Gracie Prior

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Gracie Prior
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Defender, [1] midfielder [2] [3]
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2012 Avro
2012–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Manchester City 1 (0)
2023 → Brighouse Town [4] (loan) 5 (0)
2023–2024 → Burnley [5] (loan) 14 (1)
International career‡
2019 England U15 1 (0)
2021 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Gracie Prior (born 2 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City. A product of the City academy, she previously played on dual registration for National League North side Burnley.

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Youth career

Prior began her youth career with Avro under-7s girl team, prior to joining the Manchester City Academy under-12s in 2012. [6] [7] She went on to feature for the under-16s and the development team, making a total of 18 appearances for the latter, prior to joining the senior team. [8] [9]

Club career

Manchester City

On 26 October 2022, as an 81st minute substitute, Prior made her senior debut for the first team in the 2022–23 FA Women's League Cup group match against Blackburn Rovers. [10]

On 14 August 2024, aged 19, Prior signed for her first professional contract with Manchester City on a four-year deal. [6] [11] Two weeks later, she played in City's 2024–25 pre-season fixtures in Australia, featuring in the starting eleven for friendly against Leicester City. [12] Goal.com described her has having good composure and instincts in the game, [13] as one of the most significant emerging youth talents in the side. [14]

On 3 November 2024, she made her WSL debut against Crystal Palace in a 3–0 victory, coming on as a 61st minute substitute. [15] [16]

Burnley (dual registration)

On 8 October 2023, Prior joined National League North side Burnley on dual registration for the 2023–24 season, [17] [18] scoring one goal in fourteen appearances, [5] while helping the side finish second place to become runners up of the league behind Newcastle United. [19]

International career

Prior has represented the England under-15s and England under-19s in friendly matches. [20]

Style of play

As a defender, Prior plays as a centre-back or centre-half, [14] [1] as well as at right-back. [21] According to Mundo Deportivo , she is recognized for her "commanding presence on the field and exceptional vision and skills". [22]

Honours

Burnley F.C.

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References

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  4. ↑ "Player Season Totals | Brighouse Town | The FA Women's National League". The FA . Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Player Season Totals | Burnley | The FA Women's National League". The FA . Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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  9. ↑ "Player Season Totals | Manchester City Women FC Development | Professional Game Academy League". The FA . Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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