Just days before the Women’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, set for October 26 in London, Haitian international Melchie Daëlle Dumornay is among the leading contenders for the trophy. The Haitian forward ranked fourth in a survey conducted by sports outlet The Athletic, while the BBC highlighted her decisive role in her club’s outstanding season.
Dumornay continues to establish herself among the biggest names in world women’s football. In The Athletic’s survey, voters ranked the ten players they consider most deserving, in descending order. Dumornay placed fourth with 246 points, behind three top-tier players.
FC Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Patri Guijarro came out on top with 298 points and 11 first-place votes. She edged Manchester City striker Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, second with 276 points, and Alexia Putellas, third with 272.
Dumornay finished just 26 points behind Putellas and five points ahead of another Barcelona player, Ewa Pajor, who totaled 241. According to the vote breakdown published by The Athletic, fourth was also the ranking most frequently given to the Haitian.
An outstanding season with Olympique Lyonnais
Beyond the survey, Corventina’s performances make a strong case in the Ballon d’Or race.
In its profile of the nominees, the BBC highlighted Dumornay’s contribution to Olympique Lyonnais’s domestic treble in 2025-2026, when the club won the French league title, the Coupe de France and the League Cup.
Individually, the Haitian forward scored 22 goals and provided 12 assists in all competitions, according to figures reported by the British broadcaster.
She also shone on the European stage with five Champions League goals. Despite Lyon’s defeat to FC Barcelona in the final, Dumornay was named to the competition’s Team of the Season.
Her honors are not limited to last season. In early October, she was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Player of the Month for September in the D1 Arkema.
The award confirms her excellent start to the season and raises her profile ahead of the London ceremony.
Journaliste à Hebdo24, Wilner Bossou couvre principalement le sport, en particulier le football haïtien et international, ainsi que l'actualité, la sécurité et la société en Haïti.
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