Sophie Harris (footballer)
Sophie Harris (born 25 August 1994) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Leicester City in the FA Women's Championship.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sophie Harris | ||
Date of birth | 25 August 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Lincoln, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
Number | 48 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lincoln City | |||
2010–2012 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
2013 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | ||
2014–2018 | London Bees | 48 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (0) |
2020 | → Lewes (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020-2021 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2021- | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:05, 7 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:16, 9 February 2019 (UTC) |
Harris is from North Hykeham in Lincoln, England. She began playing for Lincoln City's centre of excellence. In 2010 she was called into England women's national under-17 football team and moved to London to join Arsenal's academy.[1]
Harris progressed into Arsenal's first team squad, but her development was temporarily derailed by a shoulder injury and the untimely death of her mother. She moved to Nottingham Forest on loan and then signed for London Bees ahead of the 2014 FA WSL season.[2]
In July 2018, Harris transferred to top tier Brighton & Hove Albion, whose coach Hope Powell said: "She already has some good experience at a relatively young age, and I am very much looking forward to working with her this season."[3]
When Marie Hourihan was injured in a defeat by Manchester City in February 2019, Harris came on as a substitute to make her league debut.
On January 7, 2021, it was announced she had signed for Leicester City.[4] Harris was subsequently named the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Fans' Player of the Month for February 2019.[5]
References
- Farmery, Tom (21 May 2010). "England dream for county goalkeeper Sophie Harris". BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- Bailey, Chris (26 March 2014). "London Bees 'keeper Sophie Harris ready for a fresh start". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- Frith, Wilf (31 July 2018). "Brighton Women add two former England youth internationals". She Kicks. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- Ketley, Jake (10 February 2019). "Harris: I have no regrets". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- Hilsum, James (11 March 2019). "Albion goalkeeper named Player of the Month". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
External links
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- Sophie Harris at Soccerway
- Sophie Harris on Twitter