Freya Gregory

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Freya Gregory
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward (club and country)
Defender (country)
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 11
Youth career
–2018 Aston Villa
2018–2020 Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Birmingham City 3 (0)
2020–2025 Aston Villa 22 (1)
2022 → Leicester City (loan) 11 (1)
2023–2024 → Reading (loan) 8 (2)
2024–2025 → Southampton (loan) 10 (2)
2025– Newcastle United 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U17 6 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 10 (3)
2022– England U23 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024

Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Newcastle United and as a defender for the England Under-23 youth team.

Contents

Club career

Birmingham City

Gregory was part of the Birmingham City academy for two seasons and broke into the first team in the 2019–20 season. [1] On 17 November 2019, Gregory made her senior debut for Birmingham City against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–0 FA WSL defeat. [2] She left Birmingham in June 2020. [3]

Aston Villa

On 4 July 2020, Gregory announced she was returning to Aston Villa, where she had previously been as a youth, ahead of the team's first season in the FA WSL. [4] She scored her first WSL goal in late April 2021, in a 1–1 draw against her former club Birmingham. [5] On 7 January 2022, Gregory joined Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [6]

Reading (loan)

On 14 September 2023, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Gregory from Aston Villa. [7] Gregory returned to Aston Villa on 4 January 2024, ending her loan at Reading early. [8]

Southampton (loan)

On 5 July 2024, Gregory joined Women's Championship side Southampton on a season-long loan. [9]

Newcastle United

On 20 January 2025, Women's Championship side Newcastle United announced the signing of Gregory on a permanent deal. [10]

International career

In October 2019, Gregory was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Belgium. [11]

On 23 October 2021, after being named in the under-19 for 2022 U19 Championship qualification, [12] Gregory scored a penalty against Northern Ireland in an 8–1 win in Round 1. [13] [14] On 17 February 2022, she scored in the Marbella International Tournament against Finland in a 4–0 victory with the U19 team. [15] On 9 April, in Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored the second goal in England's 2–0 victory against Iceland. [16] [17] In June 2022, with England qualifying for the tournament, she was named in the team for the 2022 U19 Championship. [18]

In February 2022, Gregory was named as part of the under-23 squad as a forward. [19] On 10 October, she scored against Sweden in a 1–1 draw. [20] On November 10, after being named as part of the U23 team as a defender, [21] she scored both goals against the Netherlands in the team's 2–0 win. [22] During 2023, Gregory returned to the squad as a forward, [23] [24] playing in matches against Portugal, [25] Belgium, [26] and Norway. [27] In February 2024, Gregory was again announced as a defender for the under-23 squad, [28] featuring as the number 3 against Spain in a 3–1 defeat. [29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2024 [30]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 2019–20 Women's Super League 30001040
Aston Villa 2020–21 Women's Super League91000091
2021–22 30003060
2022–23 702030120
2023–24 30000030
Total2212060301
Leicester City (loan) 2021–22 Women's Super League1112000131
Reading (loan) 2023–24 Women's Championship 821020112
Southampton (loan) 2024–25 1020010112
Career total54650100696

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