Meaghan Sargeant

Meaghan Sargeant (born 16 March 1994) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Notts County, Birmingham City, Bristol City and Aston Villa.[2]

Meaghan Sargeant
Personal information
Full name Meaghan Sargeant
Date of birth (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994
Place of birth Sheffield, England[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sheffield United
2010–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Notts County 12 (0)
2014–2019 Birmingham City 56 (4)
2019–2021 Bristol City 15 (0)
2021–2023 Aston Villa 12 (0)
Total 95 (4)
International career
2011 England U17 9 (1)
2012 England U19 11 (0)
2017 England U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Sargeant progressed through Sheffield United's Centre of Excellence, before joining Arsenal Ladies' Academy.[1] In January 2012, Sargeant signed for Lincoln Ladies.[3]

In March 2014, Sargeant joined Birmingham City.[4] In February 2016, she signed a new contract with Birmingham City.[5]

On 28 May 2019, Sargeant became the first summer signing for Bristol City. She joined the club alongside Charlie Wellings.[6]

On 3 July 2021, Sargeant signed for Aston Villa on a 2-year contract. She was their fifth signing of the summer.[7]

On 20 June 2023, Sargeant announced that she would retire as a player at the age of 29, due to a recurring back injury. She would continue her career at Aston Villa in a non-playing role.[8]

References
  1. "MEAGHAN SARGEANT". Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "Meaghan Sargeant". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. "Lincoln Ladies sign Precious Hamilton & Meghan Sergeant". BBC. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. "Sargeant major signing for Blues". Birmingham City Ladies FC. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. "Birmingham City Ladies: Mannion and Sargeant sign new deals". BBC. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. "SARGEANT BECOMES FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City FC. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. "Meaghan Sargeant joins Villa Women ✍️". Aston Villa Football Club. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. "Meaghan Sargeant announces retirement". Aston Villa Football Club. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


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