How a reunion with scout Bompastor solved Chelsea's striker issue
Summary
Chelsea forward Melvine Malard reunited with manager Sonia Bompastor after first meeting her at France’s Clairefontaine academy in 2014. Since joining Chelsea from Manchester United in July, Malard has scored six goals in six appearances, matching her Women’s Super League total from last season and helping cover for Sam Kerr’s departure.Key Facts
- Bompastor spotted Malard at a tournament when Malard was 14 and playing at Clairefontaine.
- Bompastor, then Lyon’s head of youth development, persuaded Malard to move from Réunion Island to mainland France.
- Malard made her Lyon first-team debut at 17 in 2017.
- Malard started for Lyon in the 2022 Champions League final, which Lyon won 3-1 against Barcelona.
- Malard joined Chelsea from Manchester United in July.
- Malard scored six goals in her first six Chelsea appearances, matching her previous season’s Women’s Super League total.
- Bompastor and Malard are now together at Chelsea, where Bompastor is the manager.
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