Libby Bance (born 23 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Bristol City on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion of the English Women's Super League.[1]
_(cropped).jpg) Bance with Brighton in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Libby Bance | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bristol City (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Rangers (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Bristol City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editBrighton & Hove Albion
editBance impressed as a youth for local club South Park, attracting interest from a host of clubs including Crystal Palace. Bance chose to progress her career with Brighton and after rising through their Academy, she made her senior debut on 20 November 2019 against London Bees in the League cup in a 5–0 win.[2] In October 2020, she came on in added time for her league debut in a 1–0 win against West Ham.[3] She signed a two-year professional contract with Brighton in August 2021.[4] On 4 August 2023 she signed a contract extension with Brighton.[5]
Loan to Rangers
editOn 14 September 2023, Bance signed for Rangers on loan for the 2023–24 season.[6] On 17 September 2023, Bance made her debut for Rangers scoring two goals in the 12–0 away win against Montrose.[7]
Loan to Bristol City
editOn 7 September 2024, Bance signed for Bristol City on loan for the 2024–25 season.[8]
Personal life
editAs of December 2019, Bance was studying for A-Levels in PE, History and Applied Human Biology at Reigate College.[2]
She attended Oakwood School from 2014 to 2019 where she was a part of both the Netball and Football team.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Rangers (loan) | 2023–24 | SWPL 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Bristol City (loan) | 2024-25 | Women's Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup and Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes the Women's League Cup and SWPL Cup
References
edit- ^ "England – L. Bance – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Football selection for College student". Reigate College. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "West Ham United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion – 15 November 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Brighton teenager Bance signs new deal". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Libby Bance signs contract extension". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Bance heads to Rangers on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Montrose vs. Rangers". Soccerway. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Bance joins Bristol City on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Libby Bance player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
edit- Libby Bance at Soccerway