Paris Saint-Germain judo bolstered: Extensions and new recruits!

Paris Saint-Germain Judo is delighted to announce that Faiza Mokdar (-57kg), Alexis Renard (-66kg), Alpha Djalo (-81kg) and Alexis Mathieu (-90kg) have extended their contracts for two seasons, while four new recruits have arrived: Lila Mazzarino (-78kg), Coralie Haymé (+78kg), Dayyan Boulemtafes (-73kg) and Noah Boué (-73kg).

Four judokas extend their careers at the Club

 

 

FAIZA MOKDAR (-57 kg)

Faïza Mokdar, who came up at Chilly-Mazarin and then the Brétigny-sur-Orge youth academy, made French judo history for the first time with a unique treble: French cadet, junior and senior champion in the -52kg category in 2018 at just sixteen years of age.

A European champion and World runner-up in cadets, a three-time European champion and world junior medallist, she won the Champions League in December 2023 with her Paris Saint-Germain team-mates, before winning the Paris Grand Slam last February.

 

ALEXIS RENARD (-66 kg)

 

Alexis Renard is a promising young judoka competing in the -66kg category. Since his first gold medal at the U18 European Cup in Zagreb in 2022, the judoka has continued to shine. In 2023, he added another gold medal at the European Cup in Malaga to his honours list, while also winning bronze medals at the U21 European Cup in Birmingham and the French U21 team championships.

In 2024, Alexis Renard continued to make waves, winning bronze medals at the U21 European Cups in Rijeka and Anadia, and finishing, as he had done in 2023, as runner-up in the U21 French Championships. In early September, he won bronze at the European junior championships in Tallinn (Estonia).

ALPHA DJALO (- 81 kg)

Competing in the -81kg category, Alpha Djalo became French junior champion in 2016 and then stepped up to win the bronze medal at the French senior championships the following year. In 2018, the native of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais repeated the same performance at the French senior championships, after reaching the final of the Grand Slam in Düsseldorf (Germany). A result that will open the doors to the French team for the 2018 and 2019 European and World championships.

In 2021, Alpha Djalo won his first French championship title and a team gold medal in the Europa League. The following year, he won a gold medal (Zagreb Grand Prix) and two bronze medals (Tokyo Grand Slam, Jerusalem Masters). He went on to win three individual bronze medals in 2023 (Paris and Antalya Grand Slams, European Championships) as well as the national team title with Paris Saint-Germain, just a few months before taking the Champions League title.

 

ALEXIS MATHIEU (-90 kg)

The 25-year-old native of Koumac (New Caledonia) competes in the -90kg category. His rise to prominence began with his first French championship title in 2021, followed by medals at the European U23 Championships, the European Mixed Team Championships and international competitions such as the Jerusalem Masters in 2022, the Budapest Masters last year and the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam in June 2023.

Among his most recent achievements, Alexis Mathieu shone at the 2024 European Team Championships, where he helped the mixed team to victory.

 

Four new athletes sign up with Paris Saint-Germain Judo

LILA MAZZARINO (-78 kg)

 

Lila Mazzarino is a 19-year-old French judoka in the -78 kg category. A former member of FLAM 91, she distinguished herself at a very young age, making her mark in the cadet category in 2019, winning the Label Excellence cadets tournament in Clermont-Ferrand in the -70 kg category aged just 14. Since then, she has risen through the ranks, making her mark on the international scene. In 2022, after becoming French and European champion, she won the bronze medal at the Cadet World Championships in Sarajevo.

The following year, she won the French junior title, as well as placing third in the French senior first division championships, a month after winning the European senior cup in Malaga. In 2024, she once again confirmed her superiority in the junior category, winning further gold medals at the European Cups in Birmingham and Paks, before claiming the continental title in Tallinn, Estonia, at the beginning of September.

CORALIE HAYMÉ (+78kg)

Trained at the Villiers-le-Bel club in Val-d'Oise, the 23-year-old French judoka competes in the +78kg category.

In 2024, she won a silver medal at the World Mixed Team Championships in Abu Dhabi and another at the Grand Slam in Tbilisi, as well as a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Portugal. The previous year, she had already distinguished herself by being part of the French mixed team that finished runner-up at the world championships in Doha, Qatar.

In 2022, Coralie reached the podium on several occasions, including a silver medal at the Jerusalem Masters and a bronze medal at the Mediterranean Games in Oran. Her talent was revealed in 2021 at junior level, when she became European vice-champion in Luxembourg and then world champion in Olbia, Italy, and won a bronze medal at the Grand Slams in Paris and Abu Dhabi.

DAYYAN BOULEMTAFES (-73 kg)

Dayyan, 18, competes in the -73 kg category. Winner of the Coupe de France Minimes in 2019, he then progressively rose through the cadet ranks, winning the European Cup in Teplice in 2021. He then reached four more finals at this level in 2022, a year in which he came third at the French championships, then fifth at the world championships in Sarajevo. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, he became mixed team world champion.

NOAH BOUÉ (-73 kg)

Noah Boué, aged 16/17 (depending on publication date), competes in the -73 kg category. A native of Richelieu (Indre-et-Loire), Noah won the French U23 cadet title in 2022, before repeating the feat this year in the cadet category. On the international circuit, he won the European Cups in Koper, Fuengirola, Porec and Berlin, and came third at the Cadet World Championships in Lima, Peru, at the end of August.

 

"We are delighted to see Faiza Mokdar, Alexis Renard, Alpha Djalo and Alexis Mathieu continue their careers with Paris Saint-Germain. These four athletes have demonstrated their talent on the international stage and our ambition is to enable them to take their careers to the next level. We are also delighted to welcome Lila Mazzarino, Coralie Haymé, Dayyan Boulemtafes and Noah Boué, four promising judokas, to the Paris Saint-Germain family. With commitment and hard work, which are essential values in our estimation, they will continue their rise with us to the highest level."

Djamel Bouras, President of Paris Saint-Germain Judo