Katie Startup

Katie Startup

Personal information
Full name	Katie Startup
Date of birth	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Maidstone, England [1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Manchester City
Number	40
Youth career
	Meridian Girls
	Gillingham
	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Chelsea	0	(0)
2017–2020	Charlton Athletic	32	(0)
2020–2024	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	(0)
2020	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	4	(0)
2021	→ Liverpool (loan)	0	(0)
2024	→ Manchester City (loan)	0	(0)
2024–	Manchester City	0	(0)
International career‡
2016	England U17	1	(0)
2018	England U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 6 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2018

Katie Startup (born 28 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City.

Club career

Early career

While attending Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Startup played football for the school team and was picked up by Meridian Girls FC. From there she joined Gillingham and then Chelsea. ^[3]

Charlton Athletic

Startup began her senior career in 2017 at Charlton Athletic, in third tier of women's football. Here, she helped Charlton achieve promotion to the Women's Championship. ^[4]

The following season, Startup played in all 20 matches of the 2018–19 campaign. Charlton finished in third place, narrowly missing out on promotion to Tottenham Hotspur in second, five points ahead. During this season, Startup kept eight clean sheets, and was nominated for the November 2018 Women's Championship Player of the Month. However, Startup missed out to Mollie Green, ^[5] who was at Manchester United at the time.

The 2019–20 season was less successful for Startup and Charlton. Charlton failed to win in any of their 12 games, before the season was terminated, however Startup managed to keep one clean sheet during the season, in a 0–0 draw against Lewes. ^[6] In October 2019, Startup raised awareness for mental health and suicide by changing her kit number from 1 to 40. ^[7]

Brighton & Hove Albion

After Startup's impressive performances in the Women's Championship, she caught the eye of Brighton & Hove Albion, who snatched up her services in the summer of 2020, ^[8] and signed her on a 2-year contract. ^[9] Startup made her debut for Brighton in the Women's FA Cup against Huddersfield on 16 May 2020.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 28 October 2023 she signed a contract extension with Brighton. ^[10]

Return to Charlton Athletic

Shortly after signing for Brighton, Startup returned to Charlton on a short-term loan for the 2020–21 season. ^[11]

Startup made her first appearance since returning to Charlton against Crystal Palace in a 2–2 draw. ^[12] She made three other appearances for Charlton that season, coming against Blackburn Rovers, ^[13] Liverpool, ^[14] and Coventry United. ^[15]

Startup kept her first and only clean sheet of her four appearances against Blackburn, in a 1–0 victory away from home. ^[13]

Manchester City (loan)

On 14 April 2024, Startup joined Manchester City on an emergency loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. ^[16]

Manchester City

After spending the last few weeks of the previous season on loan to Manchester City, Startup signed a two-year deal with the club on 6 September 2024. ^[17]

International career

Startup has represented England at an U17 and U19 level. ^[18]

References

1. "Katie Startup". Manchester City F.C. 15 April 2024.
2. "Katie Startup". Football Critic. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
3. Hogg, Marcus (28 November 2017). "How Charlton goalkeeper Katie Startup earned a Three Lions call up". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
4. "Katie Startup". Synergy Sports Management. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
5. "Twitter Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
6. ITRM. "WOMENS REPORT | Charlton Women 0 Lewes Women 0". cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
7. "Keeper raising awareness with number 40". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
8. Frith, Wilf (6 July 2020). "Keeper Katie Startup takes step up in signing for Brighton Women". SheKicks. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
9. "Startup signs up for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
10. "Katie Startup signs contract extension". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
11. "Charlton Athletic keeper returns in Crystal Palace draw". FAWSL Full-Time. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
12. "Charlton 2–2 Crystal Palace". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
13. "Blackburn 0–1 Charlton". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
14. "Match report: Liverpool FC Women 4–0 Charlton". Liverpool FC. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
15. "Charlton Athletic 2–3 Coventry". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
16. "Katie Startup joins City on short-term loan". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
17. "Man City sign goalkeeper Startup on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
18. Katie Startup at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
• Profile at Manchester City F.C.
• Katie Startup at Soccerway