Melissa Lawley

Melissa Lawley (born 28 April 1994) is an English football midfielder who plays for Barclays WSL club Liverpool.

Melissa Lawley
Lawley With Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Full name Melissa Elizabeth Lawley
Date of birth (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994
Place of birth Kidderminster, England[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 11
Youth career
Aston Villa[2][3]
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Arsenal 0 (0)
2012 Bristol Academy 12 (1)
2013–2016 Birmingham City 54 (6)
2016–2019 Manchester City 22 (1)
2019– Liverpool 67 (6)
International career
2010–2011 England U17 5 (1)
2011–2013 England U19 15 (4)
2014 England U20 3 (0)
2014–2017 England U23 14 (3)
2017–2019 England 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023[4]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:48, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[5]

She has previously played for Bristol Academy, Birmingham City and Manchester City.[6] Lawley has represented England at the under-17, under-19, under-20, under-23 and senior levels.[7]

Club career

Lawley made her senior debut for Arsenal in their 6–0 Champions League win against FK Bobruichanka on 5 October 2011.[8] Lawley signed for Birmingham City in 2013 from Bristol Academy. In January 2016, Lawley signed a new contract with Birmingham.[9] In December 2016, she signed for Manchester City.[1]

On 15 June 2019, Liverpool announced they had signed Lawley ahead of the 2019–20 season.[10]

International career

Lawley was allotted 199 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[11][12]

Career statistics

International goals

As of match played 3 September 2019. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lawley goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 November 2017Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England Kazakhstan1–05–02019 FIFA World Cup qualification[13]

Honours

Manchester City

Liverpool FC

References

  1. "Man City Women sign Melissa Lawley". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "England Women's Under 19 Training Camp Squad Announced". Women's Soccer United. 22 July 2011.
  3. Laverty, Richard (26 October 2019). "Mel Lawley Reflects on Her Career as She Settles into Liverpool Life". Our Game Magazine.
  4. "Melissa Lawley profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. "Melissa Lawley profile". The FA. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  6. Leighton, Tony (3 September 2012). "Arsenal beat Bristol in Continental Cup semi-final". BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. "Melissa Lawley". England FA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. Saffer, Paul (6 October 2011). "Beattie sets Arsenal's sights on title". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  9. Carpenter, Steve (28 January 2016). "Winger Melissa Lawley commits her future to Birmingham City Ladies". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  10. "Liverpool FC Women sign Melissa Lawley". LiverpoolFC.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  11. "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  12. Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  13. Law, James (28 November 2017). "England Women 5–0 Kazakhstan Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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