Erin Bloomfield is an English footballer who plays as a forward for AFC Bournemouth Women.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018-2019 | Yeovil Town | 12 | (2) |
| 2019-2020 | Southampton Women's | 10 | (12) |
| 2020-2023 | Troy Trojans | 47 | (10) |
| 2023 | Southampton Women's | 7 | (3) |
| 2023- | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bloomfield began her career at Yeovil Town and made her Women's Super League debut as a 16-year-old against Arsenal. She scored for Yeovil in a FA cup tie against Birmingham City, making her one of the youngest goal scorers in the FC cup proper rounds.[3][4][5] She joined Southampton Women's F.C. in October 2019 and had scored 12 goals in just ten games when the season was abandoned due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bloomfield then spent three years studying in the United States, turning out for Troy University,[6] in this spell Bloomfield stood out in a struggling team, earning 'Sun Belt's Offensive Player of the Week' in her second season.[7] Following a return to English football Bloomfield, signed with her previous club Southampton, netting 3 in 7 games before being signed by division rivals AFC Bournemouth Women.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Erin Bloomfield: AFC Bournemouth". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Interview: Troy University's Erin Bloomfield". August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Football: Erin Bloomfield strike ignites Yeovil Women". Dorset Echo. September 2, 2019.
- ^ "From grassroots to scoring for Yeovil!". Bridgwater & Taunton College.
- ^ "FOOTBALL: Bloomfield nets first goal for Glovers". Chard & Ilminster News. February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Erin Bloomfield - Soccer". Troy University Athletics.
- ^ "Troy's Bloomfield & Arkansas State's McClure Earn Sun Belt Weekly Accolades". sunbeltsports.org. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Bloomfield arrives at Bournemouth". AFCB. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
External links
edit- Erin Bloomfield at Soccerway
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