Alice Dauphine Sombath (; born 16 October 2003) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the

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Club career

Sombath started her career as a junior in 2011 at CSOM Arcueil, before joining

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. She was then recruited by

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, 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

along with her PSG teammate and French international Vicki Becho. This recruitment provoked the anger of the PSG sporting director, Leonardo. 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

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in 2019. She then played in the qualifiers for Euro U17 2020 and Euro U19 2022.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Championnat National Féminin U19: 2018–19 Lyon *

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: 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 *

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: 2022–23 *

Trophée des Championnes The Trophée des Championnes is a French women's association football trophy contested as an annual match between the champions of Division 1 Féminine and the winners of the Coupe de France Féminine from previous season. It is the female equi ...

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: 2021–22

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