Haitian footballer (born 2003)
Melchie Dumornay Personal information Full name Melchie Daëlle Dumornay[ 1] Date of birth (2003-08-17 ) 17 August 2003 (age 22) [ 2] Place of birth Mirebalais , HaitiHeight 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[ 3] Position Midfielder [ 2] Team information Current team
Lyon Number 6 Youth career 0000 AS Mirebalais 0000 –2018AS Tigresses [fr ] Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2018–2021 AS Tigresses [fr ] 16 (37) 2021–2023 Reims 23 (18) 2023– Lyon 32 (22) International career‡ 2016 Haiti U15 5 (13) 2017–2018 Haiti U17 7 (10) 2018–2020 Haiti U20 11 (15) 2019– Haiti 20 (20) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:48, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (born 17 August 2003), also known asCorventina ,[ 4] footballer who plays as amidfielder orforward forPremière Ligue clubLyon and theHaiti national team .
Widely regarded as Haiti's greatest ever women's footballer, she is regarded as one of the best players in the world.
Early life and AS Tigresses [ edit ] Dumornay was born inMirebalais ,[ 4] [ 5] single mother together with her three brothers and two cousins.[ 5] AS Mirebalais .[ 5] Camp Nous , thefederation -owned training center for all of the Haitian youth national teams, when she was only 10 years old.[ 6] [ 5]
A few years later, Dumornay joined fellow Haitian clubAS Tigresses [fr ] , where she came through the youth ranks.[ 5] [ 7] [ 5] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
In the same year, Dumornay was noticed byReims ' manager,Amandine Miquel , while performing at theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup inFrance , as the club eventually kept scouting her.[ 11] Lyon .[ 5] [ 10] [ 11] EU andunderage status at the time,[ 5] [ 11] Haitian crisis .[ 11] [ 12]
In May 2021, Dumornay reached another league final with Tigresses, although the team eventually lost the title to Exafoot: she scored her side's only goal in a 2–1 defeat.[ 6] [ 13] [ 14]
After attracting the interest of several high-profile clubs all around the world,[ 11] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] Kethna Louis .[ 11] [ 15]
On 2 October of the same year, she made her professional debut for Reims, coming on as a substitute at half-time of aDivision 1 Féminine match againstIssy : in the same occasion, she provided two assists forKessya Bussy , thus helping her side gain a 3–1 win.[ 11] [ 18] Bordeaux , scoring a brace and serving an assist in a 5–2 victory.[ 19]
In thefollowing season , Dumornay was awarded asDivision 1 Féminine Player of the Month in December 2022.[ 20] [ 21]
On 16 January 2023, it was officially announced that Dumornay would joinDivision 1 Féminine title holdersLyon on a permanent deal starting from 1 July 2023, as she signed a contract until June 2026 with the club for 25000 per month.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
International career [ edit ] Youth national teams [ edit ] Dumornay represented Haiti at various youth international levels.[ 6]
After taking part in the2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship , aged only 12,[ 5] [ 25] 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship , where Haiti finished third and became the first-everCaribbean national team to qualify for aFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup .[ 15] [ 26] 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship , where she helped the Haitian team reach a fourth-place finish and received theGolden Ball .[ 5] [ 26] [ 27] 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup .[ 11]
In 2020, she was involved once again in theCONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship , where she eventually received theGolden Boot , having scored 14 goals in six games,[ 28] [ 29] [ 5]
Haiti senior national team [ edit ] On 29 January 2020, Dumornay made her debut with theHaitian senior national team , starting and playing full 90 minutes in a 4–0Olympic qualifier loss against theUnited States .[ 30]
On 9 April 2022, she scored twice in a 0–21 win over theBritish Virgin Islands , in the2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifiers , which becameLes Grenadières ' biggest victory ever in an official international match.[ 31]
In July 2022, she was included in the Haitian squad that took part in theCONCACAF W Championship inMexico :[ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] inter-confederation play-offs for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup .[ 15]
On 21 February 2023, Dumornay scored a brace in the inter-confederation play-off final againstChile , thus helping her nation gain a 2–1 win and qualify for its first everFIFA Women's World Cup .[ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
In July of the same year, she was officially included in the final Haitian squad for the World Cup inAustralia andNew Zealand ;[ 39] Les Grenadières eventually exited the competition in the group stage.[ 40] [ 41]
In the early phases of her career, Dumornay was nicknamedPiti (theHaitian Creole term for "small") due to her diminutive stature.[ 5] Corventina , a nickname that was first given to her by her older brother.[ 4] [ 42]
In November 2022, she signed a long-termsponsorship deal withAdidas .[ 42] [ 43]
As of match played 17 November 2024 [ 44] [ 45] No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 February 2020 BBVA Stadium ,Houston ,United States Panama 4 –06–0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship 2. 9 April 2022 A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground ,Road Town ,British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 3 –021–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification 3. 4 –04. 7 –05. 12 April 2022 Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez ,Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic Cuba 3 –06–0 6. 28 June 2022 Sports Complex Fedefutbol-Plycem,San Rafael ,Costa Rica Costa Rica 3 –04–2 Friendly 7. 4 –28. 22 February 2023 North Harbour Stadium ,Auckland ,New Zealand Chile 1 –02–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 9. 2 –010. 7 April 2023 Marden Sports Complex ,Alanya ,Turkey Nigeria 1 –21–2 Friendly 11. 11 April 2023 Moldova 2 –03–1 12. 26 October 2023 SKNFA Technical Center ,Basseterre ,St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 –011–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification 13. 4 –014. 5 –015. 8 –016. 9 –017. 30 October 2023 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 –013–0 18. 7 –019. 8 –020. 26 October 2024 Emirhan Sports Complex ,Antalya , TurkeyChinese Taipei 1 –23–2 2024 Pink Ladies Cup 21. 29 October 2024 Russia 1 –11–2 22. 4 April 2025 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida ,Santiago ,Chile Chile 1 –01–0 Friendly 23. 3 June 2025 Saputo Stadium ,Montréal ,Canada Canada 1 –31–3
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