Emily Syme

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Emily Syme
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Syme with Bristol City in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Emily Syme
Date of birth (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bristol City
Number 16
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Bristol City 1 (0)
2018–2019 Yeovil Town 15 (1)
2019–2022 Aston Villa 29 (1)
2021–2022Sheffield United (loan) 5 (0)
2022– Bristol City 39 (3)
International career
2017 England U17 3 (3)
2019 England U19 7 (4)
2019 England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Emily Syme (born 23 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City. [1]

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Career

Having previously played for Bristol City, [1] Syme signed her first professional contract with Yeovil Town in 2018, [2] before joining Aston Villa in July 2019. [3]

On 26 January 2022, Aston Villa announced that Syme had left the club by mutual consent. [4]

Syme signed for Bristol City in 2022, and was part of the team which won promotion to the Women's Super League in the 2022-23 season. She was named as the Women’s Championship Player of the Month for December 2024. [5] On 9 July 2025, it was announced that Syme had signed a one-year contract extension with the club, having been named the club's 2024/25 Players’ Player of the Year. [6]

She has played for England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 March 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2017 Women's Super League 10000010
Yeovil Town 2018–19 Women's Super League 1511031192
Aston Villa 2019–20 Women's Super League 1410052193
2020–21 Women's Super League 1501041201
Total2911093394
Sheffield United (loan) 2021–22 Championship 50000050
Bristol City 2022–23 Championship 2233141285
2023–24 Women's Super League 1701040220
Total3934181505
Career total8856120511411

Honours

Bristol City

Aston Villa

References

  1. 1 2 3 Emily Syme at Soccerway . Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "FOOTBALL: Syme snapped up by Super League club". Somerset County Gazette. 16 August 2018.
  3. "ASTON VILLA WOMEN: ENGLAND YOUTH PLAYER EMILY SYME JOINS". avfc.co.uk.
  4. Pentland, Daniel (26 January 2022). "Aston Villa confirm departure of midfielder Syme". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. Veevers, Nick (15 January 2025). "Barclays Women's Championship Player, Goal and Manager of the Month award winners announced". Womens Leagues and Competitions. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  6. Robins, Sheridan (9 July 2025). "Syme signs new deal". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. Emily Syme at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 February 2021.