Footwear article with composite textile

A footwear article comprising:

• an upper that is coupled to a sole and that comprises a composite textile;
• and
• the composite textile comprising:
• a first layer comprising a nonwoven staple-fiber web, which comprises first fibers;
• a second layer that is coupled to the first layer and that comprises a mesh material panel having a first side oriented towards the first layer and a second side oriented away from the first layer;
• wherein the mesh material panel comprises a network of interconnected material segments and a plurality of through-openings;
• and
• a third layer comprising a polymeric film, wherein the second layer is positioned between the third layer and the first layer;
• wherein the polymeric film comprises a first portion that overlays a material segment of the network of interconnected material segments and a second portion that overlays a through-opening of the plurality of through-openings;
• wherein the first portion penetrates a first depth into the material segment and the second portion penetrates a second depth through the through-opening and into the nonwoven staple-fiber web;
• and wherein the second depth is larger than the first depth.

A footwear article comprising:

• an upper that is coupled to a sole and that comprises a composite textile;
• and
• the composite textile comprising:
• a first layer comprising a nonwoven layer comprising first fibers;
• a second layer that is coupled to the first layer and that comprises a mesh material panel having a first side oriented towards the first layer and a second side oriented away from the first layer;
• wherein the mesh material panel comprises a network of interconnected material segments and a plurality of through-openings, and wherein the second layer is coupled to the first layer by an adhesive layer positioned between the first layer and the second layer;
• and
• a third layer comprising a polymeric film, wherein the second layer is positioned between the third layer and the first layer.