Fabienne Valérie Humm (born 20 December 1986) is a Swiss former

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who played as a

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. Since her debut in May 2012, she's also a member of the Swiss Women's Football National Team. Humm was a

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who did not make her national team debut until the age of 26. In contrast to most of her international teammates, she decided to remain an amateur footballer. Despite playing at the highest levels, including a World Cup,

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or the

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, she never gave up her full-time job in an office of a logistic company. At the

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, Humm scored the fastest

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history. She struck three goals in five minutes in Switzerland's 10–1 drubbing of

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. In October 2022 Humm scored the decisive, 2-1 extra-time winner over Wales in the 2023 World Cup playoffs that secured Switzerland a spot at the

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only for the second time ever. Humm has also represented Switzerland at

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, where she became an expert at the

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Fabienne Valérie Humm
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