Missy Goodwin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deearna Missy Goodwin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Redditch, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2020 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2020–2022 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Leicester City | 49 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023– | England U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 | |||
Deearna Missy Goodwin (born 27 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the England U23 team.
Early life
[edit]Goodwin grew up in Redditch and attended St Augustine's High School.[4] She played in the Worcestershire County Schools’ under-14s and featured in the 2017 Gothia World Youth Cup.[5]
Club career
[edit]Birmingham City
[edit]Goodwin came up through the Birmingham City youth system, spending 10 years with the club.[6] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, she spent preseason with the senior team before being registered as part of the first-team squad, gaining first tier gameday experience although she did not debut.[7]
Aston Villa
[edit]In July 2020, Goodwin left Birmingham to sign with Aston Villa. Initially playing as part of the club's under-21 academy,[8] She made her senior debut on 17 November 2021, as a 78th-minute substitute in Villa's 2–1 defeat to Sheffield United in the FA Women's League Cup.[9]
Leicester City
[edit]On 7 January 2022, Goodwin signed for Leicester City on a short-term contract for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[10] making her first appearance for the team on 16 January 2022 against Brighton & Hove Albion for a 1–0 win.[2] On 18 January 2023, during the 2022–23 season, she scored her debut goal for the Foxes in the League Cup, scoring the first goal in a 5–0 result against Sunderland.[11]
On 29 April 2023, she scored her debut WSL goal, in injury time against Liverpool in a 4–0 victory.[12] On 6 July 2023, she signed a new long-term deal with the club.[13] On 5 November 2023, she scored her first goal of the 2023 24 season against Liverpool, with the game ending in a 2–1 defeat.[14]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]In October 2019, with England under-17s, Goodwin played in all three qualifying round matches during 2020 U-17 Championship qualification,[1] as England won all three games, qualifying the team for the elite round, that was subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
In October 2021, Goodwin featured in the under-19 squad during 2022 U-19 Championship qualification and scored in an 8–1 win over Northern Ireland.[16] In the second round of qualification on 6 April 2022, she scored the second goal against Wales in a 3–0 victory.[17]
In February 2023, Goodwin was named as part of the under-23 squad for a fixture against Belgium,[18] and was an unused substitute in the match.[19] On 6 April 2023, she made her debut for England U23 as 68th-minute substitute, gaining a penalty in injury time to secure a 3–2 victory.[20][21]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 February 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Missy Goodwin Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
- ^ a b "Missy Goodwin - Leicester City". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "Talented Redditch footballer selected for women's England squad". Redditch Standard.
- ^ Russell, Ben (2 October 2017). "Redditch youngster Missy Goodwin, a year 10 student at St Augustine's Catholic High School, called up to the Lionesses under 15 squad". Redditch & Alcester Advertiser. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Worcestershire girls are global football queens". Redditch Standard. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Goodwin: I Could Not Wait To Join The Foxes". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "Getting to know the Women's Academy". Birmingham City Football Club.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Missy Goodwin player stats | FA WSL Academy League". fulltime.thefa.com.
- ^ "Report: Aston Villa Women 1-2 Sheffield United Women". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Leicester City sign Villa teenagers". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Leicester Hit Five Past Sunderland". www.lcfc.com. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Millington, Adam (29 April 2023). "Leicester thrash Liverpool to escape WSL drop zone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Lindop, Beth (6 July 2023). "Talented England youngster Missy Goodwin pens new Leicester City deal". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jess (5 November 2023). "Hobinger earns Liverpool win over Leicester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "2020 Women's U17 finals cancelled | Women's Under-17". UEFA.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "England-Northern Ireland | Women's Under-19 2021/22". UEFA.com.
- ^ "England-Wales | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA.com. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Davies, Callum (8 February 2023). "Young Lionesses ready to roar again in February". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (10 April 2023). "Report: Belgium 0-0 England WU23s (4-5 on pens)". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (7 April 2023). "England Women's U-23s defeat Portugal after late double - SheKicks". shekicks.net. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Frank (6 April 2023). "Report: Portugal 2-3 England WU23". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Leicester City F.C. website
- Missy Goodwin at Soccerway