Demi Stokes

Demi Lee Courtney Stokes (born 12 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. She previously played for Sunderland in the English FA Women's Premier League.

Demi Stokes
Stokes with Manchester City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Demi Lee Courtney Stokes[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991
Place of birth South Shields, England[2][3]
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.59 m)[4]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2007 Sunderland
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 South Florida Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Sunderland
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 (0)
2015– Manchester City 62 (3)
National team‡
2009–2010 England U19 15 (6)
2010 England U20 3 (0)
2010–2013 England U23 6 (1)
2014– England 56 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:40, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Stokes joined Sunderland's youth academy as an 8-year-old and began playing in the first team at 16.[5] She was part of the team which won the 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and lost the 2009 FA Women's Cup final 2–1 to Arsenal.[3] She accepted a four-year scholarship to the University of South Florida in 2011.[6]

In 2012 Stokes played 13 games for Vancouver Whitecaps in the pro–am North American W-League.[7]

In January 2015, Stokes signed a three-year professional contract with Manchester City.[8]

International career

England

In July 2009 Stokes featured as England under-19 won the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, with a 2–0 final win over Sweden. In 2010, she helped England reach the final of the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Macedonia, where they lost their title to France. Later that summer Stokes started two of England's three games at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.[6]

Newly appointed England coach Mark Sampson included Stokes in a 30-player squad for the annual training camp in La Manga, which included a match against Norway on 17 January 2014.[9] She started the 1–1 draw with Norway at left back, to win her first senior cap.[10] In April 2014 she scored in England's 9–0 thrashing of Montenegro at Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove.[11]

Stokes was disappointed to be left out of England's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] She was restored to the squad for the subsequent UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaign.

2019 Women's World Cup

In the group stage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Stokes played left back in England's match against Japan where she helped England win 2–0.[13] Stokes also played in the quarter final against Norway, helping England beat Norway 3–0.[14]

International goals
Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 April 2014Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England Montenegro7–09–0World Cup 2015 qualification

Great Britain

In July 2013 Stokes captained Great Britain to a gold medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[1]

Personal life

Stokes went to Gateshead College so she could continue to study whilst still playing football.[15]

Stokes is in a same-sex relationship.[16]

Honours

Club

Manchester City[17]

International

England

See also

References
  1. "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Women's World Cup 2019: Mapping England's Lionesses squad". BBC Sport. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "Demi Stokes player profile". MCFC.
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. "Demi Stokes: England profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. "Demi Stokes". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. "2012 Statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  8. "Demi Stokes joins Manchester City Women on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. "Lianne Sanderson recalled to England training squad". British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  10. "New England women's boss Mark Sampson denied winning start". British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  11. Magowan, Alistair (5 April 2014). "Toni Duggan hits hat-trick as England thrash Montenegro 9–0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  12. Brookes, Christian (19 January 2016). "Demi Stokes interview: Lionesses defender's breakout beats with the Bulls". Beats & Rhymes FC. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  13. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - Japan - England - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  14. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - Norway - England - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  15. "Gateshead College". Gateshead College. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  16. Creighton, Jessica (19 April 2020). "Demi Stokes: England defender on health, cooking and helping others during coronavirus lockdown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  17. "D. Stokes". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  18. "England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

Further reading
  • Aluko, Eniola (2019), They Don't Teach This, Random House, ISBN 9781473564480
  • Caudwell, Jayne (2013), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781317966234
  • Dunn, Carrie (2019), Pride of the Lionesses: The Changing Face of Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, ISBN 9781785315411
  • Dunn, Carrie (2016), The Roar of the Lionesses: Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing Limited, ISBN 9781785311512
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
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