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)
2022 → LSK Kvinner (loan) 10 (3)
2023–2024 Sydney FC 6 (3)
2024– Adelaide United 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024

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.


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