Bethany England

Bethany England
Bethany England in 2024
Personal information
Full name Bethany England[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Barnsley, England[3]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number 9
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Doncaster Rovers Belles 79 (28)
2011Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
2016–2023 Chelsea 99 (45)
2017–2018Liverpool (loan) 16 (10)
2023– Tottenham Hotspur 33 (19)
International career
2011–2012 England U19 8 (5)
2015–2017 England U23 12 (4)
2019– England 26 (11)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia and New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024[4]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023

Bethany England (born 3 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women’s Super League club Tottenham Hotspur, whom she captains, and the England national team. She previously played for Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool and Chelsea, and represented England on the U19 and U23 national teams.

In 2020, England was named the league's Player of the Year and PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year after leading Chelsea to win the 2019–20 FA WSL and 2019–20 FA League Cup.[5] She was also named to the PFA Team of the Year.[6]

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: England (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 9. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Bethany England". ChelseaFC.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ Theivam, Kieran (13 February 2020). "Ninety minutes watching Bethany England, the Chelsea star who is 'the best No 9 in the country'". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Bethany England". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ Jackson, Jamie (8 September 2020). "Kevin De Bruyne and Beth England win PFA player of the year awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ "PFA Player of the Year: Chelsea's Beth England wins women's award". BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.