Molly Bartrip

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Molly Bartrip
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Bartrip in 2024
Personal information
Full name Molly Bartrip
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Romford, England
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Charlton Athletic
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2021 Reading 59 (0)
2021–2026 Tottenham Hotspur 90 (1)
2026– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 England U17 9 (0)
2013–2015 England U19 9 (0)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2018 England U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:14, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2017

Molly Bartrip (born 1 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace.

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Early life

Bartrip started her playing career at age seven with Tottenham Hotspur's U10s team, in the mid-2000s. She was initially scouted while playing on a local boys team. [1] At age 11 she went on to play for Charlton Athletic and a few years after that she joined Arsenal. [2] [3]

Club career

Reading

Bartrip joined Reading on 4 April 2014 from Arsenal's academy, ahead of the club's debut season in the newly created FA Women's Super League 2. [4] [5] She played four matches in the 2014 WSL Cup for Reading but no league appearances. In December 2015 Bartrip signed a professional contract with Reading ahead of the club's debut in the WSL. [6]

Her WSL debut came in the season opener on 23 March 2016 in a start against her former club Arsenal. [7] She scored her first and only goal for the club on 1 November 2017 in a win against Watford in the group stage of the 2017–18 FA WSL Cup. [8] Bartrip made her 100th appearance across all competitions for Reading on 10 February 2021 in a win away to Manchester United. [9] She left the club after the 2020–21 FA WSL season, along with seven other players. [10] [11]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 July 2021, she joined Tottenham Hotspur from Reading for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract. [12] [13] She played her first game for Spurs in a 1–0 league win over Birmingham City. [14] Having played in every game of the 2024–25 season Bartrip signed a new three-year contract, taking the 29-year-old defender until 2028. Spurs had concluded their efforts second from the bottom culminating in the sacking of coach Robert Vilahamn on 8 June 2025 after two seasons in charge. [15] [16]

Crystal Palace

In August 2026, Bartrip signed a three-year contract with recently-promoted WSL side Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee. [17]

Personal life

In 2018, Bartrip revealed that she had anorexia nervosa during her teenage years. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague cup [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014 Women's Super League 00??4040
2015Women's Super League00200020
2016 Women's Super League1201010140
2017 Women's Super League20——20
2017–18 Women's Super League600041101
2018–19 Women's Super League1404040220
2019–20 Women's Super League40101060
2020–21 Women's Super League2101030250
Total59090171851
Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22 Women's Super League2201040270
2022–23 Women's Super League2212040281
2023–24 Women's Super League1802040240
2024–25 Women's Super League2201040270
2025–26 Women's Super League60101080
Total901701701141
Crystal Palace 2026–27 Women's Super League00000000
Career total14111603411992

References

  1. ↑ "Molly v Ana - a teenage footballer's battle with anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Molly Bartrip profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Who is Molly Bartrip?". SYST Business. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "BARTRIP JOINS THE ROYALS". www.facebook.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ↑ getreading (11 July 2014). "Molly Bartrip gets the call up for England Under-19s". BerkshireLive. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Reading sign up Bruton and Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Arsenal vs. Reading - 23 March 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Result Details". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ↑ FC, Reading. "💯 Bartrip makes 100th Royals appearance". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Eight players to depart from Reading FC Women this summer". Reading Chronicle. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  11. ↑ FC, Reading. "Reading FC Women start to reshape squad ahead of fresh 2021-22 challenge". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Tottenham sign defender Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Molly Bartrip completes move". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Graham scores as Spurs beat Birmingham". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Club statement - Robert Vilahamn departs". Tottenham Hotspur. 8 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Bartrip signs new Tottenham deal until 2028". BBC Sport. 23 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Sanders, Emma (3 August 2026). "Women's Super League: Palace sign Spurs defender Molly Bartrip". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Falkingham, Katie (7 November 2018). "Molly Bartrip: Reading defender on overcoming teenage anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "England - M. Bartrip - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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