Abbey-Leigh Stringer
_(cropped).jpg) Stringer in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abbey-Leigh Stringer | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Birmingham City | 37 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Everton | 40 | (1) |
| 2021– | West Ham United | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | England U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | England U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:48, 27 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2017 | |||
Abbey-Leigh Stringer (born 17 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club West Ham United.[1]
Club career[edit]
Stringer spent her youth development with Aston Villa's center of excellence.[2] Her performances and development there earned her call-ups for England's youth national teams at various levels.
In June 2014, Stringer signed with WSL 1 side and cross-town rivals, Birmingham City[3][4] After limited appearances for Birmingham, she was loaned back to Aston Villa in July 2015 to gain more experience and develop her skills.[5][6]
At the conclusion of her loan spell, she returned to Birmingham and signed a professional deal in January 2016.[5] During her time with Birmingham she would make 37 league appearances, 6 WSL Cup appearances, and help the Blues finish as runners up in the 2016 WSL Cup and the 2016–17 FA Women's Cup.[7]
In August 2018, Stringer signed for Everton[1]
International career[edit]
Stringer has made appearances for various youth levels of the England national team from U-17s through U-23s.[1] She contributed 2 starts and 3 appearances for England during their runner-up finish in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 17 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2014 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Women's Super League | 14 | 0 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Women's Super League | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2015 | Women's Super League 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Everton | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| West Ham United | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 150 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Peter Lennox (2 August 2018). "Stringer Becomes Ladies' Latest Signing". Everton FC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Paul Brown (8 June 2012). "Stringer and Mannion among four Villa starlets called up by England". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Stringer leaves Villa for FA WSL 1 leaders Birmingham". England FA. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Blues sign England U20 star". Birmingham City Ladies. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Stringer signed for Birmingham City Ladies in June 2014 from local rivals Aston Villa". Birmingham City FC. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Aston Villa Ladies re-sign Abbeyleigh Stringer from Blues". BBC. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ a b Abbey-Leigh Stringer at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Abbey-Leigh Stringer – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Abbey-Leigh Stringer – UEFA competition record (archive)
- England FA player profile
- Aston Villa player profile
- Birmingham City player profile
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- Living people
- 1995 births
- English women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's Super League players
- Birmingham City W.F.C. players
- Aston Villa W.F.C. players
- Everton F.C. (women) players
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- England women's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Nuneaton
- English women's football biography stubs