Élodie Thomis

Élodie Ginette Thomis (French: [e.lɔ.di ʒi.nɛt tɔ.mis]; 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.[2][3] 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.

Élodie Thomis
Thomis in 2013
Personal information
Full name Élodie Ginette Thomis[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-13) 13 August 1986
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Striker
Youth career
1999–2001 Épinay-sur-Seine
2001–2002 Colombes Féminin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 CNFE Clairefontaine 51 (32)
2005–2007 Montpellier 42 (18)
2007–2018 Lyon 78 (44)
International career‡
2005–2017 France 141 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:40, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

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 and long-distance runner.[4] At the age of 13, Thomis began playing football after attending a trial for women footballers in Épinay-sur-Seine.[2][4] After successfully playing for the local club, she joined Football Club Feminin de Colombes in her hometown. In 2002, Thomis was selected to attend CNFE Clairefontaine, the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy. She spent three years training at the facility alongside future domestic teammates Louisa Necib, as well as future international teammates Caroline Pizzala, Élise Bussaglia, and Laure Lepailleur.[4] In three seasons at the academy, Thomis played in over 50 matches scoring 32 goals.

Montpellier and Lyon

After departing Clairefontaine, Thomis joined Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier. Necib later joined the club the following year. In her first season with the club, Thomis appeared in 20 league matches scoring three goals as Montpellier finished runner-up in the league to Juvisy. She also made her European debut participating in the 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup. In the team's first leg quarter-final tie against Danish outfit Brøndby IF, Thomis scored a double, which, after a positive result in the second leg, allowed Montpellier to advanced to the semi-finals where the club was eliminated by the eventual champions 1. FFC Frankfurt.[5] 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 after the 2017/18 season.[6]

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[7][8]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CNFE Clairefontaine 2002–03 1640000164
2003–04 171500001715
2004–05 181300001813
Total 513200005132
Montpellier 2005–06 2030062265
2006–07 221500002215
Total 421800624820
Lyon 2007–08 177531043214
2008–09 171234622618
2009–10 161033832716
2010–11 14723712311
2011–12 211562733420
2012–13 161261913114
Total 101632516471417393
Career total 19411325165316272145

International
(Correct as of 19 September 2012)[9]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2004–0520
2005–0660
2006–0791
2007–0865
2008–0992
2009–10115
2010–11154
2011–12218
2012–1321
Total8126

International goals

Honours

Club
Montpellier
Lyon

International
France

See also

References
  1. "Goalscorers" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. "Entretien avec... Elodie Thomis : "Le foot féminin n'est pas du mauvais football!"". FootMercato (in French). 11 October 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  3. "Lyon sign 'Zidane' and 'Henry'". Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  4. "Thomis vows to hit the goal trail". FIFA.com. 20 August 2006. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. "Montpellier hail teenage hero". Union of European Football Associations. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  6. "A tribute to the departing Corine Petit, Camille Abily and Elodie Thomis".
  7. "La Carriere de Élodie Thomis". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  8. "THOMIS Elodie". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  9. THOMIS Élodie, French Football Federation, accessed 19 June 2011
  10. "Equipe de France A - Elodie Thomis". footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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