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 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U17 6 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 10 (3)
2022–2024 England U23 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2024

Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Newcastle United.

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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

England youth

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 under-19 Marbella International Tournament against Finland in a 4–0 victory. [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 squad for the 2022 U19 Championship and started in their opening game of the tournament against Norway. [18] [19]

In February 2022, Gregory was named as part of the under-23 squad as a forward. [20] On 10 October, she scored against Sweden in a 1–1 draw. [21] On November 10, after being named as part of the U23 team as a defender, [22] she scored both goals against the Netherlands in the team's 2–0 win. [23] During 2023, Gregory returned to the squad as a forward, [24] [25] playing in matches against Portugal, [26] Belgium, [27] and Norway. [28] In February 2024, Gregory was again announced as a defender for the under-23 squad, [29] featuring as the number 3 against Spain in a 3–1 defeat. [30] In October 2024, Gregory started in a draw against Netherlands Under-23. [31]

Scotland

Gregory is eligible to represent Scotland through ancestry and in February 2025 she was named in the Scotland senior squad. [32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2025 [33]
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

References

  1. ↑ "Freya reflects on her Blues Women debut". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brighton 3-0 Birmingham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  3. ↑ "Gregory leaves City". www.newschain.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Freya Gregory joins Aston Villa". Freya Gregory. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (28 April 2021). "Birmingham's Sarri grabs vital draw with last-minute goal against Aston Villa". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ "Leicester City sign Aston Villa's Freya Gregory & Missy Goodwin". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "FREYA GREGORY JOINS READING FC WOMEN ON SEASON-LONG LOAN". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 September 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Freya Gregory Returns to Villa". AVFC.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 4 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Freya Gregory joins Women on loan". Southampton FC. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Newcastle United Women sign Freya Gregory". Newcastle United. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Freya Gregory (Birmingham) - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Davies, Callum (15 October 2021). "England WU19s squad named for start of Euro qualifying campaign". England Football. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "England-Northern Ireland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Smith, Frank (23 October 2021). "England WU19s 8-1 Northern Ireland". England Football. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ↑ Smith, Frank (17 February 2022). "Goals from Grace Clinton, Elysia Boddy and Freya Gregory help England women's under-19s to victory". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "England-Iceland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ↑ Smith, Frank (9 April 2022). "England WU19s take a step closer to EURO qualification with victory over Iceland". England Football. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  18. ↑ Davies, Callum (24 June 2022). "WU19s squad named for EUROs". England Football. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  19. ↑ Smith, Frank (27 June 2022). "Match report: England WU19s 4-1 Norway". England Football. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  20. ↑ Davies, Callum (9 February 2022). "Young Lionesses set for action". England Football. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  21. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (10 October 2022). "Report: Sweden 1-1 England WU23s". England Football. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  22. ↑ Davies, Callum (2 November 2022). "England WU23s squad named for Netherlands test". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  23. ↑ Smith, Frank (10 November 2022). "England WU23s impress in Walsall against the Netherlands". England Football. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  24. ↑ Demetriou, Greg (29 March 2023). "England WU23s squad named". England Football. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  25. ↑ McHugh, Beth (14 September 2023). "England WU23s squad named for September double-header". England Football. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  26. ↑ Smith, Frank (6 April 2023). "Report: Portugal 2-3 England WU23". England Football. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  27. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (10 April 2023). "Report: Belgium 0-0 England WU23s (4-5 on pens)". England Football. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  28. ↑ McHugh, Beth (21 September 2023). "Report: Norway 1-1 England WU23s". England Football. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  29. ↑ McHugh, Beth (14 February 2024). "England WU23s squad announcement for Spain camp". England Football. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  30. ↑ Smith, Frank (22 February 2024). "Report: Spain 3-1 England WU23s". England Football. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  31. ↑ Drury, Adam (24 October 2024). "Report: England WU23s 1-1 Netherlands". England Football. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  32. ↑ Canavan, Amy (6 February 2025). "'Exciting future' forecast as Scotland overhaul squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  33. ↑ Freya Gregory at Soccerway
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