Sandrine Dusang is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 football player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais (ladies)

Olympique Lyonnais Féminin is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions having won the league for five straight seasons.The club was formed as...

 of the Division 1 Féminine. Dusang plays as a defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 and is a member of the France women's national football team

France women's national football team

The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...

 making her debut in 2003.

Career

Dusang grew up in the city of Vichy

Vichy

Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...

 and began her career playing for FCF Nord Allier Yzeure

FCF Nord Allier Yzeure

FCF Nord Allier Yzeure is a French football club founded in 1999 and is based in Yzeure.The club was promoted to D1 Féminine for the first time in its history following the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season....

. She was later selected to attend CNFE Clairefontaine

Clairefontaine

Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre , commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine , INF, or simply Clairefontaine, is the national association football centre that specializes in training French football players...

, the women's section of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. Following her stint there, she joined Olympique Lyonnais. Since 2003, Dusang has made over 120 appearances scoring 20 goals. She has helped Lyon win an impressive three consecutive D1 Féminine titles beginning with the 2007–08 season.

International career

Dusang made her international debut on 18 March 2003 in a 1–0 victory over Finland

Finland women's national football team

The Finland women's national football team represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland , reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark...

. She made her international major tournament debut after being selected to play in UEFA Women's Euro 2005. Dusang played in all three group stage matches as France failed to get through to the knockout rounds. Dusang scored her only international goal on 13 March 2005 against Finland in the 2005 edition of the Algarve Cup

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football . Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football...

. France won the match 3–1.

External links

• France player profile