Fiona Worts

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Fiona Worts
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Playing for Leicester City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Fiona Helen Worts [1]
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Adelaide United
Number 23
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Leicester City
2017 Adelaide University
2017–2018 Guiseley Vixens
2018–2019 Leicester City 6 (3)
2019–2020 Coventry United 12 (1)
2020 Fulham United FC
2020–2023 Adelaide United 39 (18)
2022LSK Kvinner (loan) 10 (3)
2023–2024 Sydney FC 6 (3)
2024– Adelaide United 8 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025

Fiona Helen Worts (born 30 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for A-League Women side Adelaide United. [2]

Worts was also a regular in the FA Women's Championship in England where she spent time with Leicester City and Coventry United. During her time with Leicester she scored 36 times in 54 appearances. [3]

For the 2020–21 W-League season, Worts signed with Adelaide United after also having spent some time playing in the National Premier Leagues Women's for Adelaide University. [4] In 2021–22 she was the top goal scorer in the rebranded A-League Women [5] and won the Julie Dolan Medal. [6] In March 2022 she agreed her return to Adelaide United for the following season, but joined Norwegian Toppserien club LSK Kvinner FK on loan in the meantime. [7]

In July 2024, Worts left Sydney FC. [8] A couple of months later, she returned to Adelaide United. [9]

Worts also has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Leeds. [3] During her successful 2021–22 season in Australia she combined her football career with working in McDonald's. [10]

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References

  1. "Fiona Helen Worts" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. Pisani, Sacha (6 September 2023). "Sydney FC make a statement with signing of Julie Dolan Medallist & Golden Boot winner". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Hadley, Craig (17 August 2019). "Coventry United sign Foxes striker Fiona Worts". Midland Women's Soccer. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "Fiona Worts heads to Australia". www.newschainonline.com. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. Lavety, Rich (4 March 2022). "Fiona Worts' League-Leading Goal Tally Helps Adelaide United Make the League Playoffs for the First Time". Our Game Magazine. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. "Worts reflects on winning Julie Dolan medal". Adelaide United FC. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. Jackson, Ed (21 March 2022). "Worts back in Adelaide for next ALW season". FTBL. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. "Sydney FC re-sign Grand Final match winner". Sydney FC . 31 July 2024. Meanwhile Sydney FC English striker Fiona Worts won't be returning in Sky Blue for the upcoming Liberty A-League season.
  9. "Dynamic Duo: Adelaide United Signs Chelsie Dawber and Fiona Worts for 2024/25 NINJA A-League Women's Season". Adelaide United . 21 September 2024.
  10. Lewis, Samantha (15 February 2022). "The Fiona Worts feel-good Maccas story highlights the unseen barriers facing A-League Women players". ABC News (Australia) . Retrieved 29 May 2022.