Marion Torrent

Marion Torrent
	Torrent with Montpellier in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	17 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Montpellier
Number	4
Youth career
1998–1999	Châlons-en-Champagne
1999–2004	Luynes
2004–2011	Montpellier
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–	Montpellier
International career‡
2008	France U16
2007–2009	France U17
2010–2011	France U19
2010	France U20
2014–2017	France U23
2017–	France
Medal record
Representing France
Women's football
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022

Marion Torrent (born 17 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier and the France national team.

Club career

Torrent joined Montpellier HSC, after arriving from Marseille, at the age of 13. Footballing runs in her family as her older brother had previously been selected to the academy for Ligue 1 club AJ Auxerre.^[1] She quickly adapted to the change of scenery earning her first honor with the Montpellier under-16 team winning the Coupe Fédérale 16 ans following a 6–0 thrashing of Juvisy.^[2] On 1 May 2008, she made her competitive debut with the senior team playing the full 90 minutes in the club's 2–1 defeat to Hénin-Beaumont. She finished the season with four appearances. For the 2008–09 season, Torrent's playing time increased to eight games, which included five starts. She also appeared in two cup matches, which included playing the entire final against Le Mans, helping Montpellier win the 2008–09 edition of the Challenge de France.

Torrent was given the first team number 4 shirt for the 2009–10 season and was given a starting position in the squad by manager Sarah M'Barek. She has starred for the club in the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League appearing in four matches helping the club reach the main round.

International career

Torrent has been active with the women's section of the national team. She has earned caps with the women's under-16 and under-17. She was given the captaincy by under-16 manager Paco Rubio ahead of the 2008 edition of the Nordic Cup. In the tournament, France reached the final losing to Germany 5–0. Her captaincy carried over to the under-17 team as she represented her nation at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, where France finished in a respectable third-place position. Torrent scored her only goal with the under-17s in their 16–0 thrashing of Armenia during the qualification process.

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montpellier	2007–08	D1F	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2008–09	D1F	8	0	2	0	—		10	0
	2009–10	D1F	14	0	1	0	6	0	21	0
	2010–11	D1F	19	0	5	0	—		24	0
	2011–12	D1F	16	1	3	1	—		19	2
	2012–13	D1F	19	1	4	0	—		23	1
	2013–14	D1F	20	0	1	0	—		21	0
	2014–15	D1F	20	1	4	0	—		24	1
	2015–16	D1F	18	0	6	0	—		24	0
	2016–17	D1F	21	0	3	0	—		24	0
	2017–18	D1F	18	0	4	0	6	0	28	0
	2018–19	D1F	22	3	1	0	—		23	3
	2019–20	D1F	13	0	2	0	—		15	0
	2020–21	D1F	18	0	1	0	—		19	0
	2021–22	D1F	20	0	3	0	—		23	0
	2022–23	D1F	21	1	2	0	—		23	1
Career total			271	7	42	1	12	0	325	8

International

As of match played 11 October 2022^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2017	6	0
	2018	9	0
	2019	15	0
	2020	5	1
	2021	5	0
	2022	11	0
Total		51	1

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

List of international goals scored by Marion Torrent
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 September 2020	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	North Macedonia	5–0	7–0	2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification

References

^ Marion Torrent, l'avenir devant soi Archived 10 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Coupe Fédérale 16 ans : Montpellier conserve le trophée
^ "Marion Torrent - FFF". Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

Marion Torrent – FIFA competition record (archived)
Profile at Montpellier HSC (in French)
Player French football stats at footofeminin.fr (in French)
Marion Torrent at the French Football Federation (in French)
Marion Torrent at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-09-09) (in French)

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[1] Marion Torrent, l'avenir devant soi Archived 10 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Coupe Fédérale 16 ans : Montpellier conserve le trophée

[fff-3] "Marion Torrent - FFF". Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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