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Poppy Pritchard

Poppy Pritchard (born 3 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace on loan from Manchester City. Pritchard also plays for the England under-19 team.

Poppy Pritchard
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 12
Youth career
Durham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Durham 17 (2)
2024– Manchester City 0 (0)
2024– → Crystal Palace (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2023– England U19 13 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024[4]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2024[3]

Club career

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An academy product of Women's Championship club Durham,[5] Pritchard started her senior career at Durham, making a total of 22 appearances and scoring twice.[6] She made 4 appearances in the 2022–23 Championship season, followed by another 13 in the 2023–24 season.[4]

On 22 November 2022, Pritchard scored a hat trick for Durham under-21 team against Manchester United, becoming the first team to win against United's U21 side with a 3–2 result.[7] In the 2022–23 season, she scored at total of 18 goals and provided 3 assists for Durham U21 team.[5]

On 31 January 2024, Pritchard signed for Manchester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal,[8] after interest from several WSL clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.[9]

On 13 September 2024, Pritchard joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season.[10]

International career

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On 20 September 2023,[11] Pritchard scored within 15 minutes of her youth international debut with England under-19s, in a 5–0 win over Denmark,[12][13] followed by a brace against Germany in a 3–3 draw six days later.[14] For 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification on 25 October 2023, she scored the fifth goal against Wales in a 6–1 victory,[15] and provided two assists.[16] On 1 December 2023, as the number 9 striker,[17] she scored two goals in the 5–1 win over Sweden.[18]

In April 2024, during Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Pritchard scored the opening goal against Switzerland in a 2–0 victory,[19] followed by a brace against Italy in a 4–1 win,[20] helping the team to qualify for the final tournament in Lithuania.[21] With 9 goals in 9 appearances for the under-19s, BBC Sport described Pritchard as a player to "look out for" in the tournament.[22] In July, Pritchard scored a hat-trick in England's opening group stage match of the tournament in a 10–0 victory over Lithuania,[23] followed by scoring the winning goal against France to win the group.[24]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 May 2024.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Durham 2022–23 Women's Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2023–24 13 2 1 0 3 0 — 17 2
Total 17 2 1 0 3 0 — 21 2
Manchester City 2023–24 Women's Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 17 2 1 0 3 0 — 21 2
  1. ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

References

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  1. ^ "Poppy Pritchard". Manchester City F.C.
  2. ^ "City secure Pritchard signing". Manchester City F.C.
  3. ^ Poppy Pritchard at Flashscore.com
  4. ^ a b c Poppy Pritchard at Soccerway
  5. ^ a b Astill, David. "Poppy Pritchard: The young Durham Women star linked with a WSL move". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Poppy Pritchard joins Manchester City for undisclosed fee". Durham Women FC. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ FC, Durham Women (22 November 2023). "U21 Report: Durham 3-2 Manchester United". Durham Women FC. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ^ Sanders, Emma (31 January 2024). "Man City sign Aston Villa's Blindkilde Brown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ Sanders, Emma (1 January 2024). "What to look out for in WSL January transfer window". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Man City forward Poppy Pritchard on loan". BBC Sport. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ Smith, Frank (20 September 2023). "Report: England WU19s 5-0 Denmark". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  12. ^ Frith, Wilf (20 September 2023). "England Women U-19s beat Denmark 5-0 aided by Araya Dennis's double - SheKicks". shekicks.net. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  13. ^ Duden, Luke (21 September 2023). "Durham striker scores on debut for Young Lionesses". SportsByte. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Frank (26 September 2023). "Report: England WU19s 3-3 Germany". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. ^ "England-Wales | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (27 October 2023). "Report: England WU19s 6-1 Wales". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  17. ^ Bird, Jess (1 December 2023). "Report: England WU19s 5-1 Sweden". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  18. ^ Frith, Wilf (1 December 2023). "England Women's U-19s put five past Sweden - SheKicks". shekicks.net. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  19. ^ "England-Switzerland | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Italy-England | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  21. ^ Vassell, Zac (9 April 2024). "Report: Italy 1-4 England WU19s". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  22. ^ "UEFA Women's U19 Championship LIVE: Lithuania v England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  23. ^ Frith, Wilf (14 July 2024). "England Women's U-19s net ten against Lithuania". She Kicks. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  24. ^ "England-France | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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