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Jasmine Matthews (born 24 March 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Liverpool in the FA Women's Championship. She has previously played for Liverpool and represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-23 level.

Jasmine Matthews

Personal information
Full name	Jasmine Matthews
Date of birth	(1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Truro, England
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	6
Youth career
	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2018	Bristol City	63	(1)
2018–2019	Liverpool	10	(0)
2019–2021	Bristol City	23	(0)
2021–	Liverpool	2	(0)
National team‡
	England U-17
2012	England U-19	7	(0)
2013	England U-23	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2016

Club career

Matthews signed with Bristol City ahead of the 2011 FA WSL season. She made her debut for the senior squad during a match against Birmingham City L.F.C. on 14 April 2011.[1] She made seven appearances during her first season with Bristol. The team finished in fifth place with a 4–6–3 record.[1] During the 2012 FA WSL season, Matthews made seven appearances helping the team finish in fourth place with a 4–4–6 record.[1]

In 2014, Matthews played for Bristol in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[2] Bristol was the only English team to make the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by eventual winners Frankfurt.[3] In 2015, she competed in the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League for the second time.

In July 2018, Matthews signed for Liverpool.[4]

After one season with Liverpool, it was announced on 12 July 2019 that Matthews was returning to Bristol City ahead of the 2019–20 season.[5]

International

Matthews has represented England on the under-17,[6][7] under-19 and under-23 national teams.[8][9][10]

Honours

with Bristol City

• WSL Runner-up: 2013
• FA Women's Cup Runner-Up: 2012–2013

with Liverpool FC

• FA Women's Championship: 2021–2022

See also

References

Further reading

• Caudwell, Jayne (2011), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Routledge, ISBN 041556087X
• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
• Scraton, S., Magee, J., Caudwell, J. (2008), Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience (Ifi) (Vol 1), Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1841262250
• Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
• Williams, Jean (2003), A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain, Routledge, ISBN 0415263387

External links

• Jasmine Matthews – UEFA competition record (archive)
• England player profile
• Bristol City player profile
• Jasmine Matthews on Twitter

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