Melchie Dumornay

Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (born 17 August 2003), also known as Corventina,[4] is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Reims and the Haiti national team. She will join Lyon on 1 July 2023.

Melchie Dumornay
Dumornay in 2022
Personal information
Full name Melchie Daëlle Dumornay[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003[2]
Place of birth Mirebalais, Haiti
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Reims
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 AS Tigresses
2021– Reims 29 (14)
International career‡
2016 Haiti U15
2017–2018 Haiti U17 7+ (5+)
2018–2020 Haiti U20 14+ (15+)
2019– Haiti 12 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:48, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Considered as one of the most promising talents of her generation in women's football,[4][5] in 2022 Dumornay won Goal's NXGN award as the best teenage player in the world.[6][7]

Club career

Early career

Born in Mirebalais,[4] Dumornay is a product of AS Tigresses' youth system.[8][9] In 2018, she was noticed by Reims' manager, Amandine Miquel, while performing at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France, as the club eventually kept scouting her.[10] Around the same period of time, she was offered a trial by fellow French club Lyon.[10] However, neither of the two clubs were able to sign the player, both because of her underage status at the time and the effects of the Haitian crisis.[10]

Reims

After attracting the interest of several high-profile clubs all around the world,[10][11] on 9 September 2021 Dumornay officially joined Reims on a permanent deal, signing her first professional contract with the French club.[9] In the process, she re-united with fellow Haitian footballer Kethna Louis.[10][11]

On 2 October of the same year, she made her professional debut for Reims, coming on as a substitute at half-time of a Division 1 Féminine match against Issy: in the same occasion, she provided two assists for Kessya Bussy, thus helping her side gain a 3–1 win.[10][11] One week later, on 9 October, she made her first start against Bordeaux, scoring a brace and serving an assist in a 5–2 victory.[10]

In the following season, Dumornay was awarded as Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month in December 2022.[12][13]

On 16 January 2023, it was officially announced that Dumornay would join Division 1 Féminine title holders Lyon on a permanent deal starting from 1 July 2023, as she signed a contract until June 2026 with the club.[14][15]

International career

Youth national teams

Dumornay represented Haiti at various youth international levels.

After taking part in the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship,[16] she took part in three different tournaments throughout 2018. Firstly, she played in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where Haiti finished third and became the first-ever Caribbean national team to qualify for a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8][11] Secondly, she was called-up for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she helped the Haitian team reach a fourth-place finish and was awarded wit the Golden Ball.[8][17] Finally, in August of the same year, she was included in the Haitian squad that took part in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]

In 2020, she was involved once again in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she eventually received the Golden Boot, having scored 14 goals throughout the competition.[18]

Haiti senior national team

On 29 January 2020, Dumornay made her debut with the Haitian senior national team, starting and playing full 90 minutes in a 4–0 Olympic qualifier loss against the United States.[19]

In July 2022, she was included in the Haitian squad that took part in the CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico:[20] she was eventually named both as the Best Young Player[21] and in the tournament's Best XI,[22] having helped Haiti qualify for the inter-confederation play-offs for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11]

On 21 February 2023, Dumornay scored a brace in the inter-confederation play-off final against Chile, thus helping her nation gain a 2–1 win and qualify for its first ever FIFA Women's World Cup.[23][24]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 March 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reims 2021–22 Division 1 Féminine 15 8 2 1 — 17 9
2022–23 14 6 2 1 — 16 7
Career total 29 14 4 2 0 0 33 16
  1. Coupe de France féminine

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 February 2023North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Chile1–02–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.2–0

Personal life

Dumornay is also known as "Corventina", a nickname that was first given to her by her older brother.[4]

In November 2022, she signed a long-term sponsorship deal with Adidas.[26]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Néré, Enock (2019-01-07). "Melchie Daëlle Dumornay : " Je rêve de jouer dans le meilleur club de football féminin du monde "". lenouvelliste.com. Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 24 August 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. Enock Néré (17 August 2018). "Melchie Daelle Dumornay, superstar à 15 ans". lenouvelliste.com (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. Downey, Sophie (8 February 2023). "From Mary Fowler to Vicky López: nine set to light up women's football". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. "Bellingham and Dumornay crowned NXGN 2022 winners as football's best wonderkids". Goal.com. March 22, 2022.
  7. Ruszkai, Ameé (March 23, 2021). "NXGN 2021: The 10 best wonderkids in women's football". Goal. Retrieved February 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "NxGn 2020: The 10 best wonderkids in women's football". Goal.com. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. "Melchie Dumornay, la pépite haïtienne débarque au Stade de Reims". PiedsCarrés-Féminin (in French). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. Ruszkai, Ameé (22 March 2022). "'Dumornay is going to be one of the best players in the world' - How the NXGN 2022 winner is starring in France after leaving Haiti". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. Gunston, Jo (16 February 2023). "Haitian footballer Melchie Dumornay on her goals for life". Olympics. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. "Melchie Dumornay lauréate en décembre". FFF (in French). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. "Melchie Dumornay, joueuse du mois de décembre -". UNFP (in French). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  14. "Melchie Dumornay à Lyon la saison prochaine". Stade de Reims (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  15. "Melchie Dumornay s'engage pour trois saisons à l'Olympique Lyonnais". Olympique Lyonnais (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  16. "Final 18-Player Rosters Announced for the CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship 2016". CONCACAF. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  17. "TSG reveals CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship Awards". CONCACAF. 12 June 2018.
  18. "2020 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship individual awards". CONCACAF. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  19. "US women defeat Haiti 4-0 to open Olympic qualifying". USA TODAY. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  20. "2022 Concacaf W Championship final rosters announced". CONCACAF. 29 June 2022.
  21. "Morgan, Grosso collect top honors at CWC". CONCACAF. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  22. "Dumornay, Lavelle and Shaw headline CMU20 Best XI". CONCACAF. July 19, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  23. Voerman, Andrew (2023-02-22). "Melchie Dumornay stars as Haiti beat Chile for place at Fifa Women's World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  24. "Haiti join England's group in their first World Cup". BBC Sport. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  25. Melchie Dumornay at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  26. "Football: Melchie Dumornay signe avec Adidas". Loop News (in French). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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