Melissa Lawley

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Melissa Lawley
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Lawley With Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Full name Melissa Elizabeth Lawley
Date of birth (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Kidderminster, England [1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 11
Youth career
Aston Villa [2] [3]
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Arsenal 0 (0)
2012 Bristol Academy 12 (1)
2013–2016 Birmingham City 54 (6)
2016–2019 Manchester City 22 (1)
2019– Liverpool 74 (7)
International career‡
2010–2011 England U17 5 (1)
2011–2013 England U19 15 (4)
2014 England U20 3 (0)
2014–2017 England U23 14 (3)
2017–2019 England 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:12, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:12, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Melissa Lawley (born 28 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool.

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She has previously played for Bristol Academy, Birmingham City and Manchester City. [4] Lawley has represented England at the under-17, under-19, under-20, under-23 and senior levels. [5]

Club career

Lawley made her senior debut for Arsenal in their 6–0 Champions League win against FK Bobruichanka on 5 October 2011. [6] Lawley signed for Birmingham City in 2013 from Bristol Academy. In January 2016, Lawley signed a new contract with Birmingham. [7] In December 2016, she signed for Manchester City. [1]

On 15 June 2019, Liverpool announced they had signed Lawley ahead of the 2019–20 season. [8]

In the 2023–24 home game against Tottenham Hotspur, Lawley provided the assist for Marie Höbinger, equalizing 1–1 in the 91st minute. [9]

International career

Lawley was allotted 199 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [10] [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League cup Continental [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2011 Women's Super League 0000001010
Bristol Academy 2012Women's Super League121??40—161
Birmingham City2013Women's Super League134??30—164
2014Women's Super League120??4072232
2015Women's Super League141??61—202
2016Women's Super League151??41—192
Total667??212729411
Manchester City 2017 Women's Super League5141—30122
2017–18 Women's Super League130305071281
2018–19 Women's Super League40104020110
Total2218190121513
Liverpool 2019–20 Women's Super League1412031—192
2020–21 Championship 1931030—233
2021–22Championship2121030—252
2022–23 Women's Super League1301040—180
2023–24 Women's Super League710030—101
Total74750161—958
Career total1621513146320324122

International

As of match played 8 October 2019 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201731
201880
201910
Total121
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lawley goal.
List of international goals scored by Melissa Lawley
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
128 November 2017 Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–05–0 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]


Honours

Manchester City

Liverpool FC

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References

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  2. ↑ "England Women's Under 19 Training Camp Squad Announced". Women's Soccer United. 22 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Laverty, Richard (26 October 2019). "Mel Lawley Reflects on Her Career as She Settles into Liverpool Life". Our Game Magazine.
  4. ↑ Leighton, Tony (3 September 2012). "Arsenal beat Bristol in Continental Cup semi-final". BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Melissa Lawley". England FA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Saffer, Paul (6 October 2011). "Beattie sets Arsenal's sights on title". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Carpenter, Steve (28 January 2016). "Winger Melissa Lawley commits her future to Birmingham City Ladies". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool FC Women sign Melissa Lawley". LiverpoolFC.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Hobinger equalises late as Liverpool deny Spurs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "England - M. Lawley - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "England - M. Lawley - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Law, James (28 November 2017). "England Women 5–0 Kazakhstan Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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