![]() Syme with Bristol City in 2022. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emily Syme | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 2000 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 15 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Aston Villa | 29 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Sheffield 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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 2017 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Yeovil Town | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
2020–21 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 4 | ||
Sheffield United (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bristol City | 2022–23 | Championship | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
2023–24 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 5 | ||
Career total | 88 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 114 | 11 |
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Aston Villa