Élodie Thomis

Élodie Ginette Thomis (; born 13 August 1986) is a French former football player who played for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She played either a winger or striker and was described as a player who possesses pace comparable to that of French men's internationals Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou. Thomis is a graduate of the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy and was a French women's international having made her debut with the team in June 2005 at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 against Italy.

Career

Early career Thomis was born in the commune of Colombes, a northwestern suburb of Paris, to parents of Martiniquais heritage. She began her sporting career training as a sprinter. At the age of 13, Thomis began playing football after attending a trial for women footballers in Épinay-sur-Seine. Thomis' goal output increased in the 2005–06 season scoring 15 goals in 22 matches as Montpellier claimed the Challenge de France, the women's domestic cup in France. After the season, in June 2007, rival D1 Féminine Lyon confirmed that both Thomis and Necib would be joining the club for the 2007–08 season. In her debut season at Lyon, she played in 17 league matches scoring seven goals helping the club win the league and cup double. In the 2008–09 season, Thomis appeared in 17 total matches scoring 14 goals as Lyon won the league for the third consecutive season and reached the semi-finals for the second straight season in the UEFA Women's Cup.

In the ensuing two seasons, due to injuries, Thomis was limited to only 30 appearances domestically. The striker did scored 17 goals in that span. In the re-branded UEFA Women's Champions League, Thomis made eight appearances scoring three goals as Lyon reached the final in the 2009–10 edition of the competition. Lyon was defeated by German club Turbine Potsdam in the penultimate match. In the 2010–11 edition of the Champions League, Thomis was a part of the team that won the competition defeating its nemesis Turbine Potsdam 2–0 in the final.

She left Lyon and retired after the 2017/18 season.

International career Thomis made her international debut for les Bleues on 6 June 2005 in a match against Italy. Competing for France in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2012 London Olympics Thomis helped the team reach the semi-finals in all three competitions. In 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Thomis helped France reach the quarter-finals where the team was eliminated by Germany on penalty shootout. Thomis has scored a total of 5 goals at these Olympics and World Cup finals.

Career statistics

Club Statistics accurate as of 14 November 2012

International

(Correct as of 19 September 2012)

International goals Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 22 November 2006 Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 5–0 6–0 Friendly 2 27 October 2007 Stadion Kralj Petar I, Belgrade, Serbia 0–5 0–8 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 3 0–6 4 31 October 2007 Stanko Mlakar Stadium, Kranj, Slovenia 0–2 0–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 5 30 January 2008 Stade Francis Turcan, Martigues, France 6–0 6–0 Friendly 6 23 April 2008 Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium, Akratitos, Greece 0–5 0–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 7 7 March 2009 Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus 1–2 2–2 2009 Cyprus Cup 8 22 April 2009 Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France 2–0 2–0 Friendly 9 12 August 2009 Stade des Grands Prés, Chartres, France 2–0 4–0 Friendly 10 23 September 2009 Stadion NK Inter Zaprešić, Zaprešić, Croatia 0–7 0–7 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 11 24 October 2009 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France 2–0 2–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 12 28 October 2009 Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre, France 9–0 12–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 13 23 June 2010 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 0–2 0–6 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 14 25 August 2010 Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France 1–0 7–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 15 18 June 2011 Stade de l'Épopée, Calais, France 5–0 7–0 Friendly 16 30 June 2011 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany 4–0 4–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 17 16 July 2011 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany 1–1 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 18 24 August 2011 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France 1–0 2–0 Friendly 19 20 November 2011 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique 4–0 5–0 Friendly 20 4 April 2012 Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 21 2–0 22 3–0 23 4 July 2012 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France 1–0 6–0 Friendly 24 28 July 2012 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 2–0 5–0 2012 Summer Olympics 25 31 July 2012 St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 1–0 1–0 2012 Summer Olympics 26 15 September 2012 Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 27 4 April 2013 Stade du Ray, Nice, France 1–0 1–1 Friendly 28 5 April 2014 Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers, France 3–0 7–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 29 9 April 2014 MMArena, Le Mans, France 3–0 3–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 30 7 May 2014 Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon, France 1–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 31 25 October 2014 Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium, Offenbach am Main, Germany 0–2 0–2 Friendly 32 21 June 2015 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World CupCorrect as of 21 June 2015

Honours

Club Montpellier Coupe de France Féminine: 2006, 2007

Lyon Division 1 Féminine: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Coupe de France Féminine: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

International France UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2003 Cyprus Cup: 2012, 2014 SheBelieves Cup: 2017