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Melissa Lawley

Melissa Lawley (born 28 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool.

She has previously played for Bristol Academy, Birmingham City and Manchester City.[4] Lawley has represented England at the under-17, under-19, under-20, under-23 and senior levels.[5]

Club career

Lawley made her senior debut for Arsenal in their 6–0 Champions League win against FK Bobruichanka on 5 October 2011.[6]Lawley signed for Birmingham City in 2013 from Bristol Academy. In January 2016, Lawley signed a new contract with Birmingham.[7] 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.[8]

In the 2023–24 home game against Tottenham Hotspur, Lawley provided the assist for Marie Höbinger, equalizing 1–1 in the 91st minute.[9]

International career

Lawley was allotted 199 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023[12]
  1. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 8 October 2019[13]
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lawley goal.


Honours

Manchester City

Liverpool FC

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Leighton, Tony (3 September 2012). "Arsenal beat Bristol in Continental Cup semi-final". BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Melissa Lawley". England FA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ Saffer, Paul (6 October 2011). "Beattie sets Arsenal's sights on title". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. ^ Carpenter, Steve (28 January 2016). "Winger Melissa Lawley commits her future to Birmingham City Ladies". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool FC Women sign Melissa Lawley". LiverpoolFC.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Hobinger equalises late as Liverpool deny Spurs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  10. ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  12. ^ "England - M. Lawley - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  13. ^ "England - M. Lawley - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  14. ^ Law, James (28 November 2017). "England Women 5–0 Kazakhstan Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

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