Molly Bartrip (born 1 June 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Molly Bartrip | ||
Date of birth | (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Charlton Athletic | |||
Arsenal | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2021 | Reading | 59 | (0) |
2021– | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
2013–2015 | England U19 | 9 | (0) |
2016 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2022[1] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017 |
Molly Bartrip started her playing career at age seven with Tottenham's U10s team, in the mid-2000s. She was initially scouted while playing on a local boys team.[3] At age 11 she went on to play for Charlton Athletic and a few years after that she joined Arsenal.[4][5]
Bartrip joined Reading on 4 April 2014 from Arsenal's academy, ahead of the club's debut season in the newly created FA Women's Super League 2.[6][7] She played four matches in the 2014 WSL Cup for Reading but no league appearances. In December 2015 Bartrip signed a professional contract with Reading ahead of the club's debut in the WSL.[8]
Her WSL debut came in the season opener on 23 March 2016 in a start against her former club Arsenal.[9] She scored her first and only goal for the club on 1 November 2017 in a win against Watford in the group stage of the 2017–18 FA WSL Cup.[10] Bartrip made her 100th appearance across all competitions for Reading on 10 February 2021 in a win away to Manchester United.[11] She left the club after the 2020–21 FA WSL season, along with seven other players.[12][13]
On 16 July 2021 she joined Tottenham Hotspur from Reading for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.[14][2] She played her first game for Spurs in a 1–0 league win over Birmingham City.[15]
In 2018, Bartrip revealed that she had anorexia nervosa during her teenage years.[16]
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