Alex Greenwood

Alex Greenwood (born 7 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City in the FA Women's Super League and the England national team. Mainly a left-back, she can also play as a centre-back[3] and is considered to be a set-piece specialist.[4]

For other people named Alex Greenwood, see Alex Greenwood (disambiguation).

Alex Greenwood
Alex Greenwood playing for England on 1 June 2019
Personal information
Full name Alex Greenwood[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993[1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England[2]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 27
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Everton 43 (1)
2015 Notts County 14 (1)
2016–2018 Liverpool 32 (5)
2018–2019 Manchester United 18 (4)
2019–2020 Olympique Lyonnais 11 (0)
2020– Manchester City 3 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 England U17 11 (1)
2010–2012 England U19 14 (1)
2013–2014 England U23 6 (0)
2014– England 46 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2020

She has previously played for Olympique Lyonnais in the French Division 1 Féminine as well as English clubs Manchester United, Liverpool, Notts County and Everton where she began her career. Greenwood has played for the England national football team since 2014 and was named the FA Women's Young Player of the Year in 2012.

Club career

Everton

Liverpool-born Greenwood joined Everton at the age of eight, and progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence.[5] On 5 August 2010, she made her first team debut in a 6–0 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualification round win against KÍ.[6] Two days later, in the same competition, Greenwood scored a penalty kick in the 80th minute in a 10–0 victory over FK Borec.[7]

When Everton's longstanding left-back Rachel Unitt signed for Birmingham City after the 2011 FA WSL season, Greenwood took over her place in the team. Throughout the 2012 season she performed so well that she was named FA Young Player of the Year at FA Women's Football Awards in November.[8]

Greenwood played in Everton's 2–0 defeat by Arsenal in the 2014 FA Women's Cup final.[9]

Notts County
Greenwood warming up with Notts County before a match against Arsenal in 2015.

When the 2014 season culminated in Everton's relegation, Greenwood requested to leave in order to protect her national team place ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She signed for Notts County on a two-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.[10] The move disappointed Everton who wanted Greenwood to leave on loan and come back if they were promoted again.[11]

Liverpool

In January 2016, she joined Liverpool.[12] At the club, she scored in each of the three seasons in the two-year spell with the club, the first came from the penalty spot against Sunderland.[13] At the end of the 2017–18 season, after 44 appearances and six goals, Greenwood was released by the club.[14]

Manchester United
Greenwood playing for Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019.

On 13 July 2018, it was announced that Greenwood was joining and would captain Manchester United for their inaugural season.[15] She made her competitive debut for Manchester United in a 1–0 League Cup victory against former club Liverpool on 19 August.[16] On 20 September, she made her Championship debut in a 3–0 win against Sheffield United.[17] On 18 November, she scored her first goal for the club from the penalty spot in a 5–0 win away at Crystal Palace.[18] Greenwood helped Manchester United win the Championship and gain promotion to the FA WSL in their debut season.[19]

Olympique Lyonnais

On 4 August 2019, Manchester United announced they had agreed a deal for the transfer of Greenwood to French Division 1 Féminine team Olympique Lyonnais, subject to personal terms.[20] Lyon confirmed the deal on 8 August for a fee of €40,000, plus €20,000 in potential add-ons.[21] On 24 August, she made her league debut for the club in a 6–0 home win against Olympique Marseille.[22]

On 30 August 2020, Greenwood made her first Champions League appearance since 2010, entering as a stoppage time substitute for Eugénie Le Sommer as Lyon beat Wolfsburg 3–1 in the final.[23]

By the end of her one-year contract with Lyon she had played 17 matches and won a quadruple of trophies including the Champions league.[24]

Manchester City

On 9 September 2020, Greenwood returned to England, signing a three-year contract with Manchester City following the expiration of her Lyon contract.[25]

International career

Greenwood captained England at youth level[26] and played at the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[19] Senior national team coach Mark Sampson selected her for the 2014 Cyprus Cup,[27] where she made her debut against Italy on 5 March 2014.[19] She scored her first goal for England in September 2014, during a 10–0 win in Montenegro.[28]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, youngest member of the squad Greenwood shared England's left-back duties with Claire Rafferty.[29] She won a bronze medal when the team beat Germany in the third place play-off.[30]

Greenwood (right) for England during the 2019 SheBelieves Cup.

In 2019, Greenwood was part of the England team that won the SheBelieves Cup in the United States.[19] Later that year, Greenwood was selected as part of England's World Cup squad.[19] As part of England's social-media facing squad announcement, her name was announced by singer Olly Murs.[31][19] On 23 June, Greenwood scored England's third goal in a 3–0 World Cup 2019 round of 16 win against Cameroon,[32] with England progressing to finish fourth in the tournament.[33]

Personal life

Although she joined Everton aged eight and signed her first professional contract with the club, Greenwood was brought up supporting Merseyside rivals Liverpool and admired Jamie Carragher.[34] She attended Savio Salesian College.[35] Greenwood is in a relationship with Jack O'Connell, also a professional footballer for Sheffield United.[36]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 September 2020[37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2009–10[38] WPL National 00000040—40
2011 WSL 7000———70
2012 1000030——130
2013 1210030——151
2014 WSL 1 1400050——190
Total 431001104000581
Notts County 2015 WSL 1 1410083——224
Liverpool 2016 WSL 1 810010——91
2017 620000——62
2017–18 1810051——232
Total 324006100—385
Manchester United 2018–19 Championship 1843160——275
Olympique Lyonnais 2019–20[39] D1F 11040—101[lower-alpha 4]0170
Manchester City 2020–21 FA WSL 00000000—00
Career total 1181071314501016215
  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup and Coupe de France féminine
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International goals
As of match played 23 June 2019. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Greenwood goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 September 2014Stadion Pod Malim Brdom, Petrovac, Montenegro Montenegro8–010–02015 FIFA World Cup qualification[28]
2 4 June 2016Adams Park, Wycombe, England Serbia1–07–0UEFA Euro 2017 qualification[40]
3 23 June 2019Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France Cameroon3–03–02019 FIFA World Cup[32]

Honours

Club

Manchester United

Olympique Lyonnais

Manchester City

International

England

Individual

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