Delphine Cascarino


Delphine Cascarino is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses and the France national team. She has previously played for Première Ligue club Lyon and San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
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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

2024

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.

2025

Cascarino started the following season on a positive note, tallying an assist in the Wave's opening match and subsequently being a nominee for the NWSL Player of the Week. Despite not winning the opening week accolade, she later received her first Player of the Week award after recording an assist and notching her first NWSL brace in a 4–1 win over Racing Louisville FC a month later. At the end of April, Cascarino was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for the first time. She continued to be productive offensively in May, including during a 5–2 victory over the North Carolina Courage. Cascarino, who recorded an assist, helped contribute to the win, which set a club record for goals scored in a single match and extended San Diego's unbeaten streak to six games. Five months later, the Wave increased its single-game scoring record after putting 6 past Chicago Stars FC in the penultimate match of San Diego's 2025 season. Cascarino scored the opening goal in the 6–1 win as the Wave also clinched a spot in the playoffs with the victory. In San Diego's quarterfinal match, a 9 November away game at the Portland Thorns, Cascarino played 106 minutes of the eventual extra-time defeat.
Cascarino ended up recording 24 regular season appearances in her first full season with the Wave. Her 5 goals were tied for highest on San Diego, and her 6 assists ranked at the top of the NWSL. Her efforts throughout 2025 earned her a nomination for NWSL Most Valuable Player, but the award was won instead by Temwa Chawinga. Cascarino was, however, named to the NWSL Second XI, alongside French teammate Kenza Dali. At the end of the season, Cascarino mutually terminated her contract with the Wave, citing a desire to be "closer to home" in the next stage of her career.

London City Lionesses

On 19 January 2026, Cascarino was announced to have signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with English Women's Super League club London City Lionesses.

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.
On 30 May 2022, Cascarino was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
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.
At the UEFA Women's Euro 2025, Cascarino was noted for her "immaculate" play by The Athletic.

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! " Her father is Italian and her mother comes from Guadeloupe.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 November 2018Allianz Riviera, Nice, France1–03–1Friendly
28 April 2019Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France1–04–0Friendly
38 April 2019Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France2–04–0Friendly
431 August 2019Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France2–02–0Friendly
54 October 2019Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France3–04–0Friendly
623 October 2020Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France9–011–0[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Trophée des Championnes|2022 qualifying Group G|2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification]
722 October 2021Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France4–011–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
826 November 2021Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France2–06–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
912 April 2022MMArena, Le Mans, France1–01–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
101 July 2022Stade de la Source, Orléans, France1–07–0Friendly
1110 July 2022New York Stadium, Rotherham, England3–05–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022
122 September 2022Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia1–09–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
137 April 2023Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France1–25–2Friendly
147 April 2023Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France4–25–2Friendly
1513 July 2025St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland3–25–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025
1613 July 2025St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland4–25–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

Lyon
France U17
France U19
France U20
France
Individual