Lucy Graham

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Lucy Graham
Personal information
Full name Lucy Graham
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Scotland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Everton
Number 17
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Forfar Farmington 31 (5)
2013–2015 Hibernian 10 (3)
2015 Mallbackens 12 (2)
2016–2018 Hibernian
2018–2019 Bristol City 19 (7)
2019– Everton 31 (9)
National team
2011–2012 Scotland U17 7 (2)
2013–2015 Scotland U19 23 (5)
2017– Scotland 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:09, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Lucy Graham (born 10 October 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Everton in the FA WSL and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Forfar Farmington and Hibernian in Scotland, Mallbackens in Sweden and Bristol City in England.

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Club career

Forfar Farmington (2012–2013) and Hibernian (2013–2015)

Graham began her senior career at Forfar Farmington in 2012. [1] In her first season, she helped the club finish second in the SWPL and reach the Scottish Women's Cup final. Her performances earned her a nomination for the Players' Player of the Year award. [2]

In the summer of 2013, she left Forfar Farmington to join Hibernian. [3]

Mallbackens (2015)

In July 2015, Graham left Hibernian to join Swedish club Mallbackens. [4]

Return to Hibernian (2016–2018)

In January 2016, Graham returned to Hibernian. [5] On 5 October 2016, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 6–0 loss to Bayern Munich. [6] She played a crucial role in Hibernian's 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign, scoring four goals in three matches. [7]

Bristol City (2018–2019)

Graham joined Bristol City in July 2018. [8] On 19 August 2018, she scored twice in her debut against Leicester City in the FA WSL Cup. [9] On 9 September 2018, she made her league debut and scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion. [10] She ended the campaign as the team's leading goalscorer with seven league goals and twelve in all competitions. In May 2019, it was announced Graham was to leave Bristol after just one season. [11]

Everton (2019–)

On 4 July 2019, Everton announced they had signed Graham to a two-year deal. [12]

International career

Graham was included in the Scotland squad for a friendly match with Belgium in April 2017. [13] On 14 September 2017, she made her full international debut in a 3–0 win over Hungary. [14]

Honours

Hibernian

Winner

Runner-up

Forfar Farmington

Runner-up

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References

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