Ella Toone

Ella Toone
Toone playing for Manchester United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ella Ann Toone[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Manchester United
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2007 Astley & Tyldesley FC
2007–2013 Manchester United
2013–2016 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Blackburn Rovers 20 (13)
2016–2018 Manchester City 5 (0)
2018– Manchester United 121 (40)
International career
2015–2016 England U17 12 (4)
2017–2018 England U19 6 (5)
2019 England U21 13 (2)
2021– England 51 (19)
2021– Great Britain 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia and New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Ella Ann Toone (born 2 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team. She represented England from under-17 to under-21, scoring her first Euro goal against Spain in 2022, with another against Germany in the Euro 2022 final, helping the team to win the European Championship.

Toone started her senior career at Blackburn Rovers in 2013, later joining Manchester City and winning the WSL in 2016. Since joining United in 2018, she has become their top scorer with most appearances for the club, has been described as a household name, as well as a key player by manager Marc Skinner. In August 2023, Toone scored her first World Cup goal against Australia in the semi-final, becoming the first England footballer to score in a quarter-final, semi-final and final of a major tournament.

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.