Poppy Pritchard

Poppy Pritchard (born 3 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England under-19 team.

Club career
An academy product of Women's Championship club Durham, Pritchard started her senior career at Durham, making 22 a total of appearances and scoring twice. She made four appearances in the 2022–23 Championship season, followed by another 13 in the 2023–24 season.

On 22 November 2022, Pritchard scored a hat trick for Durham under-21 team against Manchester United, becoming the first team to win against United's U21 side with a 3–2 result. In the 2022–23 season, she scored at total of 18 goals and provided 3 assists for Durham U21 team.

On 31 January 2024, Pritchard signed for Manchester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal, after interest from several WSL clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.

International career
On 20 September 2023, Pritchard scored within 15 minutes of her youth international debut with England under-19s, in a 5–0 win over Denmark, followed by a brace against Germany in a 3–3 draw six days later. For 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification on 25 October 2023, she scored the fifth goal against Wales in a 6–1 victory, and provided two assists. On 1 December 2023, as the number 9 striker, she scored two goals in the 5–1 win over Sweden.

In April 2024, during Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Pritchard scored the opening goal against Switzerland in a 2–0 victory, followed by a brace against Italy in a 4–1 win, helping the team to qualify for the final tournament in Lithuania. With 9 goals in 9 appearances for the under-19s, BBC Sport described Pritchard as a player to "look out for" in the tournament. In July, Pritchard scored a hat-trick in England's opening group stage match of the tournament in a 10–0 victory over Lithuania, followed by scoring the winning goal against France to win the group.

Career statistics
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