Isobel Mary "Izzy" Christiansen (born 20 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Everton in the FA WSL[2] and the England national team.[3]
![]() Izzy Christiansen in October 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isobel Mary Christiansen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Macclesfield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
Everton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Everton | ||
2009–2014 | Birmingham City | 34 | (3) |
2014–2018 | Manchester City | 61 | (18) |
2018–2019 | Olympique Lyon | 20 | (3) |
2020– | Everton | 19 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2014 | England U23 | 12 | (1) |
2015– | England | 31 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 21 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2018 |
Christiansen captained the women's football club at the University of Birmingham.[4][5]
Christiansen has played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with Everton[6] and also played for Birmingham City.[7]
On 7 February 2014, Christiansen officially signed for new WSL club Manchester City Women.[8] On 16 October 2014, she scored the only goal to help Manchester City defeat Arsenal Ladies and win the 2014 FA WSL Continental Cup.[9] In April 2016, she won three awards, two of which were the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year and PFA WSL Team of the Year.[10] Upon winning the awards, Christiansen said: "I'm pretty shocked. Three awards is a great achievement and I'm so pleased to have been able to have done that for the team."[11]
On 23 July 2018, Christiansen signed a contract with defending European Champions Olympique Lyon until 2020.[12] In her first season with the club, Lyon won the treble: winning Division 1 Féminine, Coupe de France and Champions League.
On 27 December 2019, Christiansen announced her return to England, signing an 18-month deal with Everton.[13] She made her debut, in the following season, in a 4–0 league win against Bristol City on 6 September 2020.[14] A week later, Christiansen scored her first goal since returning in a 1–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur.[15]
As a junior international, she won the 2009 U-19 European Championship[16] and a silver in the following year's edition,[17] and played the 2008 U-17 and 2010 U-20 World Cups.[18]
Christiansen helped Great Britain to win a gold medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[1] In January 2014, she was promoted from the under-23s into the senior England squad, to replace Jodie Taylor who had withdrawn.[19]
Coach Mark Sampson gave Christiansen her senior international debut in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying match against Estonia on 21 September 2015. She marked the occasion by scoring in England's 8–0 win.[20][21]
In March 2019, Christiansen underwent surgery on an ankle injury sustained in England's 3–0 SheBelieves Cup win over Japan.[22] England coach Phil Neville called her "vital" to his squad and hoped that her rehabilitation programme would restore her to fitness for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[23]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 September 2015 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() |
5–0 | 8–0 | Euro 2017 qualifying |
2 | 23 October 2015 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Dewellbon Cup |
3 | 4 June 2016 | Adams Park, Wycombe, England | ![]() |
5–0 | 7–0 | Euro 2017 qualifying |
4 | 10 April 2017 | Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
5 | 28 November 2017 | Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England | ![]() |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2019 World Cup qualifying |
6 | 4 September 2018 | Tsentralniy, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan | ![]() |
3–0 | 6–0 | |
In June 2020, Christiansen joined Common Goal, becoming the first Everton player to do so.[25]
Formerly, Christiansen was in a relationship with fellow women's footballer Billie Murphy.[26][27]
Birmingham City
Manchester City
Olympique Lyonnais
England
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Everton F.C. (women) – current squad | |
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Awards | |||||
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England squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 semi-finalists | ||
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