Lucy Roberts
English footballer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucy Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville Cardinals | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Stoke City | ||
| 2013–2017 | Liverpool | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | South Florida Bulls | 58[1] | (6) |
| 2023– | Louisville Cardinals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Liverpool | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2023– | North Carolina Courage U23 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2019 | |||
Lucy Roberts (born 11 May 2001) is an English women's footballer who plays as a defender. She currently plays college soccer for the Louisville Cardinals and club soccer for North Carolina Courage U23.
She has previously played for Liverpool, Huddersfield Town on loan from Manchester United, and the South Florida Bulls, and represented England at under-17 and under-19 level.
Club career
Liverpool
Roberts joined Liverpool from Stoke City when she was 12 years old and progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence and Development squads, making her professional debut in an FA Cup game against Watford on 4 February 2018. In doing so she became Liverpool's youngest full debutant of the FA WSL era at the age of 16 years 269 days.[2]
Manchester United
On 1 July 2018, Roberts joined the newly formed Manchester United to compete in their inaugural season.[3] She spent the season with the academy side, reaching the final of the FA WSL Academy Cup, and in the National League with Huddersfield Town, appearing six times and scoring two goals.[4] She was released at the end of the season having not made a senior appearance for United.[5]
South Florida Bulls
On 17 July 2019, Roberts enrolled at the University of South Florida in the United States, to play in their women's soccer team.[6] As a rookie Roberts was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI freshman team and went on to make 17 appearances in her debut season, missing time due to national team obligations. At the end of the campaign she was one of only two unanimous selections to the All-AAC Rookie XI.[7][8]
In December 2022, Roberts transferred to the University of Louisville and its women's soccer team.[9]
International career
After helping the team to qualify, Roberts travelled to Lithuania in May 2018 as part of the England under-17 squad to compete in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship as the team reached the semi-finals.[10][11] On 30 September 2019, Roberts was selected in the England under-19 squad that began the 2020 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualification.[12] Three days later, Roberts scored her first goal in an 8–0 win against Cyprus.[13]
Personal life
Roberts is the great-great-granddaughter of Manchester United and England defender Charlie Roberts, who played for the club from 1904 to 1913 and became the first captain to lead United out at Old Trafford in 1910.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 May 2019[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2017–18 | WSL 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2018–19[4] | Northern Premier | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career total | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA WSL Cup
References
- ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Roster – Lucy Roberts". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Introducing latest Reds debutants Pike and Roberts". women.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Meet the players in Manchester United Women squad with photos and video". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Huddersfield Town – Player Season Totals 2018–19". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Man Utd Women release Devlin, Hartley, Roberts and Salmon". www.manutd.com.
- ^ "Schilte-Brown Signs Three International Bulls to 2019 Roster". University of South Florida. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "The American Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Honors". theamerican.org.
- ^ "Lucy Roberts Bulls profile". USF Athletics.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Adds Lucy Roberts to 2023 Class" (Press release). Louisville Cardinals. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Young Lionesses unleashed". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Germany 8–0 England". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "England squad named for UEFA Women's U19 Championship first qualifying round". The Football Association. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Lavery, Glenn (2 October 2019). "England 8–0 Cyprus: UEFA Women's U19 qualifier". The Football Association. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Lucy Roberts". muwfcnews. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "L. Roberts". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
External links
- Profile at the South Florida Bulls website
- Profile at the Louisville Cardinals website
- Lucy Roberts – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Lucy Roberts at Soccerway
