![]() Stringer in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | DC Power | ||
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) |
2021–2024 | West Ham United | 37 | (1) |
2024– | DC Power | 1 | (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 23 August 2024 ‡ 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 USL Super League club DC Power.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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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 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 121 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 153 | 2 |
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