Career
She previously played for Arsenal in the FA Forest, Snow and Landscape and FA Women"s Premier League. Coombs made her debut for the senior England women"s national football team in October 2015. A hard-working defensive midfielder, Coombs is described by Arsenal, Chelsea and England team-mate Gilly Flaherty as "a real grafter and she"ll put in the work that some people don"t want to do."
Coombs began playing football aged seven or eight, when she joined a team run by her best friend"s father.
She progressed to Arsenal"s youth academy and began playing in the first team at 16.
In summer 2011 Coombs played for American West-League team Los Angeles Strikers, scoring one goal in eight appearances. During the mid-season break of the inaugural 2011 FA Forest, Snow and Landscape season, Coombs transferred to Chelsea.
Chelsea reached the FA Women"s Cup final for the first time in 2012, but were eventually beaten by Birmingham City in a penalty shootout after twice taking the lead in a 2–2 draw. In the 2013 mid-season break, Coombs had another stint with Los Angeles Strikers.
They then beat Sunderland 4–0 in October 2015 to secure the FA Forest, Snow and Landscape title and a League and Cup "double".
Team-mates noted an improvement in Coombs" strength and power that season, a result of the team"s transition from part-time to full-time training. In 2010 England reached the final of the 2010 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Under-19 Championship in Macedonia, where they lost their title to France. Coombs had been ruled out by injury before the semi-final.
National coach Mark Sampson gave Coombs her first senior call up in October 2015.
Coombs graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a degree in Human Resources and business. Outside of football, she is employed as a Human Resources manager.