Meaghan Sargeant

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Meaghan Sargeant
Personal information
Full name Meaghan Sargeant
Date of birth (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Sheffield, England [1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sheffield United
2010–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Notts County 12 (0)
2014–2019 Birmingham City 56 (4)
2019–2021 Bristol City 15 (0)
2021–2023 Aston Villa 12 (0)
Total95(4)
International career
2011 England U17 9 (1)
2012 England U19 11 (0)
2017 England U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Meaghan Sargeant (born 16 March 1994) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Notts County, Birmingham City, Bristol City and Aston Villa. [2]

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Club career

Sargeant progressed through Sheffield United's Centre of Excellence, before joining Arsenal Ladies' Academy. [1] In January 2012, Sargeant signed for Lincoln Ladies. [3]

In March 2014, Sargeant joined Birmingham City. [4] In February 2016, she signed a new contract with Birmingham City. [5]

On 28 May 2019, Sargeant became the first summer signing for Bristol City. She joined the club alongside Charlie Wellings. [6]

On 3 July 2021, Sargeant signed for Aston Villa on a 2-year contract. She was their fifth signing of the summer. [7]

On 20 June 2023, Sargeant announced that she would retire as a player at the age of 29, due to a recurring back injury. She would continue her career at Aston Villa in a non-playing role. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "MEAGHAN SARGEANT". Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Meaghan Sargeant". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies sign Precious Hamilton & Meghan Sergeant". BBC. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sargeant major signing for Blues". Birmingham City Ladies FC. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham City Ladies: Mannion and Sargeant sign new deals". BBC. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "SARGEANT BECOMES FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City FC. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Meaghan Sargeant joins Villa Women ✍️". Aston Villa Football Club. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Meaghan Sargeant announces retirement". Aston Villa Football Club. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


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