Sophia Poor

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Sophia Poor
Personal information
Full name Sophia Isabella Poor [1]
Date of birth (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18) [2]
Place of birth England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 London City Lionesses (on loan from Aston Villa)
Youth career
20??–2022 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Leicester City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Loughborough Lightning (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Aston Villa 2 (0)
2025– → London City Lionesses (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 England U17 7 (0)
2024– England U19 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2024

Sophia Isabella Poor (born 25 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Championship club London City Lionesses on loan from Women's Super League club Aston Villa.

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Youth career

Poor graduated from the Leicester City's WSL Academy at age 16 in July 2022. [3]

During her youth career with Leicester City, she played 6 matches for the Girls' Regional Talent Club, [4] follow by 12 starts in 12 matches in the WSL Academy. [1]

Club career

In July 2022, Poor joined National League North club Loughborough Lightning on dual registration loan for the 2022–23 season, [3] [5] making one appearance as a substitute. [6] In December 2023, she was reported to be recovering from a long-term injury. [7]

Having signed for Aston Villa in 2023, [8] on 17 April 2024 Poor made her WSL debut as a substitute to replace goalkeeper Anna Leat, who had been sent off after 4 minutes. [9] She conceded three goals in the 3–0 defeat to league leaders Chelsea, [10] and according to Sky Sports, "struggled throughout the second half with an apparent leg injury". [11] On 28 April 2024 Poor made her first start for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw to West Ham United, following the suspension of Leat, [12] and was later nominated for WSL Player of the Month for April. [13]

On 27 January 2025, Poor joined Women's Championship club London City Lionesses on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. [14]

International career

In September 2022, Poor was named in the England under-17 squad for 2023 U17 Championship qualification, [15] where in October 2022 she maintained a clean sheet in her debut against Ukraine, [16] followed by conceding one goal against Denmark. [17] In the second round of qualifying in March 2023, Poor kept a clean sheet against Belgium in a 4–0 win, [18] and helped England to qualify with a 1–1 draw against Denmark. [19]

In the final tournament in May 2023, Poor featured in group stage victories over Poland and Sweden, [20] [21] helping England to reach the semi-final of the tournament, [22] where they lost 3–1 to Spain in the final minutes of the game. [23]

On 16 October 2024, Poor was called up to the England under-19 team for Algarve Cup matches against Netherlands and Norway. [24]

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  3. 1 2 "LCFC Women WSL Academy Graduates Join First Team Environment". Leicester City FC . 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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