Hayley Ladd

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Hayley Ladd
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Ladd lined up for Wales in September 2015
Personal information
Full name Hayley Elizabeth Ladd [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hertfordshire, England [2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 12
Youth career
St Albans City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Arsenal 0 (0)
2012 → Kokkola Futis 10 (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2015 Coventry City 26 (3)
2015–2017 Bristol Academy/City 35 (1)
2017–2019 Birmingham City 36 (2)
2019– Manchester United 81 (9)
International career‡
2011– Wales 99 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Hayley Elizabeth Ladd (born 6 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United. Born in England, she has been capped internationally for Wales.

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She has previously played in England for Arsenal, Coventry City, Bristol Academy/City and Birmingham City as well as a short spell in Finland with Kokkola F10.

Club career

Early career

Formerly a youth at St Albans City, Ladd also trained with Arsenal's development academy having joined when she was 9 years old. In June 2012, Ladd joined Naisten Liiga club Kokkola Futis 10 on a four-month loan having struggled to break into the Arsenal team. The move was arranged by the Finnish coach of the Welsh national team, Jarmo Matikainen. It timed well with the break between the end of her A Level studies and the beginning of her degree course. [3]

Coventry City

Ladd (left) playing for Coventry City in 2014. Lewes Ladies 1 Coventry City 1 27 Apr 2014. 194 (13890470108).jpg
Ladd (left) playing for Coventry City in 2014.

Upon her return to the UK, Ladd joined Coventry City in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in October 2012, initially on loan, making her debut in a 2–1 defeat at Manchester City. [4] She spent three years with the Sky Blues while pursuing a Human Biology degree at nearby Loughborough University, ending in 2015. [5]

Bristol City

In January 2015, Ladd signed with FA WSL team Bristol Academy, [6] later rebranded as Bristol City, where she played for three seasons.

Birmingham City

Ladd signed for Birmingham City on 31 July 2017, where she played for a further two seasons [7] until 29 May 2019, when Ladd announced her decision to leave Birmingham City, after turning down a new contract. [8]

Manchester United

On 5 June 2019, Ladd agreed to sign with Manchester United ahead of the team's first season in the FA WSL. [9] Ladd made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby. [10] She scored her first goal for the club on 21 November 2019 in an 11–1 League Cup Group Stage victory over Championship team Leicester City. [11] At the end of her debut season with the club she was named Manchester United Women's Player of the Year. [12]

On 24 February 2021, Ladd signed a contract extension with Manchester United until June 2023 with the option of a further year. [13] [14] On 14 December 2023, she signed a further extension until 2025. [15]

International career

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Ladd (left) playing for Wales in 2015

Ladd was eligible to play for England through being born there, but chose to represent Wales. Ladd was named on standby for the senior Wales squad for the Algarve Cup in March 2011. [16] On 15 June 2011, Ladd won her first cap as an 87th-minute substitute for Helen Lander in a 2–0 friendly defeat to New Zealand, played in Savièse, Switzerland. [17] Five days later Ladd featured in Wales' 3–1 defeat to Colombia. [18]

On 8 June 2017, Ladd scored her first international goal in a friendly win over Portugal. [19] On 24 November 2017, she scored her first competitive international goal, a free kick in a 1–0 win over Kazakhstan during 2019 World Cup qualification. [20]

In January 2019, Ladd earned her 50th cap for Wales in a match against Italy. She was presented with a golden cap in recognition of the landmark in June 2019 by FAW Vice President Steve Williams and former men's international player Danny Gabbidon ahead of a match against New Zealand against whom she had made her senior debut 8 years prior. [21] [22]

Personal life

Ladd got engaged to her girlfriend Levi-Chambers Cook in June 2021. [23] [24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024. [25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA Cup [a] League Cup [b] Europe [c] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2011 WSL 0000300030
2012 WSL 0000000000
Total0000300030
Kokkola F10 (loan) 2012 Naisten Liiga 120———120
Coventry City 2012–13 [26] WPL National 1000030—130
2013–14 [27] WPL South 1630030—193
2014–15 WPL North 0000——00
Total263006000323
Bristol City 2015 WSL 1 140106020230
2016 WSL 2 1312000—151
2017 WSL 1 8000——80
Total351306020461
Birmingham City 2017–18 WSL 1 1701041—221
2018–19 WSL 1920040—232
Total362108100453
Manchester United 2019–20 WSL 1401061—211
2020–21 1810030—211
2021–22 1421030—182
2022–23 2144020—274
2023–24 112303100173
2024–25 300030—60
Total819902020011011
Career total190151304332024818

International goals

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ladd goal.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
18 June 2017 Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–02–1 International friendly [19]
224 November 2017 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, WalesFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–01–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [20]

Honours

Manchester United

Individual

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