Poppy Pattinson

Poppy Pattinson

Pattinson with Brighton in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Poppy Olivia Pattinson
Date of birth	(2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Houghton-le-Spring, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	3
Youth career
2008–2013	Sunderland
2013–2015	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Sunderland	4	(0)
2017–2018	Manchester City	0	(0)
2018–2020	Bristol City	25	(0)
2020–2022	Everton	28	(0)
2022–	Brighton & Hove Albion	47	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	England U17	9	(1)
2018–2019	England U19	14	(0)
2019–2020	England U21	3	(0)
2022–2024	England U23	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

Poppy Pattinson (born 30 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Women's Super League. She has previously played for Sunderland, Manchester City, Bristol City and Everton, and from under-17 to under-23 youth level with England.

Club career

Early years

Pattinson started her youth career at Sunderland Girls' Academy where she played from the age of 8 until she was 13 years old. In 2013, Pattinson moved to play at Middlesbrough. ^[1]

Sunderland

In 2015, Pattinson returned to Sunderland. She made two WSL 1 appearances for the club during the 2017 Spring Series.

Manchester City

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Pattinson signed for Manchester City. On 20 August 2017, she made an appearance for the senior team in a preseason friendly defeat to Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt. ^[2] Pattinson was involved in one senior competitive matchday squad, as an unused substitute in a WSL Cup group stage victory over Doncaster Rovers Belles in December 2017. ^[3] Manchester City's Development team won both the FA WSL Academy League Northern Division and the Development League Cup in a 3–1 victory over Birmingham City Academy in 2017–18. Pattinson made 15 appearances across both competitions. ^{[4] [5]}

Bristol City

Pattinson signed for Bristol City in August 2018. ^[6] Signed in the first window under new manager Tanya Oxtoby, she became an integral part of the team, appearing in all but one WSL game as Bristol finished 6th. A foot injury caused Pattinson to miss the first half of the 2019–20 season, only returning to the side in December as the team battled relegation. ^[7] She spent two seasons with the club, deciding to leave after the expiration of her contract in June 2020 despite what the club admitted in their statement was substantial offer to retain her services. ^[8]

Everton

On 7 July 2020, it was announced Pattinson had signed a two-year deal with Everton. ^[9] She left Everton at the end of her contract in June 2022. ^[10]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Pattinson (left) playing against Ona Batlle of Manchester United, April 2023

On 13 July 2022, Pattinson signed a two-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion. ^[11] She scored her first goal for the club on 19 March 2023, in a 2–0 away win at Birmingham City in the Women's FA Cup. ^[12]

International career

Pattinson has represented England at under-17, under-19, under-21 and under-23 level. ^{[13] [14]}

In 2017, Pattinson was part of the squad that competed at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in the Czech Republic. She scored England's first goal of the tournament, a 9th minute strike in a 5–0 win over the Republic of Ireland. ^[15] In 2017, Pattinson was part of the squad that went through 2018 Under-19 Championship qualification, eventually losing out to Germany in the elite round. The team did however qualify the following year with Pattinson playing five times during both stages of 2019 Under-19 Championship qualification. ^[16]

On 1 June 2019, Pattinson was called up for the under-21 team for the U23 Open Nordic Tournament, appearing in a 4–1 over the Netherlands. ^[17] She was involved with the under-21 team again in March 2020 for a double-header of friendlies against France with England winning both. ^[18]

Pattinson was named in the under-23 squad for friendly games away to Portugal and Belgium during April 2023, ^[19] for games away to Norway and home to Belgium in September 2023, ^[20] and games away to Italy and home to Portugal during October 2023. ^[21] On 26 October 2023 Pattinson scored in the 1–1 draw away to Italy. ^[22] She was again named in the U23 team for fixtures in December 2023 and February 2024. ^{[23] [24]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 January 2025. ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2017	WSL 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Manchester City	2017–18	WSL 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bristol City	2018–19	FA WSL	19	0	1	0	5	0	25	0
	2019–20		6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		25	0	3	0	5	0	33	0
Everton	2020–21	WSL	11	0	2	1	3	0	16	1
	2021–22		17	0	3	0	3	0	23	0
	Total		28	0	5	1	6	0	39	1
Brighton & Hove Albion	2022–23	WSL	21	0	4	1	3	0	28	0
	2023–24		16	0	2	0	3	0	21	0
	2024–25		10	0	0	0	3	0	13	0
	Total		47	0	6	1	9	0	62	1
Career total			102	0	14	2	20	0	136	2

References

1. "Footballer goes back to school". Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
2. Oatway, Caroline. "Man City Women kick-off preseason campaign". www.mancity.com.
3. "Doncaster Belles vs. Manchester City - 6 December 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
4. Oatway, Caroline. "Double delight for Academy aces". www.mancity.com.
5. "Poppy Pattinson FA WSL Academy stats". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
6. "Poppy Pattinson signs for Briston City Women FC". Briston City FC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
7. Stonelake, Anthony (8 January 2020). "Bristol City: Can the Robins survive the drop?". Her Football Hub. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
8. "Pattinson departs from City Women". Bristol City. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
9. "Everton Women Sign England Under-21 International Pattinson". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
10. "Pattinson To Leave Everton". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
11. "Poppy Pattinson signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
12. "THE WOMEN'S FA CUP - QUARTER-FINALS". BBC Sport. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
13. "Sunderland Ladies' Poppy Pattinson helps England to within touching distance of Under-17 European Championship finals". Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
14. "UEFA Poppy Pattinson". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
15. "Republic of Ireland v England 2017 Under-17 Women's Championship". UEFA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
16. "Poppy Pattinson player profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
17. "England U21 vs. Netherlands U21 - 1 June 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
18. "An early goal from Rianna Dean seals St. George's Park victory over France for WU21s". www.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
19. "England WU23s squad named for Portugal and Belgium trip". www.englandfootball.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
20. "England WU23s squad named for September double-header". www.englandfootball.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
21. "Young Lionesses head coach Emma Coates has picked her group for two games in October's international window". www.englandfootball.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
22. "Poppy Pattinson's first-half goal cancelled out as Young Lionesses take a point on the road". www.englandfootball.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
23. "England WU23s squad for France and Spain". www.englandfootball.com. 22 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
24. "England WU23s squad announcement for Spain camp". www.englandfootball.com. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links

• Poppy Pattinson on Twitter
• Poppy Pattinson – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Poppy Pattinson at Soccerway