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Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
With Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Full name Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Leicester City 54 (33)
2011–2013 Coventry City 35 (15)
2013–2014 Lincoln/Notts County 9 (1)
2014–2017 Doncaster Rovers Belles 43 (40)
2017–2018 Everton 18 (5)
2018–2020 Liverpool 30 (10)
International career
2013 England U-23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2020

Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk (born 16 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a forward. She has previously played for FA WSL clubs Liverpool, Everton, Notts County and Lincoln as well as Coventry City and Leicester City in the FA Women's Premier League. Sweetman-Kirk has represented England at under-23 level.

Club career

With Everton in 2018

Lincoln / Notts County, 2013–2014

Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 1 club, Lincoln Ladies in July 2013.[3] During her first season with the club, she made seven appearances and scored one goal during a 2–0 win over Chelsea L.F.C.[4][5] Notts County finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 2–8–4.[6]

Doncaster Rovers Belles, 2015–2017

In July 2014, Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 2 club, Doncaster Rovers Belles.[7][8] She scored 20 goals in 20 matches during the 2015 FA WSL 2 season, helping lift the team to FA WSL 1 the following year.[9] She was subsequently named FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year.[10] During a match against Everton in August 2015, Sweetman-Kirk scored a hat trick after subbing in during the second half of the match when Everton was up 2–0. Her hat trick resulted in a 3–2 win.[11]

In 2016, she signed a full-time professional contract with Doncaster,[9] only to suffer a broken leg in a pre-season friendly.[12] Although Doncaster were relegated in her absence, in the subsequent FA WSL Spring Series resurgent Sweetman-Kirk scored nine goals in nine games to finish as WSL 2 top goalscorer.[13]

Everton, 2017–2018

Everton signed Sweetman-Kirk from Doncaster after their promotion to the WSL 1 on a two-year contract and paying an undisclosed fee.[14] She was Everton's top-goalscorer in her first season with nine goals in all competitions

Liverpool, 2018–2020

Sweetman-Kirk transferred to local rivals Liverpool in July 2018.[15] On 23 May 2020, while the league was still suspended indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweetman-Kirk announced she had left the club following the expiration of her contract earlier in the month.[16]

International

Sweetman-Kirk made her debut for the England under-23 national team in June 2013.[17] Her five goals during the tournament (including a hat trick against Ireland) helped Great Britain win the 2013 World University Games in Russia.[18][19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2020.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[a] League Cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 2008–09[21] WPL Northern 12 4 3 0 15 4
2009–10[22] 21 14 2 1 23 15
2010–11[23] 21 15 3 2 24 17
Total 54 33 0 0 8 3 62 36
Coventry City 2011–12[24] WPL National 17 6 3 1 20 7
2012–13[25] 18 9 5 1 23 10
Total 35 15 0 0 8 2 43 17
Lincoln /

Notts County

2013 WSL 1 7 1 0 0 2 1 9 2
2014 2 0 2 0 3 0 7 0
Total 9 1 2 0 5 1 16 2
Doncaster Rovers 2014 WSL 2 13 10 0 0 0 0 13 10
2015 18 20 1 0 5 5 24 25
2016 WSL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2017 WSL 2 9 10 1 0 0 0 10 10
Total 43 40 3 0 5 5 51 45
Everton 2017–18 WSL 1 18 5 2 3 5 1 25 9
Liverpool 2018–19 WSL 19 10 3 1 4 2 26 13
2019–20 11 0 1 0 4 1 16 1
Total 30 10 4 1 8 3 42 14
Career total 189 104 11 4 39 15 239 123
  1. ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the National League Cup, WSL Cup

Honours

Club

Coventry City

  • Birmingham FA County Cup: 2013

Individual

  • FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year: 2015
  • FA WSL 2 Spring Series Top Goalscorer: 2015

References

  1. ^ "Eesti universiaadikoondis mängib kohtadele" (in Estonian). Põlva FC Lootos. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Lincoln Ladies sign Coventry's Courtney Sweetman-Kirk". BBC. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk". Soccer Way. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Lincoln Complete Chelsea Hat-Trick". Notts County Ladies FC. Archived from the original (29 September 2013) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. ^ "2013 FA WSL 1". Soccer Way. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Interview: Sweetman-Kirk on Joining". Doncaster Rovers Belles. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Doncaster Belles: Sweetman-Kirk capture delights Staniforth". South Yorkshire Times. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b Ruszkai, Amee (25 December 2015). "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk goes full time with Doncaster". Vavel. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  10. ^ Trehan, Dev (6 December 2015). "Lucy Bronze aims to push on after winning England Player of the Year award". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk treble inspires Doncaster to Everton win". BBC. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk: Doncaster Rovers Belles striker suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  13. ^ Frith, Wilf (9 September 2017). "The FA Women's Football Awards Winners Revealed". She Kicks. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Ladies Land Sweetman-Kirk". Everton F.C. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Crossing the divide". The FA. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Liverpool FC Women confirm Courtney Sweetman-Kirk departure". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  17. ^ "Lincoln sign Sweetman-Kirk". England FA. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  18. ^ Smith, Matthew (15 August 2013). "Stars of Universiade Aiming for The Premier League". The Daily Touch. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Interview with Courtney Sweetman-Kirk". The Footy Site. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Leicester City – Player Season Totals 2008–09". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Leicester City – Player Season Totals 2009–10". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Leicester City – Player Season Totals 2010–11". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "Coventry City – Player Season Totals 2011–12". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ "Coventry City – Player Season Totals 2012–13". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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