Eugénie Le Sommer

Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer (born 18 May 1989) is a French football player who plays for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine and the French national team. She primarily plays as a creative attacking midfielder and left winger, but has also played as a second striker for her country.

Eugénie Le Sommer
Eugénie Le Sommer in 2013
Personal information
Full name Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989
Place of birth Grasse, France
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker/False 9
Club information
Current team
 Olympique Lyonnais
Number 9
Youth career
1994–1998 Trélissac
1998–2004 AS Guermeur
2004–2007 Lorient
2007 CNFE Clairefontaine
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Stade Briochin 65 (33)
2010– Olympique Lyonnais 175 (163)
National team‡
2004–2005 France U17 4 (0)
2006–2008 France U19 26 (11)
2008–2009 France U20 8 (5)
2009– France 174[3] (86[3])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2020

Le Sommer is one of the most decorated players in modern women's club football and has scored more goals for France than any player of any gender.[4] She has won 10 French domestic titles and is one of just three players to have won a record seven European Cups with Lyon.

Early life

Le Sommer is one of seven children, five girls and two boys. Her father, Thierry, was a policeman before he retired.[5] Her mother had played football in her youth.[5]

Career

Club career

Le Sommer began playing football at the age of five joining the women's section of Trélissac FC.[6] After a four-year stint at the club, she joined AS Guermeur in the Brittany region. She later played at one of the biggest clubs in the region, FC Lorient, and earned many honors in the youth section of the club helping her youth sides win the Coupe Fédérale 16 ans in 2005 and the Mozaïc Foot Challenge in 2006, with the latter being held at the prestigious Clairefontaine academy.

Le Sommer was later selected to attend CNFE Clairefontaine, the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy. After a short stint there, she joined D1 Féminine club Stade Briochin. In her debut season with Saint-Brieuc, Le Sommer appeared in all 22 league matches scoring four goals. The 2008–09 season saw her score 10 goals in 22 matches. For her efforts, she was nominated for the UNFP Female Player of the Year losing out to Olympique Lyonnais player Louisa Necib.

Le Sommer got off to a fast start for the 2009–10 season scoring ten goals in her first seven league matches, which included a hat trick against Toulouse in a 4–5 defeat. She finished the season as the league's top scorer and was awarded the UNFP Female Player of the Year the following season.

On 30 June 2010, Le Sommer announced she would be joining the four-time defending champions Olympique Lyonnais departing her former club, Stade Briochin, after three seasons.[7]

On 30 August 2020, Le Sommer scored the opening goal in Lyon's 3–1 defeat of Wolfsburg in the final of the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League.[8] It was both Le Sommer and Lyon's seventh overall win in the competition and fifth in a row.[9]

International career

Le Sommer has earned caps with the women's under-17, under-19, and under-20 teams. With the under-19 team, she participated in both the 2007 and 2008 editions of the La Manga Cup, as well as both the 2007 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, as an underage player, and 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, with the latter being held on home soil. France reached the semi-finals at the 2007 finals and lost in the group stage in 2008. Le Sommer later featured with the under-20 team at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Chile. In the tournament, Le Sommer scored a team-leading four goals, which included a brace against Argentina in the final group stage match, which sent France through to the knockout rounds to face Nigeria. In the match against Nigeria, with France trailing 1–2, Le Sommer equalised in the 49th minute. France won 3–2 with a late goal from Nora Coton-Pélagie, but were eliminated in the next round by North Korea. Le Sommer was awarded the Bronze Ball as the tournament's third best player.

On 12 February 2009, Le Sommer made her international debut in a 2–0 win over the Republic of Ireland coming on as a substitute.[10] After appearing consistently with the national team, which included scoring two goals over the course of four matches at a tournament in Cyprus, Le Sommer was selected by coach Bruno Bini to play at UEFA Women's Euro 2009, despite the player not appearing with the team during the qualification process. During the tournament, Le Sommer played in all four matches her nation contested. France reached as far as the quarterfinals losing to the Netherlands 4–5 on penalties with Le Sommer converting her penalty shot. On 23 September 2009, Le Sommer scored her third international goal against Serbia in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match.

She played for France at the 2012 Summer Olympics, scoring one goal, in the 2–1 loss to Japan in the semifinals.[11]

Le Sommer was a striker for France at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored against England on 9 June 2015 in France's opening 1–0 victory. She also scored 2 of France's goals in their 3–0 victory over South Korea in the quarterfinal.[5]

She played in France's 2016 Olympic campaign, scoring two goals in the group stage, one against Colombia and one against New Zealand.[11]

On 22 September 2020, Le Sommer scored two goals in a 7–0 win over North Macedonia in the Euro 2021 qualifiers, to become the all-time top scorer with 82 goals, breaking the previous record of 81 goals by Marinette Pichon.[4]

Personal life

Le Sommer married Florian Dariel, an Olympique Lyon employee, in Brittany on 11 August 2020, two days after winning the 2019–20 Coupe de France final.[12] Current and former teammates like Ada Hegerberg and Corine Franco attended the ceremony.

Career statistics

Club
Eugénie Le Sommer with Lyon in 2018.

