Emma Follis

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Emma Follis
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Follis with Charlton Athletic in October 2021
Personal information
Full name Emma Mary Follis [1]
Date of birth (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2008 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2015 Aston Villa 79
2013 → Seattle Reign (loan) ? (?)
2014 → Seattle Sounders Women (loan) ? (?)
2015–2017 Reading 16 (4)
2017–2019 Birmingham City 35 (4)
2019–2021 Aston Villa 28 (6)
2021–2023 Charlton Athletic 27 (6)
International career‡
2010 England U19 4 (0)
2014–2015 England U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:40, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:40, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Emma Mary Follis (born 6 January 1992) is an English footballer who last played as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic in the FA Women's Championship. She has previously had spells at Birmingham City and Reading F.C., as well as loan spells in the US with Seattle Reign and Seattle Sounders Women. [2] [3] [4] Follis has represented England at Under 19 and Under 23 level. [5]

Follis attended the University of Birmingham and played for the varsity team before graduating in 2013. [6]

After leaving Charlton at the end of her contract in 2023, Follis began focusing on a career in interior design. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Emma Follis: Striker joins Reading from Aston Villa Ladies". BBC. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Ellis, Adam (11 September 2015). "Big Interview WFW: In-form Reading striker Emma Follis". The League Paper. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Atkins, Stephen (20 March 2016). "Reading Women Season Preview 2016: Survival the name of the game". Vavel. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham City bring in midfielder Emma Follis from Reading". Solihull Observer. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Emma Follis". UoB Women's Football. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Emma Follis - LinkedIn". LinkedIn.


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