Pauletta Foppa

Pauletta Soréa Foppa^[1] (born 22 December 2000) is a French handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.^[2][3][4]

Pauletta Foppa
Foppa in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Pauletta Soréa Foppa
Born	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 24) Amilly, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Brest Bretagne Handball
Number	22
Youth career
Team
	USM Montargis
2017–2018	Fleury Loiret Handball
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2018–	Brest Bretagne Handball
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	France	96	(247)
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team World Championship 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2021 Spain European Championship 2018 France 2020 Denmark
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2024

Career

Foppa started playing handball at the age of 10. In 2018, at age 17, she began her senior club career with Brest,^[5] and made her senior debut on the French national team on November 22nd, 2018.

Her sporting achievements include 3 gold medals with the French national team at the European Championships (2018),^[6] the Olympic Games (2020),^[7] and the World Championships (2023).^[8] She has also won the French league and the French Cup with her club Brest.

Personal life

Born in France, Foppa is of Cameroonian descent.^[9]

Achievements

Club

International

• EHF Champions League
  • Finalist: 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)

Domestic

• French league:
  • Winner : 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
  • Tied 1st: 2020 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
  • Runner up: 2022, 2023 and 2024 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
• French Cup (Coupe de France):
  • Winner : 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
  • Runner up: 2019 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)

National team

Senior

• Olympic Games:
  • 2020:  Gold
• World Championship:
  • 2013: 13th
  • 2021:  Silver
  • 2023:  Gold
• European Championship:
  • 2018:  Gold
  • 2020:  Silver

Youth

• U-17 European Handball Championship:
  • 2017: 4th place
• U-16 Mediterranean Handball Championship:
  • 2016:  Gold

Awards and recognition

Individual

• All-Star Line player at the Olympic Games: 2020^[10]
• All-Star Line player of the EHF Champions League: 2021^[11]
• All-Star Line player of the Youth European Championship: 2017
• Best Young Player of the EHF Champions League: 2022^[12]
• All-Star Line player of the World Championship: 2021
• All-Star Line player of the European Championship: 2022^[13]
• Best Defender of the European Championship: 2024^[14]
• EHF Excellence Awards Rookie of the season: 2022/23^[15]
• Best Line player of the French League: 2022/23
• Best Defender of the French League: 2022/23
• Best Player and Topscorer of the U-16 Mediterranean Handball Championship: 2016

State and civic honours

• Inducted into the Legion of Honor with the rank of Chevalier: 2021^[16]