Casey Stoney

Casey Stoney
MBE
Stoney in 2019
Personal information
Full name Casey Jean Stoney[1]
Date of birth (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Basildon, England[3]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[4]
Position(s) Defender[4]
Youth career
1994–1998 Chelsea
1998–1999 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Arsenal
2002–2007 Charlton Athletic
2007–2011 Chelsea
2011–2013 Lincoln 38 (1)
2014–2016 Arsenal 39 (5)
2016–2018 Liverpool 14 (1)
International career
2000–2017 England 130 (6)
2012 Great Britain 5 (1)
Managerial career
2009 Chelsea
2018–2021 Manchester United
2021–2024 San Diego Wave
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Canada
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2009 Finland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Casey Jean Stoney MBE[5][6] (born 13 May 1982) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

A versatile defender, she was capped more than 100 times for the England women's national football team since making her debut in 2000. After being a non-playing squad member at UEFA Women's Euro 2005, she was an integral part of the England teams which reached the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final and the quarter finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2007 and 2011. In 2012, Stoney succeeded Faye White as the England captain and also became captain of the newly formed Great Britain squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] She ended her playing career at Liverpool Ladies.

She was the first head coach of the newly formed Manchester United Women from June 2018 to May 2021. In the inaugural season, United won the FA Women's Championship title and promotion to the FA WSL. On 14 July 2021, Stoney was announced as the head coach of San Diego Wave FC, an NWSL expansion team which began play in 2022.[8][9] The Wave fired Stoney in 2024 following a seven-game winless streak.

  1. ^ "Player Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference thefa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Casey Stoney: Captain, leader, FA WSL legend". The FA. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: England" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ "England's Casey Stoney talks of 'shock' at being awarded MBE". 12 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Casey Stoney awarded MBE". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Casey Stoney". Team GB. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Casey Stoney Named First Head Coach in San Diego NWSL History". www.sandiegonwsl.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Casey Stoney named San Diego NWSL head coach after Manchester United exit". The Guardian. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.