Perle Morroni (born 15 October 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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of the

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(NWSL).

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Morroni, a youth academy graduate of

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, signed her first senior contract in 2015. She made her PSG debut against

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at age 17. After playing in 3 matches in her first year as a professional, Morroni took advantage of an injury to

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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

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defeat to French rivals

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. Morroni signed a two-year contract extension with PSG on 22 January 2019.

Barcelona (loan)

On 10 January 2018, Morroni joined

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on loan until the end of the season. While she did not feature regularly, Morroni cemented herself permanently as a

during her loan spell with the Catalonian club.

Lyon

In July 2021, she joined

on a three-year contract. During her time at Lyon, she won the

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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,

club San Diego Wave signed Morroni to a contract through the 2026 season. She made her debut for the club against

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in the

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on 18 September 2024. Three days later, Morroni made her first NWSL league appearance in a 1–0 defeat to the

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. She would go on to play in 8 games across all competitions for San Diego in her first season in the United States. Morroni registered her first assist with San Diego on 19 April 2025, helping the ball to French teammate Delphine Cascarino in a victory over

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. She scored her first NWSL goal on 25 May, opening the Wave's scoring in a 5–2 win over the

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. The victory set a club record for goals scored in a single game and also extended the team's unbeaten streak to six games.

International career

Morroni was part of the France U19s that won the

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. 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

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on 7 March 2020 in a 1–0 win against

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. Morroni scored her first international goal against

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on 1 December 2020, scoring in the 67th minute. Leading up to the

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, and

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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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morroni goal.''

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2017–18 *

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runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17 Lyon *

: 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 *

: 2022–23 *

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, 2023 *

: 2021–22 France U19 *

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Individual *

team of the tournament:

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morroni, Perle 1997 births Living people Footballers from Montpellier Women's association football fullbacks French women's footballers France women's youth international footballers France women's international footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players FC Barcelona Femení players Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players San Diego Wave FC players Première Ligue players Liga F players French expatriate women's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States 21st-century French sportswomen