Statistics accurate as of match played on 19 May 2018[13]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade Briochin 2007–08 2241000234
2008–09 211032002412
2009–10 221923002422
Total 653365007138
Lyon 2010–11 201746953328
2011–12 212256993537
2012–13 2020610913531
2013–14 201551412617
2014–15 222954453138
2015–16 181139953025
2016–17 192000962826
2017–18 201700842821
Total 16015128366136249223
Career total 22518434416136320261

International
As of 27 October 2020[13][14][15]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2008–09163
2009–10115
2010–11207
2011–122010
2012–131610
2013–14144
2014–151913
2015–16146
2016–17176
2017–1899
2018–19117
2019–2076
Total17486

International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2009 Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 2–0 2–0 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup
2 10 March 2009 Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  South Africa 1–0 3–2 2009 Cyprus Cup
3 23 September 2009 Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić, Croatia  Croatia 0–5 0–7 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4 27 March 2010 Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France  Northern Ireland 3–0 6–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5 31 March 2010 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 0–3 0–4 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6 20 June 2010 Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon, France  Croatia 2–0 3–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7 23 June 2010 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 0–4 0–6 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8 19 November 2010 Stade Jean Bouin, Angers, France  Poland 1–0 5–0 Friendly
9 7 March 2011 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  New Zealand 3–1 5–2 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup
10 14 September 2011 Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona, Israel  Israel 0–4 0–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
11 22 September 2011 Turner's Cross, Cork, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 0–3 1–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
12 22 October 2011 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales  Wales 1–2 1–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
13 16 November 2011 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe  Uruguay 5–0 8–0 Friendly
14 7–0
15 8–0
16 15 February 2012 Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France  Netherlands 1–1 2–1 Friendly
17 1 March 2012 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland 0–1 1–2 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup
18 4 July 2012 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France  Romania 2–0 6–0 Friendly
19 4–0
20 6 August 2012 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Japan 1–2 1–2 2012 Summer Olympics
21 15 September 2012 Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France  Republic of Ireland 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
22 3–0
23 19 September 2012 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 0–2 0–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
24 0–3
25 24 October 2012 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–1 1–1 Friendly
26 6 March 2013 Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine, France  Brazil 1–1 2–2 Friendly
27 12 July 2013 Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden  Russia 3–0 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
28 18 July 2013 Linköping Arena, Linköping, Sweden  England 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
29 25 October 2013 Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France  Poland 1–0 6–0 Friendly
30 3–0
31 23 November 2013 Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 0–10 0–10 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
32 28 November 2013 MMArena, Le Mans, France  Bulgaria 2–0 14–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
33 7–0
34 10–0
35 14–0
36 20 August 2014 József Bozsik Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 0–1 0–4 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
37 0–2
38 22 November 2014 Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval, France  New Zealand 1–0 2–1 Friendly
39 26 November 2014 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France  Brazil 1–0 2–0 Friendly
40 8 February 2015 Stade du Moustoir, Lorient, France  United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly
41 4 March 2015 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal  Portugal 0–1 0–1 2015 Algarve Cup
42 6 March 2015 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 4–1 2015 Algarve Cup
43 9 March 2015 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal  Japan 1–2 1–3 2015 Algarve Cup
44 9 April 2015 Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France  Canada 1–0 1–0 Friendly
45 9 June 2015 Moncton Stadium, Moncton, Canada  England 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
46 17 June 2015 Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa, Canada  Mexico 0–3 0–5 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
47 0–4
48 22 September 2015 MMArena, Le Mans, France  Romania 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
49 3–0
50 27 November 2015 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania 0–3 0–6 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
51 0–6
52 1 December 2015 Katerini Stadium, Katerini, Greece  Greece 0–3 0–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
53 3 June 2016 Roazhon Park, Rennes, France  Greece 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
54 3 August 2016 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Colombia 2–0 4–0 Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
55 9 August 2016 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  New Zealand 0–1 0–3 Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
56 20 September 2016 Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France  Albania 3–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
57 5–0
58 26 November 2016 MMArena, Le Mans, France  Spain 1–0 1–0 Friendly
59 7 March 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  United States 0–2 0–3 2017 SheBelieves Cup
60 7 April 2017 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands  Netherlands 0–2 1–2 Friendly
61 18 July 2017 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands  Iceland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
62 18 September 2017 Stade de l'Épopée, Calais, France  Spain 2–0 3–1 Friendly
63 23 October 2017 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France  Ghana 5–0 8–0 Friendly
64 6–0
654 March 2018Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States United States1–11–12018 SheBelieves Cup
667 March 2018Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States Germany2–03–0
676 April 2018MMArena, Le Mans, France Nigeria1–08–0Friendly
689 April 2018Roazhon Park, Rennes, France Canada1–01–0
691 September 2018Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne, Amiens, France Mexico3–04–0
704–0
715 October 2018Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France Australia1–02–0
722–0
739 October 2018Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Cameroon3–06–0
744 April 2019Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France Japan2–13–1
757 June 2019Parc des Princes, Paris, France South Korea1–04–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup
7612 June 2019Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Norway2–12–1
7731 August 2019Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France Spain1–02–0Friendly
784 October 2019Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France Iceland1–04–0
792–0
808 October 2019Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan0–20–3UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
8122 September 2020Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia0–10–7
820–2
8323 October 2020Stade de la Source, Orléans, France North Macedonia2–011–0
843–0
859–0
8611–0
Correct as of 27 October 2020[16]

Honours

Club

Lyon

International
France

Individual

See also

References
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