Alice Sombath

Alice Dauphine Sombath (Thai: อลิซ โดฟีน สมบัติ; born 16 October 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon.

Alice Sombath

Personal information
Full name	Alice Dauphine Sombath[1]
Date of birth	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Charenton-le-Pont, France
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Lyon
Number	18
Youth career
2011–2013	CSOM Arcueil
2013–2017	Paris FC
2017–2020	Paris Saint-Germain
2020–2022	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Lyon	48	(2)
2023	Lyon B	2	(0)
International career‡
2019	France U16	6	(0)
2019	France U17	3	(0)
2021–2022	France U19	5	(0)
2021–2022	France U20	11	(0)
2022–	France U23	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024

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.^[2]

In 2020, Sombath was recruited by Lyon along with her PSG teammate and French international Vicki Becho. This recruitment provoked the anger of the PSG sporting director, Leonardo.^[3] When she arrived at Lyon, she signed her first professional contract.^[4]

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.^[5]

International career

Sombath started her international career with the France Under-16 team when they won the Montaigu Tournament in 2019.^[6] She then played in the qualifiers for Euro U17 2020^[7] and Euro U19 2022.^[8]

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Championnat National Féminin U19: 2018–19

Lyon

• Division 1 Féminine: 2021–22, 2022–23,^[9] 2023–24^[10]
• Coupe de France: 2022–23^[11]
• Trophée des Championnes: 2022^[12]
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021–22^[13]

References

1. "Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 August 2022. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "D1 Arkema : Une nouvelle pépite à l'OL ?" (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
3. "PSG féminin : Leonardo menace l'OL de représailles". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
4. Bonnard, Tom (1 July 2020). "OL - Mercato : quatre joueuses passent professionnelles". www.olympique-et-lyonnais.com (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
5. "Championnat de France de D1 2021-2022 - 1re journée". www.statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
6. Duret, Sebastien. "U16 - Un nul pour terminer et un premier trophée". Footofeminin.fr : le football au féminin (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
7. Duret, Sebastien. "U17 - Les Françaises réussissent le sans-faute". Footofeminin.fr : le football au féminin (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
8. Duret, Sebastien. "U19 - Les Bleuettes réussissent leur entrée en matière". Footofeminin.fr : le football au féminin (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
9. "LYON BAT PARIS ET S'OFFRE LE DOUBLÉ" (in French). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
10. "LYON GARDE SA COURONNE" (in French). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
11. "ET DE 10 POUR LYON" (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
12. "LYON DOUBLE LA MISE" (in French). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
13. "Barcelona 1-3 Lyon: OL win eighth UEFA Women's Champions League final in thriller". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

External links

• Alice Sombath at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Alice Sombath at Soccerway
• Profile (in French) at footofeminin.fr