Demi Lambourne

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Demi Lambourne
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Lambourne playing for Leicester City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Demi Lambourne
Date of birth (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Oxford, England,
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
(on loan from Leicester City)
Number 30
Youth career
Oxford United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Oxford United 17 (0)
2018– Leicester City 46 (0)
2023Coventry United (loan) 0 (0)
2023–Crystal Palace (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Demi Lambourne (born 30 April 1996) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Women's Championship club Crystal Palace, on loan from Women's Super League club Leicester City.

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Early life

Lambourne is from Oxford and began playing for Oxford United's centre of excellence. [2]

Club career

In the 2014 FA WSL season Oxford joined the inaugural FA WSL 2 and Lambourne made 18 appearances in her first season in senior football, following an injury to the club's regular goalkeeper Hannah Cox. [3]

In 2015 Lambourne established herself as Oxford's recognised first-choice goalkeeper, and signed a new contract with the club. [4]

Lambourne signed for Leicester City in August 2018. [5] She made her FA WSL debut in November 2021, in a 1–0 defeat by Everton at Pirelli Stadium. [6]

On 28 September 2023, Lambourne signed on loan with Crystal Palace for the 2023–24 Women's Championship season. [7]

International career

In June 2015 Lambourne was called up to the England under-19 team. [8]

Personal life

Lambourne is in a long-term relationship with her girlfriend Freya Kerry. [9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. "Demi Lambourne". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. "Oxford United Girls Shine at England Trials". Grundon. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. "Lambourne and Hines sign new deals with Oxford United Women". Oxford United F.C. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. Edwards, Mark (18 December 2015). "Football: Demi Lambourne signs new deal with Oxford United women". Oxford Mail . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. Smith, Dan (17 August 2018). "Demi Lambourne signs for Leicester City Women". Leicester City W.F.C. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. "Lambourne: The Performances Are There". Leicester City F.C. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. "Palace Women sign Demi Lambourne on loan - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. "Oxford United keeper Demi Lambourne called up by England Under 19". Oxford Mail. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. Demi Lambourne (31 December 2021). "2021✌🏼 - Big things to come for us in 2022!". Instagram. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. Demi Lambourne (7 March 2022). "Been about you and I'm still about you🖤". Instagram. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  11. Demi Lambourne (4 July 2022). "Thank you Tinder 😅". Instagram. Retrieved 12 November 2023.