Eleanor Heeps

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Eleanor Heeps
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Heeps in 2024
Personal information
Birth name Eleanor Caitlin Heeps
Date of birth (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Crewe, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Liverpool 0 (0)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 → Coventry United (loan) 10 (0)
2023 → Sheffield United (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 England U17
2020–2021 England U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

Eleanor Caitlin Heeps (born 4 August 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League (WSL) club Tottenham Hotspur. She previously played for Women's Championship sides Blackburn Rovers, Coventry United, and Sheffield United.

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Early life

Heeps is from Crewe, Cheshire. [1] She attended Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College. [2] A goalkeeper, Heeps was shortlisted for Young Sports Achiever of the Year at the 2018 Everybody Awards. [3]

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

On 13 August 2021, Heeps signed for WSL side Tottenham Hotspur, [4] prior to joining Women's Championship club Backburn Rovers on loan for the 2021–22 season. [5] [6]

On 24 April 2024, Heeps signed a new three-year contract with Tottenham Hostpur. [7]

On 23 November 2024, she made her debut for spurs against Aston Villa in the 2024–25 League Cup, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home win. [8] [9] She went onto feature for the following three WSL matches with Tottenham unbeaten, making her league debut against Everton on 8 December. [10] [11]

Loan spells

On 22 September 2022, she joined Women's Championship club Coventry United on loan for the 2022–23 season, [12] [13] making ten league appearances for the team. [14]

On 21 October 2023, she joined Sheffield United until January 2024, [15] [16] while continuing to train part-time with Tottenham Hotspur, [17] making a further three Championship appearances. [14]

International career

In October 2021, Heeps represented the England under-19s in 2022 U19 Championship qualification matches in the starting eleven against Northern Ireland and as a substitute against Switzerland, [18] [19] with England winning both matches and progressing to the second round. [20]

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References

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  2. ↑ Boyer, Deborah (10 August 2021). "Sandbach: Students celebrate a "superb" set of A Level results". Sandbach Nub News. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Our Everybody Award winners 2018". Everybody Health & Leisure. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Eleanor Heeps joins Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Heeps heads to Rovers!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Frith, Wilf (14 August 2021). "Spurs Women invest in keeper Heeps". SheKicks. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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  8. ↑ Mitton, Alex (23 November 2024). ""One of the most beautiful goals I've seen" – Robert Vilahamn in awe over Evellina Summanen's stunning strike". VAVEL . Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Chadder, Matthew (26 November 2024). "Eleanor Heeps shines in Tottenham Women victory v Aston Villa Women". Tottenham Hotspur News. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Witney, Lee (8 December 2024). "WSL: Bethany England brace secures Tottenham win over Everton". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Chadder, Matthew (16 December 2024). "Eleanor Heeps shines for Tottenham Women against Brighton Women". Tottenham Hotspur News. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Heeps and Morgan join Coventry United on loan". Tottenham Hotspur. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Pentland, Daniel (13 September 2022). "Coventry United complete impressive double swoop for Spurs pair Heeps and Morgan". WSL Full-Time. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  14. 1 2 Eleanor Heeps at Soccerway
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  18. ↑ "England-Northern Ireland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "England-Switzerland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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