# How a reunion with scout Bompastor solved Chelsea’s striker issue

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-a-reunion-with-scout-bompastor-solved-chelseas-striker-issue/
- Published: 2026-11-14T06:37:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T07:20:51+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5lyey8p8yv4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Malard has quickly become a key Chelsea forward.
- She scored six WSL goals in 341 minutes.
- Her Chelsea manager first recruited her as a teenager.

## Summary

Melvine Malard’s reunion with Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has helped address the club’s need for a leading striker after Sam Kerr’s departure. Bompastor first spotted Malard as a 14-year-old at France’s Clairefontaine academy and helped bring her from Reunion Island to Lyon; now, at 26, Malard has made a rapid impact at Chelsea.

Malard scored six Women’s Super League goals in her first six appearances for Chelsea, matching her total from last season. She reached that mark in 341 minutes, compared with 1,206 minutes across 17 matches last season. Their connection stretches back to Lyon, where Malard progressed into the first team and started the 2022 Champions League final, which Bompastor’s side won 3-1.

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