Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (born 17 August 2003), also known as Corventina, is a Haitian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Haiti national team. She will join

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on 1 July 2023. Considered as one of the most promising talents of her generation in women's football, in 2022 Dumornay won

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's NXGN award as the best teenage player in the world.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Dumornay is a product of ' youth system. In 2018, she was noticed by

' manager, Amandine Miquel, while performing at the

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, as the club eventually kept scouting her. Around the same period of time, she was offered a trial by fellow French club

. However, neither of the two clubs were able to sign the player, both because of her

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status at the time and the effects of the Haitian crisis.

Reims

After attracting the interest of several high-profile clubs all around the world, on 9 September 2021 Dumornay officially joined Reims on a permanent deal, signing her first professional contract with the French club. In the process, she re-united with fellow Haitian footballer Kethna Louis. On 2 October of the same year, she made her professional debut for Reims, coming on as a substitute at half-time of a

match against Issy: in the same occasion, she provided two assists for Kessya Bussy, thus helping her side gain a 3–1 win. One week later, on 9 October, she made her first start against

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, scoring a brace and serving an assist in a 5–2 victory. In the following season, Dumornay was awarded as

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in December 2022. On 16 January 2023, it was officially announced that Dumornay would join

title holders

on a permanent deal starting from 1 July 2023, as she signed a contract until June 2026 with the club.

International career

Youth national teams

Dumornay represented Haiti at various youth international levels. After taking part in the

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, she took part in three different tournaments throughout 2018. Firstly, she played in the

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, where Haiti finished third and became the first-ever

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national team to qualify for a

. Secondly, she was called-up for the

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, where she helped the Haitian team reach a fourth-place finish and was awarded wit the Golden Ball. Finally, in August of the same year, she was included in the Haitian squad that took part in the

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. In 2020, she was involved once again in the

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, where she eventually received the Golden Boot, having scored 14 goals throughout the competition.

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

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loss against the

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. In July 2022, she was included in the Haitian squad that took part in the CONCACAF W Championship in

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: she was eventually named both as the Best Young Player and in the tournament's Best XI, having helped Haiti qualify for the inter-confederation play-offs for the

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. On 21 February 2023, Dumornay scored a brace in the inter-confederation play-off final against

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, thus helping her nation gain a 2–1 win and qualify for its first ever

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International goals

Personal life

Dumornay is also known as Corventina, a nickname that was first given to her by her older brother. In November 2022, she signed a long-term sponsorship deal with

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Honours

Individual * CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Golden Ball:

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* CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI: 2018 * CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Golden Boot:

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* CONCACAF W Championship Best Young Player:

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* CONCACAF W Championship Best XI:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumornay, Melchie 2003 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Haitian women's footballers People from Centre (department) Haiti women's international footballers Stade de Reims Féminines players Division 1 Féminine players Haitian expatriate footballers Expatriate women's footballers in France Haitian expatriate sportspeople in France