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Full name | Ella Ann Toone[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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*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.