Georgia Stanway

Georgia Marie Stanway (born 3 January 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. She has also represented England at various youth levels.

Georgia Stanway
Georgia Stanway lining up for Manchester City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Georgia Marie Stanway[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999
Place of birth Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 10
Youth career
2014 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Manchester City 71 (29)
National team‡
2014 England U15 1 (0)
2014–2016 England U17 27 (23)
2017– England U19 7 (6)
2018– England U20 7 (6)
2018– England 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2020 (UTC)[2]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:40, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[3]

In 2016, Stanway was nominated for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. In 2017, she was nominated for PFA Women's Young Player of the Year.[4] In June 2018, she was named in the UEFA Women’s Champions League squad of the season. In 2019, she was awarded PFA Women's Young Player of the Year.

Early life

Stanway was born in Barrow-in-Furness, but moved away, aged 16, to pursue her dream of playing football.[5] She grew up idolising Alan Shearer, and supports Newcastle United.[6][7]

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Stanway started her career at Blackburn Rovers where she played through the youth system and eventually the senior squad playing in the FA Women’s Premier League.

Manchester City
Stanway playing for Manchester City during the 2017–18 Champions League.

On 18 July 2015, Stanway completed a move to Manchester City. On 29 July, Stanway made her senior debut for Manchester City as a substitute in a 5–0 win over Durham in the Continental Cup.[8] On 27 August, she scored her first goal in a 2–0 victory against Everton.[9] She ended her maiden campaign with the club’s Rising Star award.[10] In 2016, she won the Nissan Goal of the Season award.[11] In January 2017, she signed a new contract with the club.[12]

Her performances in the 2017–18 season led her to be named in the UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season.[13] The following season, she was awarded the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year.[6]

On 17 November 2019, Stanway scored two goals before being sent off, after receiving two yellow cards, in a 5–0 league win against West Ham United.[14] She began the 2020–21 season by scoring a brace in a 2–0 away league win against Aston Villa.[15]

International career
Stanway (back) playing for England in 2019

Youth

In 2016, Stanway captained England U17 to a bronze medal in the Euros and a first ever World Cup campaign.[12] In 2018, Stanway played a pivotal role in England's U20 World Cup campaign. Stanway netted the ball six times (the same amount as the Golden Boot winner Patricia Guijarro – beaten only on assists) as England went on to win the bronze medal in France.[16][17]

Senior

Stanway scored her first England goal, on her debut, in a 3–0 friendly victory against Austria on 8 November 2018.[18] Stanway scored her second international goal in a 2–1 defeat to Norway in September 2019.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 November 2020.[2][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2014[21] WPL Northern 56————56
Manchester City 2015 WSL 1 31002100—52
2016 104312110—166
2017 50000020—70
2017–18 145104372—2610
2018–19 WSL 1911326220—3015
2019–20 134104021—205
2020–21 530000001[lower-alpha 4]053
Total 6929831871431010941
Career total 7434831871431011547
  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. Appearance in Women's FA Community Shield

International goals
As of match played 3 September 2019. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stanway goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 November 2018BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria Austria2–03–0Friendly[18]
2 3 September 2019Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway Norway1–01–2Friendly[22]

Honours

Manchester City[2]

England U20

England

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Georgia Stanway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. "Georgia Stanway profile". The FA. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. "Women's PFA Young Player of the Year 2017 in association with Sodexo". The PFA. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. Chabo, Elena. "Georgia Stanway talks teamwork, mindfulness, and the future of women's football". Stylist (460). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. "Georgia Stanway wins PFA Young Player of the Year". The PFA. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. Laverty, Richard (28 May 2019). "Georgia Stanway Looking Forward to Opportunity on the World Stage". Our Game Magazine. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  8. "Manchester City Women v Durham Women: Continental Cup match report". Manchester City FC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  9. "Barrow ace Stanway nets first goal for Manchester City". Northwest Evening Mail. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. "Bronze: Stanway offers City pure gold going forward". The League Paper. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  11. "Stanway worldie wins award". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. "New deal for MCWFC starlet Stanway". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. "Women's Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 14 June 2018.
  14. Penney, Sophie; Tweedale, Alistair (17 November 2019). "Manchester City hit five past West Ham as Georgia Stanway scores twice before seeing red". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. Garry, Tom (5 September 2020). "Women's Super League: Aston Villa Women 0–2 Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  16. "ENGLAND WIN BRONZE MEDAL AT FIFA U20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP". The FA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  17. "Japan join a select club". fifa.com. FIFA. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  18. Emons, Michael (8 November 2018). "Austria 0–3 England". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  19. Wrack, Suzanne (3 September 2019). "Phil Neville denies arrogance claims after England lose to Norway". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  20. "Manchester City Women player stats". Manchester City Women FC. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  21. "Blackburn Rovers Ladies – Player Season Totals 2014–15". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  22. "Norway 2–1 England: Phil Neville's side beaten by late Caroline Graham Hansen goal". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  23. Garry, Tom (6 July 2019). "Women's World Cup: England finish fourth after Sweden defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  24. "England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup". The FA. 5 March 2019.
  25. "Technical Report — Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com.
  26. "Guijarro leads individual honours in France". FIFA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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