# Perle Morroni

Perle Morroni (born 15 October 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

## Club career
### Paris Saint-Germain

Morroni, a youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, signed her first senior contract in 2015. She made her PSG debut against Rodez at age 17. After playing in 3 matches in her first year as a professional, Morroni took advantage of an injury to Laure Boulleau and made twelve appearances in her second year, including both of PSG's Champions League semifinal matches. In 2017, Morroni played in the Champions League final, a penalty shootout defeat to French rivals Lyon.
Morroni signed a two-year contract extension with PSG on 22 January 2019.

#### Barcelona (loan)

On 10 January 2018, Morroni joined Barcelona on loan until the end of the season. While she did not feature regularly, Morroni cemented herself permanently as a left-back during her loan spell with the Catalonian club.

### Lyon

In July 2021, she joined Lyon on a three-year contract. During her time at Lyon, she won the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League with the club. Morroni appeared in 52 games and scored 1 goal in her multi-year tenure at Lyon.

### San Diego Wave FC

On 22 August 2024, NWSL club San Diego Wave signed Morroni to a contract through the 2026 season. She made her debut for the club against Portland Thorns FC in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup on 18 September 2024. Morroni made her league debut against the Chicago Red Stars on 21 September 2024.

## International career

Morroni was part of the France U19s that won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She was also named in the team of the tournament.
Morroni was first called up to the senior French national team in June 2016; before being called up in September 2017, but had to withdraw due to injury. She made her debut for the France national team on 7 March 2020 in a 1–0 win against Brazil. Morroni scored her first international goal against Kazakhstan on 1 December 2020, scoring in the 67th minute.
Leading up to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kadidiatou Diani, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Wendie Renard withdrew from squad selection due to the conditions under current management. Morroni, who had not received a call-up from Corinne Diacre in almost a year, also withdrew from selection and spoke out about her decision on social media.

## Style of play

Morroni can also play as a left winger.

## Personal life

Born in France, Morroni is of Ivorian descent. She is close friends with her teammate Delphine Cascarino.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 8 February 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 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2014–15 | Division 1 Féminine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 | Division 1 Féminine | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2016–17 | Division 1 Féminine | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2017–18 | Division 1 Féminine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Division 1 Féminine | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Division 1 Féminine | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2020–21 | Division 1 Féminine | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Total | Total | 71 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 5 |
| Barcelona (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2021–22 | Division 1 Féminine | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Lyon | 2022–23 | Division 1 Féminine | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2023–24 | Division 1 Féminine | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Lyon | Total | Total | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 2 |
| San Diego Wave FC | 2024 | NWSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 133 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 7 |
* ↑ 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 30 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| France | 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 2 |
    Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morroni goal.
List of international goals scored by Perle Morroni :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 1 December 2020 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France | Kazakhstan | 10–0 | 12–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 2 | 20 February 2021 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Paris Saint-Germain
* Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21
* Coupe de France: 2017–18
* UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17
Lyon
* Division 1 Féminine: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Coupe de France: 2022–23
* Trophée des Championnes: 2022, 2023
* UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021–22
France U19
* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2016
Individual
* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2016