Like her team’s UEFA Women’s Champions League run, Paris FC midfielder Daphne Corboz’s professional soccer journey is that of improbability and grit. So when asked to pick a favorite memory from her career, she struggles with a response.
“That’s really hard to say,” Corboz admits in an interview with The Athletic. “I don’t know if I could pick a particular moment.”
She pauses, then starts recounting some highlights.
There’s the time when she and Manchester City won their first Women’s Super League title in 2016 after defeating Chelsea, the defending champions. Corboz was just a rookie out of Georgetown University enjoying her first professional contract.
Or the time in 2017, when Corboz was playing for her hometown club, Sky Blue FC, and her teammate, Sam Kerr, netted four goals against Seattle Reign — one of those was assisted by Corboz. It helped secure a dramatic win for Sky Blue and set the still-standing NWSL record for most goals scored by a single player in a game.
But more recently, there’s Paris FC’s ongoing season.
So far, the Parisian team has had an almost impeccable record in Division 1 Féminine, standing 7-0-1 in year-round competition. The club’s only loss was to Lyon, 6-1 earlier this month. The team bounced back with a 6-0 victory…
