | Division 1 Féminine | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| Lyon | 2018–19 | Division 1 Féminine | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 6 |
| Lyon | 2019–20 | Division 1 Féminine | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Lyon | 2020–21 | Division 1 Féminine | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Lyon | 2021–22 | Division 1 Féminine | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Division 1 Féminine | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| Lyon | 2023–24 | Division 1 Féminine | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Lyon | Total | Total | 134 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 43 |
| San Diego Wave FC | 2024 | NWSL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 144 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 45 |
* ↑ Includes the Coupe de France Féminine and the NWSL Challenge Cup
* ↑ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
* 1 2 3 Includes the Trophée des Championnes
* ↑ Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

### International

    As of match played 3 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| France | 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| France | 2019 | 16 | 4 |
| France | 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| France | 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| France | 2022 | 15 | 4 |
| France | 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| France | 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 72 | 14 |
    Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cascarino goal.
List of international goals scored by Delphine Cascarino :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 November 2018 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | Brazil | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 April 2019 | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France | Denmark | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 April 2019 | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France | Denmark | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 31 August 2019 | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 4 October 2019 | Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France | Iceland | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 23 October 2020 | Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France | North Macedonia | 9–0 | 11–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 7 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | Estonia | 4–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 26 November 2021 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 12 April 2022 | MMArena, Le Mans, France | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 1 July 2022 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France | Vietnam | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 10 July 2022 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England | Italy | 3–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 12 | 2 September 2022 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 7 April 2023 | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Colombia | 1–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 14 | 7 April 2023 | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Colombia | 4–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |

## Honours

Lyon
* Première Ligue: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Coupe de France: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
* Trophée des Championnes: 2019, 2022
* UEFA Women's Champions League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
France U17
* FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2012
France U19
* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2016
France U20
* FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2016
France
* UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24
Individual
* FIFA FIFPro Women's World11: 2020
* IFFHS Women's World Team: 2020
* UNFP Division 1 Féminine player of the year: 2022–23
* UNFP Division 1 Féminine team of the year: 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Trophées FFF D1 Féminine team of the season: 2022–23
* Première Ligue Player of the Month: February 2023
* 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League final player of the match