Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sophia Isabella Poor[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 June 2006||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leicester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Loughborough Lightning (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2023 |
Sophia Isabella Poor (born 25 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Aston Villa.
Youth career
[edit]Poor graduated from the Leicester City's WSL Academy at age 16 in July 2022.[3]
During her youth career with Leicester City, she played 6 matches for the Girls' Regional Talent Club,[4] follow by 12 starts in 12 matches in the WSL Academy.[1]
Club career
[edit]In July 2022, Poor joined National League North club Loughborough Lightning on dual registration loan for the 2022–23 season,[3][5] making one appearance as a substitute.[6] In December 2023, she was reported to be recovering from a long-term injury.[7]
Having signed for Aston Villa in 2023,[8] on 17 April 2024 Poor made her WSL debut as a substitute to replace goalkeeper Anna Leat, who had been sent off after 4 minutes.[9] She conceded three goals in the 3–0 defeat to league leaders Chelsea,[10] and according to Sky Sports, "struggled throughout the second half with an apparent leg injury".[11] On 28 April 2024 Poor made her first start for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw to West Ham United, following the suspension of Leat,[12] and was later nominated for WSL Player of the Month for April.[13]
International career
[edit]In September 2022, Poor was named in the England under-17 squad for 2023 U17 Championship qualification,[14] where in October 2022 she maintained a clean sheet in her debut against Ukraine,[15] followed by conceding one goal against Denmark.[16] In the second round of qualifying in March 2023, Poor kept a clean sheet against Belgium in a 4–0 win,[17] and helped England to qualify with a 1–1 draw against Denmark.[18]
In the final tournament in May 2023, Poor featured in group stage victories over Poland and Sweden,[19][20] helping England to reach the semi-final of the tournament,[21] where they lost 3–1 to Spain in the final minutes of the game.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Leicester City Women FC WSL Academy | Professional Game Academy League". The FA. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Sophia Poor at Soccerway
- ^ a b "LCFC Women WSL Academy Graduates Join First Team Environment". Leicester City FC. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Leicester City Girls' Regional Talent Cl | FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League". The FA. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Lightning Football agree season long loan with Leicester City Academy Graduates". Loughborough University. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Loughborough Lightning | The FA Women's National League". The FA. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Aston Villa boss Carla Ward seeking emergency loan for goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Sophia Poor | Fantasy WSL - Fantasy football for the FA Women's Super League". Fantasy WSL. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (17 April 2024). "Hamano and Buchanan power Chelsea past Aston Villa to go top of WSL". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Millington, Adam (16 April 2024). "Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa: Blues bounce back from cup exits". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Long, Don (18 April 2024). "Chelsea Women 3-0 Aston Villa Women: Maika Hamano scores first Blues goal as Emma Hayes' side return top of WSL". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham". Aston Villa FC. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Poor nominated for WSL Player of the Month award". Aston Villa FC. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Davies, Callum (30 September 2022). "England WU23s, WU19s and WU17s squads named for October internationals". England Football. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (7 October 2022). "Report: England WU17s 11-0 Ukraine". England Football. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2022). "Report: England WU17s 3-1 Denmark". England Football. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "England-Belgium | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Norway-England | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "England-Poland | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Sweden-England | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (17 May 2023). "England Women U-17s through to European semi-finals". She Kicks. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (23 May 2023). "England lose out late on in UEFA Women's U-17 semis". She Kicks. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sophia Poor at Soccerway
- Sophia Poor at Flashscore.com