Grace Clinton is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United of the English Women's Super League.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grace Clinton | ||
Date of birth | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
Everton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Everton | 14 | (0) |
2022– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020–2021 | England U17 | 2 | (1) |
2021– | England U19 | 10 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 3 July 2022 (UTC) |
Clinton came through the Everton academy. In preseason ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, then-16-year-old Clinton was called up to train with the first team after manager Willie Kirk singled her out as "a really talented teenager, but she's probably our sixth-choice midfielder. She could play for every Championship team and possibly a couple of WSL teams."[3] She scored during a 5–0 preseason friendly win against Championship side Blackburn Rovers.[4][5] She made her competitive senior debut for the club on 3 October 2020, appearing as a 74th-minute substitute for Izzy Christiansen in a 6–0 FA WSL victory over Aston Villa.[6] On 1 November 2020, Clinton was named as a substitute for the delayed 2020 Women's FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. She was unused as Everton lost to Manchester City 3–1 in extra-time.[7][8] She made her first start for the club on 18 November 2020 in a Merseyside derby as Everton beat Liverpool 1–0 in the League Cup.[9][10]
On 15 July 2022, it was announced Clinton had signed for Manchester United on a three-year contract.[11]
Clinton has been capped by England at under-17 level.[12] Having scored four times during qualifying, Clinton was named to the England under-19 squad for the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[13]
As of match played 15 July 2022.[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2020–21 | WSL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
Manchester United | 2022–23 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Manchester United W.F.C. – current squad | |
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