Abbey-Leigh Stringer

Abbey-Leigh Stringer

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	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Burnley
Number	30
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)
2021–2024	West Ham United	37	(1)
2024–2025	DC Power	3	(0)
2024–2025	Burnley	0	(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 as of 20 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 May 2017

Abbey-Leigh Stringer (born 17 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Burnley F.C. Women.

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]}

On 1 August 2025, Stringer signed with Burnley F.C. Women. ^[10]

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

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	3	0	10	0
	Total		37	1	3	0	10	0	49	0
DC Power FC	2024–25	USL Super League	2	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			121	2	9	0	23	0	153	2

1. Includes Women's FA Cup
2. Includes FA Women's League Cup

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. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
4. "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. Abbey-Leigh Stringer at Soccerway
7. 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.
10. "STRINGER ARRIVES IN LANCASHIRE". BurnleyFootballClub.com. Burnley FC. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

External links

• 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 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}