Helen Alderson (footballer)

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Helen Alderson
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 36)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 England U23

Helen Alderson (born 7 May 1989) is a retired English footballer who played for Sunderland A.F.C. [2]

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Early life and education

Alderson was born on 7 May 1989. [3] She attended Loughborough University. [4]

Career

In 2008, at 18 years old, Alderson was selected to play for England's national under-23 women's football team to play in the Five Nations La Manga Tournament. [4] The following year, her team[ which? ] played in the finals for the Women's FA Cup. [5]

Alderson also played for Sunderland Ladies, as well as for the Lady Black Cats in the Women's Super League. [5]

"Aldo" is a cult-hero at her last club, Durham WFC, where she wore the number 1 shirt from 2015 to 2018 making 60 appearances.

In 2021, Alderson helped launch the "Helen Aldo GK all-female goalkeeping camp, which is the first of its kind in the North East." [5]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Helen Alderson". Soccer Donna (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ↑ "Durham FC women goalkeeper Helen Alderson set to embark on a three-month charity work in Ghana". ModernGhana . 2017-02-14. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Helen Alderson Biography". ESPN . Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  4. 1 2 "Alderson receives England call-up". BBC Sport . 2008-01-31. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  5. 1 2 3 Donnelly, Mark (2021-04-29). "Sunderland, Newcastle United and Durham stoppers unite as North East's first all-female goalkeeping camp launched". Sunderland Echo . Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
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