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Kerys Harrop
Personal information
Full name Kerys Julia Harrop
Date of birth (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 (age 33)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Birmingham City
Number 6
Youth career
Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Birmingham City 132 (13)
International career
2009 England U19
2010 England U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:05, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Kerys Julia Harrop (3 December 1990) is an English football central defender/wing back who currently plays for and captains Birmingham City. Kerys has also been involved with the England National Team at Under 19 and Under 23 level and was part of the Under 19 squad who won the European Championships in Belarus in 2009. She was also a member of the Great Britain team who won a Gold medal in Kazan in the 2013 World University Games. With Birmingham City Ladies, she helped win the FA Cup in 2012 and progressed with Birmingham to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2014.

In addition to her footballing achievements, Kerys has obtained a first class Honours degree from Loughborough University in Sport Science and a master's degree and PGCE Teaching Degree from the University of Wolverhampton, where she is a part-time visiting lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology.

Kerys holds both British and American citizenship.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Sport - Kerys Harrop earns first England call-up for Canada friendly". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ "'You have to beat the best,' insists Blues defender". England FA. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ Carpenter, Steve (28 September 2015). "Kerys Harrop seals fifth consecutive win for Birmingham City Ladies". Solihull Oberver. Retrieved 20 May 2016.