Toletti, a Frenchwoman at Real Madrid

Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365: published on Thursday August 04, 2022 at 6:37 p.m.

Blue player Sandie Toletti signed for Real Madrid on Wednesday. The French joins two compatriots in the Spanish capital, Méline Gérard and Naomie Feller.

Indisputable holder in the starting lineup of the French women’s team during the last Euro completed at the semi-final stage, Sandie Toletti had a great European Cup. Midfielder, used by Corinne Deacon in a relay role between the defense and the tricolor attack, she is also able to cover a more axial register as she is already used to with her club Levante. In Primera División Femenina de España, Sandie Toletti ended the 2021-22 season in 6th place with the Granotas. A championship won by Barça who achieved the double this season, also winning the Copa de la Reina at the expense of rivals Real Madrid.

The mythical club of the Spanish capital recruited this Wednesday the French Sandie Toletti to strengthen its workforce. The tricolor international joins her compatriot Méline Gérard, goalkeeper. But also the promising 20-year-old striker Naomie Feller, transferred from Reims in July. The two Frenchwomen are the last two additions to the team after the signing of Caroline Weir at the beginning of July. The Scot was coming out of four full seasons at Manchester City. Aged 27 and a midfielder like Sandie Toletti, the Briton will solidify this sector for the Casa Blanca.

A rising career

Real Madrid will represent the 3rd club in Sandie Toletti’s career after Montpellier and Levante. At MHSC she had failed to win before her final season in 2019-20. She then went into exile in Valencia where she immediately joined the starting team of Levante. She comes out of two seasons with 53 league games on the clock and ten goals. On the international scene, she has participated in twelve Les Bleues meetings since the start of the calendar year and has distinguished herself by finding the net against Vietnam in a friendly before the Euro.