Alice Sombath arrived in north London in the summer of 2026 after an impressive couple of years in France with OL Lyonnes.
The highly-rated France international defender completed a permanent move to us in July, 2026, after rising through the ranks at Lyon across her five years at the club, notably winning the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2021.
Her versatility has also been key in her development throughout the years, with the ability to play centre-back or as a right-back.
Life before Spurs
Having been part of Paris Saint-Germain’s youth set-up since 2017, previously at Paris FC’s academy, Alice made the move to Lyon in 2020 and signed her first professional contract with the first season an opportunity to embed into a senior first team environment.
Featuring on a number of occasions in Lyon’s matchday squad in 2020/21, the following campaign saw her make her senior debut in the Premiere Ligue in August, 2021, and later went on to feature in 14 games in total, including twice in the UEFA Women’s Champions League and was named on the substitute’s bench when they defeat Barcelona in the showpiece final to claim their eighth trophy in the competition.
With the ability to play centre-back or as a right-back, Alice continued to build her presence throughout her years in France’s top flight, helping Lyon to five consecutive league titles from 2021/22 campaign to last term, plus the Coupe de France Feminine twice (2022/23 and 2025/26), Trophee des Championess (2022 and 2023) and Coupe LFFP (2025/26).
International
Representing France at every age group from Under-16s to Under-23s, she made her senior international debut in November, 2024, in an international friendly against Nigeria. Alice was then named in her nation’s squad for the UEFA Euro 2025 Finals in Switzerland and featured in all four games in their tournament, starting all three matches in the group phase.
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