Hayley Ladd

Hayley Elizabeth Ladd (born 6 October 1993) is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for FA WSL club Manchester United and the Wales national team.

Hayley Ladd
Hayley Ladd lined up for Wales in September 2015
Personal information
Full name Hayley Elizabeth Ladd[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993
Place of birth Dacorum, England[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 12
Youth career
St Albans City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Arsenal 0 (0)
2012 → Kokkola Futis 10 (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2015 Coventry City 26 (3)
2015–2017 Bristol Academy/City 35 (1)
2017–2019 Birmingham City 36 (2)
2019– Manchester United 28 (1)
National team‡
2011– Wales 63 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2020

She has previously played in England for Arsenal, Coventry City, Bristol Academy/City and Birmingham City as well as a short spell in Finland with Kokkola F10.

Club career

Early career

Formerly a youth at St Albans City, Ladd also trained with Arsenal's development academy having joined when she was 9 years old. In June 2012, Ladd joined Naisten Liiga club Kokkola Futis 10 on a four-month loan having struggled to break into the Arsenal team. The move was arranged by the Finnish coach of the Welsh national team, Jarmo Matikainen. It timed well with the break between the end of her A Level studies and the beginning of her degree course.[3]

Coventry City
Ladd (left) playing for Coventry City in 2014.

Upon her return to the UK, Ladd joined Coventry City in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in October 2012, initially on loan, making her debut in a 2–1 defeat at Manchester City.[4] She spent three years with the Sky Blues while pursuing a Human Biology degree at nearby Loughborough University, ending in 2015.[5]

Bristol City

In January 2015, Ladd signed with FA WSL team Bristol Academy,[6] later rebranded as Bristol City, where she played for three seasons.

Birmingham City

Ladd signed for Birmingham City on 31 July 2017, where she played for a further two seasons[7] until 29 May 2019, when Ladd announced her decision to leave Birmingham City, after turning down a new contract.[8]

Manchester United

On 5 June 2019, Ladd agreed to sign with Manchester United ahead of the team's first season in the FA WSL.[9] Ladd made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby.[10] She scored her first goal for the club on 21 November 2019 in an 11–1 League Cup Group Stage victory over Championship team Leicester City.[11] At the end of her debut season with the club she was named Manchester United Women's Player of the Year.[12]

International career
Ladd (left) playing for Wales in 2015

Ladd was eligible to play for England through being born there, but chose to represent Wales. Ladd was named on standby for the senior Wales squad for the Algarve Cup in March 2011.[13] On 15 June 2011, Ladd won her first cap as an 87th-minute substitute for Helen Lander in a 2–0 friendly defeat to New Zealand, played in Savièse, Switzerland.[14] Five days later Ladd featured in Wales' 3–1 defeat to Colombia.[15]

On 8 June 2017, Ladd scored her first international goal in a friendly win over Portugal.[16] On 24 November 2017, she scored her first competitive international goal, a free kick in a 1–0 win over Kazakhstan during 2019 World Cup qualification.[17]

In January 2019, Ladd earned her 50th cap for Wales in a match against Italy. She was presented with a golden cap in recognition of the landmark in June 2019 by FAW Vice President Steve Williams and former men's international player Danny Gabbidon ahead of a match against New Zealand against whom she had made her senior debut 8 years prior.[18][19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 February 2021.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2011 WSL 0000300030
2012 WSL 0000000000
Total 0000300030
Kokkola F10 (loan) 2012 Naisten Liiga 120———120
Coventry City 2012–13[21] WPL National 1000030—130
2013–14[22] WPL South 1630030—193
2014–15 WPL North 0000——00
Total 263006000323
Bristol City 2015 WSL 1 140106020230
2016 WSL 2 1312000—151
2017 WSL 1 8000——80
Total 351306020461
Birmingham City 2017–18 WSL 1 1701041—221
2018–19 WSL 1920040—232
Total 362108100453
Manchester United 2019–20 WSL 1401061—211
2020–21 1410030—171
Total 281109100382
Career total 137750322201769
  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup and FA WPL Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

International goals

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ladd goal.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 June 2017Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, Portugal Portugal1–02–1International friendly[16]
2 24 November 2017Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Kazakhstan1–01–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[17]

References
  1. "Born Kicking – Hayley Ladd". She Kicks. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. "Hayley Ladd". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. Osborne, Liam (6 August 2012). "Arsenal starlet enjoying Finland experience". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. "Women's Football: Coventry City Ladies lose to Manchester City Ladies". Coventry Telegraph. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  5. "City Ladies International Leaves – Coventry MAD". coventrycity-mad.co.uk.
  6. "Trio Sign For Bristol Academy". Bristol City.
  7. "Hayley Ladd: Wales midfielder leaves Bristol City Women". 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  8. "Hayley Ladd: Wales midfielder leaves Birmingham City Women". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. "Hayley Ladd: Manchester United sign Wales midfielder from Birmingham". BBC. 5 June 2019.
  10. Sanders, Emma (7 September 2019). "Manchester City Women 1–0 Manchester United Women: Weir seals win in front of record WSL crowd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  11. "Man Utd Women v Leicester Women match report". Manchester United F.C.
  12. Plant, Michael (18 September 2020). "Hayley Ladd wins Man Utd Women's Player of the Year for 2019/20". Manchester United. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. "Women's Squad for Algarve Cup Named". FAW. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  14. "Wales v New Zealand –Match Report". FAW. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  15. "Team List" (PDF). Match World Group. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  16. "Friendly: Portugal 1–2 Wales". BBC. 8 June 2017.
  17. "Women's World Cup – Matches". EUFA. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  18. "FAW / Green the hero as Wales beat the Ferns". faw.cymru.
  19. "Milestone of former St Albans City Youth Hayley Ladd recognised by Wales". Herts Advertiser.
  20. "Hayley Ladd player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  21. "Coventry United DNU – Player Season Totals 2012–13". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  22. "Coventry United DNU – Player Season Totals 2013–14". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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