Grace Fisk

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Grace Fisk
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Fisk playing for Millwall Lionesses in 2015
Personal information
Full name Grace Rebecca Fisk [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Bromley, England [3]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2015 Millwall Lionesses
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Penn State Nittany Lions 18 (1)
2017–2019 South Carolina Gamecocks 61 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Millwall Lionesses 25 (2)
2020–2023 West Ham United 64 (2)
2023– Liverpool 27 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 England U17 7 (2)
2016–2017 England U19 9 (0)
2017–2018 England U20 8 (0)
2019 England U21 6 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2018 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2019

Grace Rebecca Fisk (born 5 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Liverpool and has represented the England national team at youth level.

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College career

In 2016, Fisk moved to the United States to play collegiately for Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference and started 18 of Penn State's 21 matches as a freshman. [4] For her sophomore year, Fisk transferred to SEC team South Carolina Gamecocks. [3] In 2019, Fisk was an ever-present in a Gamecocks backline that achieved the second most shutouts in the country with 17 on the way to winning the SEC Championship with Fisk named as tournament MVP. [5] She was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year in all three seasons at South Carolina. [6] [7]

Club career

Millwall

Fisk joined Millwall Lionesses age 10, rising from the Centre of Excellence to the Development Squad. [8] In 2014, she became the youngest player to debut for the Millwall Lionesses senior team when she did so at age 16, and was named the club's Young Player of the Year in 2015. [3]

West Ham United

On 30 December 2019, Fisk returned to England to sign with FA WSL team West Ham United. [9] She made her debut on 12 January 2020, starting in a 2–1 WSL defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur. [10]

Liverpool

On 20 July 2023, Fisk signed for Liverpool, rejoining former West Ham manager Matt Beard. [11] She made her Reds debut on 1 October 2023 in a 1–0 Women's Super League win over Arsenal F.C. at the Emirates Stadium. [12]

International career

Youth

Fisk has represented England at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. Having scored twice against Bulgaria in qualifying, [13] Fisk started all three games for England at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship as the team were knocked out at the group stage. [14] Fisk also appeared in every game at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where England finished in 5th place, beating Scotland in the U20 World Cup qualifying play-off. [15] Fisk captained the England squad that won a bronze medal at the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, beating the host nation on penalties in the third place match. [16] [17] [18]

Senior

In February 2020, Fisk received her first senior England call-up as part of the 2020 SheBelieves Cup squad. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024. [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall Lionesses 2014 Women's Super League 2 50000050
2015Women's Super League 21311040181
2016Women's Super League 271101091
Total2522050322
West Ham United 2019–20 Women's Super League 50100060
2020–21 Women's Super League2201040270
2021–22 Women's Super League1624030232
2022–23 Women's Super League2102050280
Total64280120842
Liverpool 2023–24 Women's Super League2213040291
2024–25 Women's Super League50002060
Total2713060351
Career total11651302301515

Honours

South Carolina Gamecocks

England U20

Individual

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