Estelle Cascarino

Estelle Cascarino (born 5 February 1997) is a women's association football player from Saint-Priest, Rhône, Lyon, France. She plays as a defender for Bordeaux and the France women's national football team.

Estelle Cascarino
Personal information
Full name Estelle Cascarino
Date of birth (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997
Place of birth Saint-Priest, France
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2016 Olympique Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Olympique Lyon 2 (0)
2016–2019 Paris FC 52 (0)
2019– Bordeaux 11 (0)
National team‡
2012 France U-16 3 (0)
2012–2013 France U-17 15 (0)
2015–2016 France U-19 15 (0)
2016 France U-20 8 (0)
2017– France 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2017

Career

Cascarino started playing football at the age of thirteen for the youth teams of Olympique Lyon.[1] She made her debut in the Division 1 Féminine in Olympique Lyonnais' 2014–15 season.[2] While at Olympique Lyonnais, she won two Division 1 titles. Cascarino signed her first professional contract in 2015. In June 2016, Cascarino left Olympique Lyonnais as she felt that she would not have been selected due to a lack of first team opportunities.[3] She moved to FCF Juvisy (later renamed as Paris FC) on a two-year contract.[4]

International career

Cascarino was called up to play for the France women's under-16 national football team in 2012. From there, she moved up the individual French national age grades between 2012 and 2016. In 2016, she played in both the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup at the respective age groups.[5][6][7] In 2017, Cascarino made her debut for the France women's national football team in a friendly against Ghana.[8]

Personal life

Cascarino is the twin sister of Delphine Cascarino who also plays football professionally as a midfielder.[7] They are not related to Tony Cascarino, although they are often asked if they are.[1]

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References
  1. "Estelle et Delphine Cascarino, à deux c'est mieux" (in French). L'Equipe. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Estelle Cascarino" (in French). Statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "Estelle Cascarino (Paris FC) : "Continuer à travailler en espérant que mon nom soit dans le prochaine liste"" (in French). L'Equipe. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. "Estelle Cascarino (Lyon) deux ans à Juvisy" (in French). L'Equipe. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. "Estelle CASCARINO – FFF" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. "Estelle Cascarino". UEFA. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. "Cascarino twins central to the French cause". FIFA. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. "Estelle Cascarino Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 6 November 2017.


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