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 28)
Place of birth Romford, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 5
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Charlton Athletic
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2021 Reading 59 (0)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur 63 (1)
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, correct as of 02:21, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017

Molly Bartrip (born 1 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur. [1]

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Early life

Bartrip started her playing career at age seven with Tottenham Hotspurs' U10s team, in the mid-2000s. She was initially scouted while playing on a local boys team. [2] At age 11 she went on to play for Charlton Athletic and a few years after that she joined Arsenal. [3] [4]

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. [5] [6] 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. [7]

Her WSL debut came in the season opener on 23 March 2016 in a start against her former club Arsenal. [8] 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. [9] Bartrip made her 100th appearance across all competitions for Reading on 10 February 2021 in a win away to Manchester United. [10] She left the club after the 2020–21 FA WSL season, along with seven other players. [11] [12]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 July 2021, she joined Tottenham Hotspur from Reading for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract. [13] [1] She played her first game for Spurs in a 1–0 league win over Birmingham City. [14]

Personal life

In 2018, Bartrip revealed that she had anorexia nervosa during her teenage years. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA cupLeague cup [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014 Women's Super League 00??4040
201500200020
2016 1201010140
2017 20––20
2017–18 600041101
2018–19 1404040220
2019–20 40101060
2020–21 2101030250
Total59090171851
Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22 Women's Super League2201040270
2022–23 2212040281
2023–24 1802040240
2024–25 10000010
Total63150120801
Career total11411402911652

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  2. ↑ "Molly v Ana - a teenage footballer's battle with anorexia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Molly Bartrip profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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  5. ↑ "BARTRIP JOINS THE ROYALS". www.facebook.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Reading sign up Bruton and Bartrip". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Arsenal vs. Reading - 23 March 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Result Details". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ↑ FC, Reading. "💯 Bartrip makes 100th Royals appearance". Reading FC. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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  12. ↑ FC, Reading. "Reading FC Women start to reshape squad ahead of fresh 2021-22 challenge". Reading FC. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Graham scores as Spurs beat Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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