Sophie Barker (footballer)

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Sophie Barker
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Sophie Barker with Leicester City in April 2021
Personal information
Full name Sophie Louise Floella Barker [1]
Date of birth (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Number 4
Youth career
Lincoln City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Notts County Ladies F.C. 23 (0)
2010–2012 → Rotherham United (loan)
2014 → Nettleham (loan)
2014 Sheffield FC
2015–2018 Doncaster Rovers Belles 33 (0)
2018–2020 Sheffield United 20 (1)
2020–2023 Leicester City 32 (1)
2022–2023 → Sheffield United (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Sheffield United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Sophie Louise Floella Barker (born 25 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Sheffield United currently on loan from Leicester City. [2] She previously played for Lincoln Ladies, [3] [4] Sheffield and Doncaster Rovers Belles. [5] [6] [7]

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Club career

Barker scored "a fine strike" in Lincoln's 5–1 FA Women's Cup semi-final defeat by Arsenal before a record 3,000 crowd at Sincil Bank in March 2008. [8] In the 2016 FA WSL season midfielder Barker was re-purposed as a full-back. Despite Doncaster's relegation, she adapted to the new role successfully, being awarded a new contract and named Manager's Player of the Season. [9]

On 22 August, ahead of the 2020–21 FA Women's Championship season, Leicester City announced the signing of Barker, among a host of others, as the club embarked on their journey as a fully professional club.

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Frith, Wilf (18 July 2018). "Sheffield United Women make five more signings". She Kicks . Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Barker: "Promotion is the aim"". Doncaster Rovers Belles. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sophie Barker's Road To Recovery". Return to Fitness. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (3 April 2015). "Sophie Barker has WSL point to prove with Doncaster Belles". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Five-star Doncaster Belles thrash Aston Villa". England FA. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "WSL 2: 'Outstanding' Belles thrash Villa, Everton draw and Millwall win". BBC. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "The FA Women's Cup-Gunners maintain grip". Women Sport Report. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Lawson, Sophie (25 December 2016). "Barker to stay a Belle". Vavel. Retrieved 21 July 2018.


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