| General |
| Lucy Staniforth | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Lucy Elizabeth Staniforth | |
| Date of birth: | 2 October 1992 | |
| Place of birth: | York,  England
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| Height: | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| Playing position: | Attacking midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa
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| Number: | 12 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| –2007 | Blyth Town Ladies
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2016–2018 2018–2020 2020–2023 2023– |
Sunderland Notts County Bristol Academy Liverpool Sunderland Birmingham City Manchester United Aston Villa
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24 (2) 28 (6) 3 (1) 11 (0) 37 (4) 29 (3) 30 (2) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010 2012–2015 2018– |
England U17 England U19 England U20 England U23 England
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8 (1) 12 (2) 2 (0) 6 (1) 17 (2) |
Lucy Elizabeth Staniforth (born 2 October 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the England women's national team. She has been described by former England coach Mark Sampson as "one of the best young players in Europe".
Personal life[]
Staniforth comes from a footballing family, where both her father and brother were professionals. Gordon Staniforth, her father, played for York City and Hull City, his hometown club, as well as a host of other clubs. Her brother, Tom, played for Sheffield Wednesday's reserve and youth sides but died suddenly at the age of 20 in 2001. Throughout her career Lucy has worn the number 37 — Tom's old Sheffield Wednesday squad number. After hitting the first goal in Lincoln's 3–0 WSL win at Doncaster Rovers Belles, Lucy revealed a T-shirt paying tribute to Tom on the tenth anniversary of his death.
Staniforth is openly lesbian.
External links[]
Lucy Staniforth FIFA competition record
| Aston Villa W.F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Hampton · 2 Mayling · 3 Sargeant · 4 Allen · 6 Corsie · 7 Lehmann · 8 Daly · 9 Gielnik · 10 Dali · 11 Boye-Hlorkah · 13 Draper · 14 Turner · 15 Patten · 16 McLoughlin · 17 Harding · 18 Gregory · 19 Blindkilde · 20 Hanson · 21 Leat · 22 Magill · 26 Goodwin · 28 Rabjohn · 31 Littlejohn · 32 McAteer · 33 Pacheco · Manager: Carla Ward |
| England
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| England – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup – Fourth place |
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1. Bardsley
2. Bronze
3. Greenwood
4. Walsh
5. Houghton (c)
6. Bright
7. Parris
8. Scott
9. Taylor
10. Kirby
11. Duggan
12. Stokes
13. Telford
14. Williamson
15. McManus
16. Moore
17. Daly
18. White
19. Stanway
20. Carney
21. Earps
22. Mead
23. Staniforth
Manager: |