Abbey-Leigh Stringer

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Abbey-Leigh Stringer
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Stringer in 2021
Personal information
Full name Abbey-Leigh Stringer
Date of birth (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Birmingham City 37 (0)
2015 → Aston Villa (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2021 Everton 40 (1)
2021–2024 West Ham United 37 (1)
2024–2025 DC Power 3 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 England U17 9 (2)
2012–2014 England U19 14 (0)
2014 England U20 3 (0)
2015 England U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2025
‡ 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.

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Club career

Stringer spent her youth development with Aston Villa's center of excellence. [1] 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 [2] [3] After limited appearances for Birmingham, she was loaned back to Aston Villa in July 2015 to gain more experience and develop her skills. [4] [5]

At the conclusion of her loan spell, she returned to Birmingham and signed a professional deal in January 2016. [4] 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. [6]

In August 2018, Stringer signed for Everton. [7] Stringer went on to having a 40 match spell with Everton. She scored 1 goal.

Stringer then moved to West Ham United in 2021. She played 37 matches and scored 1 goal.

In July 2024, Stringer was announced as a member of the inaugural roster for USL Super League club DC Power FC. [8] [9]

International career

Stringer has made appearances for various youth levels of the England national team from U-17s through U-23s. [7] She contributed 2 starts and 3 appearances for England during their runner-up finish in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 2014 Women's Super League 30001040
2015Women's Super League20000020
2016Women's Super League140??30170
2017Women's Super League70??—70
2017–18Women's Super League110??20130
Total370??60430
Aston Villa (loan)2015 Women's Super League 2 500050100
Everton 2018–19 Women's Super League1511020181
2019–20 Women's Super League1105020180
2020–21 Women's Super League1400030170
Total4016070531
West Ham United 2021–22 Women's Super League1813040251
2022–23 Women's Super League1100030140
2023–24 Women's Super League800030100
Total37130100490
DC Power FC 2024–25 USL Super League 20——20
Career total1212902301532

References

  1. ↑ Paul Brown (8 June 2012). "Stringer and Mannion among four Villa starlets called up by England". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stringer leaves Villa for FA WSL 1 leaders Birmingham". England FA. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Blues sign England U20 star". Birmingham City Ladies. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ "Aston Villa Ladies re-sign Abbeyleigh Stringer from Blues". BBC. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 Abbey-Leigh Stringer at Soccerway
  7. 1 2 Peter Lennox (2 August 2018). "Stringer Becomes Ladies' Latest Signing". Everton FC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Moodley, P. "DC Power Football Club Announce Roster Ahead of Inaugural 2024/25 Season". DCPowerFootballClub.com. DC Power . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Moodley, P. "DC Power Football Club Sign Charlie Estcourt, Mariah Lee, and Abbey-Leigh Stringer". DCPowerFootballClub.com. DC Power . Retrieved 10 July 2024.


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