Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 2003||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
2021–2022 | England U19 | 9 | (0) |
2023– | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February |
Maisie Symonds (born 2 February 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England U23 team. She has represented England from under-16 youth level and captained the under-19 team.
In May 2021, Symonds made her WSL debut for Brighton & Hove Albion against Bristol City, followed by her first professional start in the 6–0 win against Huddersfield Town in the 2020–21 FA Cup. On 17 June 2021, Symonds signed her first professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion. [2] [3]
During her second season, the 2021–22 season, Symonds scored her debut goal for the club against Leicester City, which won the goal of the season as voted for by fans. [4] [5] [6] In September 2022, Symonds was recovering from glandular fever after a pre-season trip to Bavaria. [7]
She has been described as a rising star in the Seagulls side by the Women's FA. [8]
On 7 August 2023 she signed a contract extension with Brighton. [9] [10]
Symonds has represented England from under-16 to under-23 youth levels. [1] [11]
On 24 October 2019, with the under-17 team for 2020 UEFA U-17 Championship qualification, she scored her youth international debut goal in the 4–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. [12]
In June 2021, Symonds was called up to the under-19 training camp at St George's Park, [2] making her debut for the team as part of the starting eleven in a 4–1 win over the Czech Republic. [13]
In October 2021, she captained the England U19 squad to two victories in 2022 U-19 Championship qualification against the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland. [14] In February 2022, Symonds again captained the U19 team to consecutive wins, against Finland and Denmark in the Marbella International Tournament. [15] [16] In June 2022, she was named in the under-19 squad for the 2022 U-19 Championship, [17] [18] featuring in group stage matches. [19] In November 2023, Symonds was named in the under-23 squad, [20] making her debut for the team against Spain on 4 December 2023. [21]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020–21 | WSL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2021–22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Career total | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
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