Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lianne Joan Sanderson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 February 1988||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2008 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Chelsea | 26 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 40 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Espanyol | 23 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | D.C. United | 7 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Boston Breakers | 41 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Arsenal | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Portland Thorns | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Orlando Pride | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Western New York Flash | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Juventus | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2015 | England | 50 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 8 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:23, 12 June 2017 (UTC+1) |
Lianne Joan Sanderson (born 3 February 1988) is a current broadcaster and former English professional footballer who played as a forward. She won 50 caps for the England national team.[2]
At the international level, Sanderson made her debut for England in May 2006. She was part of the England squad at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2009. In August 2010, Sanderson complained of unfair treatment and declared she would not play for England again under then-coach Hope Powell. After Mark Sampson took over as manager in December 2013, she was recalled to the squad and participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She then made further complaints of unfair treatment and was not selected after 2015.