Melissa Lawley (born 28 April 1994) is an English football midfielder who plays for Barclays WSL club Liverpool.
![]() With Liverpool in September 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Melissa Elizabeth Lawley | ||
Date of birth | (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Kidderminster, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Aston Villa[2][3] | |||
Arsenal | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Bristol Academy | 12 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Birmingham City | 54 | (6) |
2016–2019 | Manchester City | 22 | (1) |
2019– | Liverpool | 47 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
2011–2013 | England U19 | 15 | (4) |
2014 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2017 | England U23 | 14 | (3) |
2017–2019 | England | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2020[4] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:48, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[5] |
She has previously played for Bristol Academy, Birmingham City and Manchester City.[6] Lawley has represented England at the under-17, under-19, under-20, under-23 and senior levels.[7]
Lawley made her senior debut for Arsenal in their 6–0 Champions League win against FK Bobruichanka on 5 October 2011.[8] Lawley signed for Birmingham City in 2013 from Bristol Academy. In January 2016, Lawley signed a new contract with Birmingham.[9] In December 2016, she signed for Manchester City.[1]
On 15 June 2019, Liverpool announced they had signed Lawley ahead of the 2019–20 season.[10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 28 November 2017 | Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification | [11] |
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