Meaghan Sargeant

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Meaghan Sargeant
Personal information
Full name Meaghan Sargeant
Date of birth (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Sheffield, England [1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 3
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- Aston Villa 12 (0)
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 footballer who plays as a defender for FA Women's Super League club Aston Villa. She had previously played for Bristol City, Birmingham City and Notts County. [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]

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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. Club, Aston Villa Football. "Meaghan Sargeant joins Villa Women ✍️". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 3 July 2021.