Eugénie Le Sommer

Eugénie Le Sommer
Personal information
Full nameEugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer[1]
Date of birth18 May 1989
Place of birthGrasse, France
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Lyon
Number9
Youth career
1994–1998Trélissac
1998–2004AS Guermeur
2004–2007Lorient
2007CNFE Clairefontaine
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2010Stade Briochin65(33)
2010–Lyon100(101)
National team‡
2004–2005France U174(0)
2006–2008France U1926(11)
2008–2009France U208(5)
2009–France103(44)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer (born 18 May 1989 in Grasse) is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Le Sommer plays as a creative attacking midfielder, but often plays as a second striker for the France women's national football team. She was awarded the Bronze Ball for her performance at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[2] Le Sommer made her first major tournament appearance for her nation at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. 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.[3]

Career

Eugénie Le Sommer with OL

Club career

Le Sommer began playing football at the age of five joining the women's section of Trélissac FC.[4] 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 Lyon 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 following the season.

International career

Le Sommer has been active with the women's section of the national team. She 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 featuring 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, where they faced Nigeria. In the match against Nigeria, with France trailing 1–2, Le Sommer converted an equaliser in the 49th minute. France later won 3–2 with a late goal from Nora Coton-Pélagie. Unfortunately, Le Sommer and France suffered elimination in the next round to North Korea. For her efforts, 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. After appearing consistently with the national team, which including 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.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played on 28 March 2015[5]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade Briochin 2007–08 2241000234
2008–09 211032002412
2009–10 221923002422
Total 653365007138
Lyon 2010–11 201731953223
2011–12 212256993537
2012–13 2020710913631
2013–14 191531412617
2014–15 202744452836
Total 10010122223521157144
Career total 16513428273521228182

International

(Correct as of 11 April 2015)[5][6][7]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2008–0972
2009–10155
2010–11142
2011–12188
2012–13199
2013–14189
2014–15129
Total10344

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2009 Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 2–0 2–0 2009 Cyprus Cup
2 10 March 2009 Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  South Africa 1–0 3–2 2009 Cyprus Cup
3 23 September 2009 Stadion NK Inter Zaprešić, 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 Kadrioru 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 Cup
10 14 September 2011 Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona, Israel  Israel 4–0 5–0 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 16 November 2011 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe  Uruguay 7–0 8–0 Friendly
15 16 November 2011 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe  Uruguay 8–0 8–0 Friendly
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 Cup
18 4 July 2012 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France  Romania 2–0 6–0 Friendly
19 4 July 2012 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France  Romania 4–0 6–0 Friendly
20 6 August 2012 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Japan 1–2 1–2 2012 Summer Olympics
21 15 September 2012 Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France  Republic of Ireland 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
22 15 September 2012 Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France  Republic of Ireland 3–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
23 19 September 2012 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 0'–2 0–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
24 19 September 2012 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 0–3 0–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
25 24 October 2012 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Lyon

International

France

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Goalscorers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Eugénie Le Sommer dans la cour des grandes
  3. ↑ "Statut pro pour ces dames". Olympique Lyonnais (OLWeb.fr). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Le Sommer ready to make history
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "La Carriere de Eugénie Le Sommer" (in French). StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Le Sommer FFF profile" (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Equipe de France A - Eugénie Le Sommer" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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