Rhian Cleverly

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Rhian Cleverly
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Cleverly playing for Lewes in 2021
Personal information
Full name Rhian Elin Cleverly [1]
Date of birth (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Griffithstown, Wales
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lewes
Number 3
Youth career
Mardy Tigers [2]
2010-2014 Bristol Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Hofstra Pride 64 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Bristol City 1 (0)
2018–2019 Le Havre 20 (3)
2019– Lewes 29 (2)
International career
Wales U16
Wales U17 9 (0)
2012–13 Wales U19 6 (0)
2014 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Rhian Cleverly (born 11 January 1995) is a Welsh footballer who plays as defender and midfielder for Lewes. She has a single appearance with the Wales national team.

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Early life, youth and college career

Cleverly was born in Griffithstown. She joined the Bristol Academy (now Bristol City W.F.C.) Centre of Excellence. At Bristol, Cleverly progressed through the academy and youth ranks, and captained the reserved side to an FA Reserve Cup title in 2013. [3] She also played for her secondary school, West Monmouth School in Torfaen, South Wales. [3]

Cleverly played for the women's soccer team at Hofstra University in the United States from 2013 to 2017, and was named to Colonial Athletic Association all-rookie team in 2014. She finished her collegiate career with 64 appearances and 1 goal. [3] While at Hofstra, she returned to Bristol for a short spell in 2016. [4]

Senior career

Following graduation from Hofstra, Cleverly joined Le Havre (HAC) in the French 2nd division in June 2018. [5] She started 19 of her 20 league appearances, scoring three goals, and added two more appearances in the Coupe de France Féminine. [1]

In July 2019, Cleverly joined Lewes in the FA Women's Championship after leaving Le Havre. [6] and thinking that was the end of her professional football career. [7] She made 11 starts in 12 matches of the 2019–20 season. [8] In the 2020 offseason, Cleverly signed a new two-year contract and was named the senior team captain for the 2019–20 season. [8] She scored her first goal for Lewes in a 1-0 win against Coventry United on 27 September 2020. [9]

In 2021 her record as a player led Lewes to sign a new deal with her and her team mate Tatiana Saunders. [10] Cleverly continued as Lewes's captain and joined the club's hall of fame in 2023. She re-signed for another year at Lewes. [7]

International career

Cleverly has represented Wales through the youth levels and played at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [3] She earned her first senior cap for Wales in July 2014. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rhian Elin Cleverly" (in French). Foot o Feminin. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Welsh teenage aces are honoured". WalesOnline. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Rhian Cleverly". Hofstra Pride . Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "CLEVERLY RETURNS TO CITY WOMEN". 30 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Féminines : la Galloise Rhian Cleverly rejoint le HAC" (in French). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "PLAYER NEWS: Lewes FC Women sign another Wales international". Lewes F.C. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Cleverly commits for 23/24 – Lewes Community Football Club". lewesfc.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. 1 2 Pentland, Daniel (26 July 2020). "LEWES DEFENDER SIGNS NEW CONTRACT AND BECOMES FIRST TEAM CAPTAIN". fawslfulltime.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Lewes 1-0 Coventry United". thefa.com. 27 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Double delight at Lewes as Saunders and Cleverly sign on again". FAWSL Full-Time. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Rhian Cleverly". Lewes F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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