Denny Draper
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 17 March 2007||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
Number | 49 | ||
Youth career | |||
Derby County | |||
Leicester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Leicester City | 4 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | England U17 | 8 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024[2] |
Denny Draper (born 17 March 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the England under-17 team.
Youth career
[edit]Draper played for Derby County's Regional Talent Club. She scored 7 goals in 5 appearances for the under-14s,[3] and became Derby's top scorer with 26 goals in 17 appearances for the under-16s.[4]
She is also product of the Leicester City Academy,[5] having scored 16 goals in 18 appearances.[6]
Club career
[edit]On 18 February 2024, Draper scored her first senior goal in a 5–2 win against Bristol City,[7] becoming the youngest goalscorer for Leicester City Women, less than a month before her 17th birthday.[8][9] Sky Sports Football described the goal as a "huge moment" in her career".[10] The Women's Football Show credited her bravery to get to the ball facing risk of injury, as part of the start of an anticipated long career.[11]
After sustaining an injury in March 2024,[12] Draper missed the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[13]
International career
[edit]Draper has represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth level.[5]
On 4 November 2023, she made her under-17 debut in 2024 U17 Championship qualification, scoring two goals in an 6–0 win against Northern Ireland.[14] Draper went on to become the joint top scorer in qualification with ten goals including four against Hungary and two against Belgium,[15][16] and goals against Serbia and Greece in the second round in March 2024,[17][18] helping the team to qualify for the tournament final.[19]
BBC Sport described Draper as a player to "look out for" and the "standout name" in the squad for the tournament final.[20][21] However, she received an injury during qualifying and was not named in the squad in May 2024, where England reached the final and were beaten 4–0 by Spain.[12][22][23]
Personal life
[edit]Draper is the daughter of former Aston Villa midfielder Mark Draper.[5] She is a student at Loughborough College.[24]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Leicester City Women Youngest Goalscorer: 16 years, 11 months, 2 days – 18 February, 2024[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Denny Draper at Soccerway
- ^ Denny Draper at Flashscore.com
- ^ "Derby County RTC for girls U14 | FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Derby County RTC for girls U16 | FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Hutchinson, John (7 April 2023). "Former Player Remembers: Mark Draper". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Leicester City Women FC WSL Academy". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Millington, Adam (18 February 2024). "Leicester hit back for big WSL win over Bristol City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "A Record-Breaking Season In Numbers". Leicester City FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "LCFC Women Records". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ SEVEN GOAL THRILLER 😲 | Leicester 5-2 Bristol City | WSL Highlights (Video). Sky Sports Football. 18 February 2024. Event occurs at 3:35. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via YouTube.
Draper, what a moment for the youngster. The 16-year-old with her first ever professional goal. Huge moment in the career Draper.
- ^ The Women's Football Show (Video). BBC. 18 February 2024. Event occurs at 37:15.
- ^ a b "Draper To Be Assessed, O'Brien Making Progress, Foster Says". Leicester City FC. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (13 April 2024). "Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City: Women's FA Cup Preview, Semi-Final, 2024". VAVEL. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (4 November 2023). "Young Lionesses start UEFA WU17 Euros qualifiers with 6-0 win". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (8 November 2023). "Eight-goal England Women's U-17s go through with game to spare". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Belgium-England | Women's Under-17 2024". UEFA. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (12 March 2024). "England Women U-17s beat Serbia 3-0 in EURO qualifiers". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (13 March 2024). "England Women U-17s beat Greece to make it two wins from two". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (16 March 2024). "Report: Italy 1-3 England WU17s". England Football. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Uefa European Women's Under-17 Championship LIVE: Watch live stream - France v England". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship LIVE: England v Norway stream". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ McHugh, Beth (4 May 2024). "England WU17s squad named for EURO Finals". England Football. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Marissa (18 May 2024). "England 0-4 Spain: Lionesses thrashed in Women's Under-17 Euros final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "She's On the Ball! DiSE Learner Denny Takes U17s to Victory". Loughborough College. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Denny Draper at Soccerway
- Denny Draper at Flashscore.com