Poppy Pritchard

Poppy Pritchard (born 3 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England under-19 team.

Poppy Pritchard
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 17
Youth career
Durham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Durham 17 (2)
2024– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– England U19 9 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 21, 2024[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April, 2024[4]

Club career

An academy product of Women's Championship club Durham,[5] Pritchard started her senior career at Durham, making 22 a total of appearances and scoring twice.[6] She made four appearances in the 2022–23 Championship season, followed by another 13 in the 2023–24 season.[3]

On 22 November 2022, Pritchard scored a hat trick for Durham under-21 team against Manchester United, becoming the first team to win against United's U21 side with a 3–2 result.[7] In the 2022–23 season, she scored at total of 18 goals and provided 3 assists for Durham U21 team.[5]

On 31 January 2024, Pritchard signed for Manchester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal,[8] after interest from several WSL clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.[9]

International career

On 20 September 2023,[10] Pritchard scored within 15 minutes of her youth international debut with England under-19s, in a 5–0 win over Denmark,[11][12] followed by a brace against Germany in a 3–3 draw six days later.[13] For 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification on 25 October 2023, she scored the fifth goal against Wales in a 6–1 victory,[14] and provided two assists.[15] On 1 December 2023, as the number 9 striker,[16] she scored two goals in the 5–1 win over Sweden.[17]

In April 2024, during Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Pritchard scored the opening goal against Switzerland in a 2–0 victory,[18] followed by a brace against Italy in a 4–1 win,[19] helping the team to qualify for the final tournament in Lithuania.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 January 2024.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Durham 2022–23 Women's Championship 401000—50
2023–24 Women's Championship 1320030—162
Total 1721030—212
Manchester City 2023–24 Women's Super League 000000—00
Career total 1721030—212
  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

References
  1. "Poppy Pritchard". Manchester City F.C.
  2. "City secure Pritchard signing". Manchester City F.C.
  3. Poppy Pritchard at Soccerway
  4. Poppy Pritchard at Flashscore.com
  5. Astill, David. "Poppy Pritchard: The young Durham Women star linked with a WSL move". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. "Poppy Pritchard joins Manchester City for undisclosed fee". Durham Women FC. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. FC, Durham Women (22 November 2023). "U21 Report: Durham 3-2 Manchester United". Durham Women FC. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. Sanders, Emma (31 January 2024). "Man City sign Aston Villa's Blindkilde Brown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. Sanders, Emma (1 January 2024). "What to look out for in WSL January transfer window". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. Smith, Frank (20 September 2023). "Report: England WU19s 5-0 Denmark". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  11. Frith, Wilf (20 September 2023). "England Women U-19s beat Denmark 5-0 aided by Araya Dennis's double - SheKicks". shekicks.net. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  12. Duden, Luke (21 September 2023). "Durham striker scores on debut for Young Lionesses". SportsByte. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  13. Smith, Frank (26 September 2023). "Report: England WU19s 3-3 Germany". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  14. "England-Wales | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. Veevers, Nicholas (27 October 2023). "Report: England WU19s 6-1 Wales". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. Bird, Jess (1 December 2023). "Report: England WU19s 5-1 Sweden". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  17. Frith, Wilf (1 December 2023). "England Women's U-19s put five past Sweden - SheKicks". shekicks.net. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  18. "England-Switzerland | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  19. "Italy-England | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  20. Vassell, Zac (9 April 2024). "Report: Italy 1-4 England WU19s". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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