Jemma Purfield

Jemma Elizabeth Purfield (born 21 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Championship club Southampton.

Jemma Purfield
Purfield with Bristol City in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jemma Elizabeth Purfield
Date of birth (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997
Place of birth Beverley, England[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Fullback / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 21
Youth career
0000 East Riding Centre of Excellence
0000–2015 York City RTC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 South Alabama Jaguars
2017–2018 Arizona State Sun Devils 35 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 (0)
2014–2015 Durham 19 (4)
2019–2020 Liverpool 8 (0)
2020–2021 Bristol City 21 (1)
2021–2023 Leicester City 35 (2)
2023– Southampton 7 (1)
International career‡
2013–2014 England U17 6 (0)
2014 England U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:19, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Early years

Purfield began her career with Doncaster Rovers Belles, making her senior first team debut on 20 April 2013 as a halftime substitute in a 4–0 WSL defeat to Chelsea. In doing so she became Doncaster's youngest WSL player.[2] Purfield moved to newly founded Durham during the 2014 season, scoring three goals in their inaugural WSL 2 campaign as the team finished 6th.[3]

College career

In 2015, Purfield moved to the United States on a college soccer scholarship, first with South Alabama Jaguars before transferring to Arizona State Sun Devils after two seasons.[4] She captained both teams and earned several individual awards including Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year in 2015, and SBC Player of the Year in 2016.[5][6]

Professional career

Liverpool

Purfield declared for the 2019 NWSL College Draft but was not selected.[7] She instead returned to England and signed a contract with FA WSL club Liverpool in January 2019.[8]

Bristol City

Following Liverpool's relegation, Purfield left upon the expiration of her contract and remained in the WSL after signing a two-year contract with Bristol City.[9][10] She made 27 appearances for Bristol in all competitions including in the 2021 FA Women's League Cup Final as Bristol City finished runners-up to Chelsea. Purfield left at the end of the season following the team's relegation.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 June 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2013 WSL 20002040
2014 WSL 2 10000010
Total 30002050
Durham 2014 WSL 2 1130000113
2015 81000081
Total 1940000194
Liverpool 2018–19 WSL 60000060
2019–20 20202060
Total 802020120
Bristol City 2020–21 WSL 2111051272
Total 21 1 1 0 5 1 27 0
Leicester City 2021-22 WSL 20 2 2 0 4 0 26 2
2022-23 15 0 1 0 4 0 20 0
Total 35 2 3 0 8 0 46 2
Southampton 2023-24 WC 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
Career total 937601701169
  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup

References
  1. "Jemma Purfield". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Tongue Tied Management — Jemma Purfield". Tongue Tied Management.
  3. "Debut season to be proud of for unique Durham side". Palatinate Online. 6 November 2014.
  4. Batte, Kathryn (13 July 2017). "Why 2017 is a great opportunity for Women's Football in Hull". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "Jemma Purfield - Women's Soccer". Arizona State University Athletics.
  6. "Purfield voted Sun Belt player of the year". University of South Alabama Athletics. November 2016.
  7. Purdy, Jacqueline (9 January 2019). "Final list of players registered for the 2019 NWSL College Draft". NWSL.
  8. "Jemma Purfield: Liverpool Women sign England Under-23 winger". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. "Jemma Purfield departs LFC Women". Liverpool FC. 2 July 2020.
  10. "Jemma Purfield is a Robin". Bristol City.
  11. "City Women trio depart". Bristol City.
  12. "Jemma Purfield soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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