Alice Dauphine Sombath ( th, อลิซ โดฟีน สมบัติ; born 16 October 2003) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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for
Division 1 Féminine
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club
Lyon
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.
Club career
Sombath started her career as a junior in 2011 at CSOM Arcueil, before joining
Paris FC. She was then recruited by
Paris Saint-Germain, where she became a pillar of the
U19 team, with which she won the Championnat National Féminin U19 in 2019.
In 2020, Sombath was recruited by
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
along with her PSG teammate and French international
Vicki Becho. This recruitment provoked the anger of the PSG sporting director,
Leonardo
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. When she arrived at Lyon, she signed her first professional contract.
Despite her presence on the match sheet during the French Cup final a month after her arrival, Sombath remained on the bench. She played her first Division 1 matches during the
2021-2022 season, even starting for the first day.
International career
Sombath started her international career with the France Under-16 team when they won the
Montaigu Tournament in 2019. She then played in the qualifiers for Euro U17 2020 and Euro U19 2022.
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
* Championnat National Féminin U19: 2018–19
Lyon
*
Division 1 Féminine
The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...
:
2021–22,
2022–23
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,
2023–24
*
Coupe de France: 2022–23
*
Trophée des Championnes:
2022
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*
UEFA Women's Champions League
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The ...
:
2021–22
References
External links
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Profile at footofeminin.fr
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2003 births
Living people
French women's footballers
France women's youth international footballers
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
People from Charenton-le-Pont
Women's association football fullbacks
Division 1 Féminine players
Footballers from Val-de-Marne
French people of Belgian descent
French people of Thai descent