Sarah Wiltshire
Sarah Francis Wiltshire (born 7 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Watford in the English FA Women's National League South and Wales as a midfielder or forward.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sarah Francis Wiltshire[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
2008–2014 | Watford | 89 | (38) |
2013–2014 | → Cardiff City Ladies (loan) | 10 | (15) |
2014–2015 | Yeovil Town | 11 | (10) |
2014 | → Cardiff City Ladies (loan) | 2 | (2) |
2015 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Yeovil Town | 26 | (16) |
2017 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 7 | (6) |
2017–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | (13) |
2019–2020 | Yeovil Town | 13 | (15) |
2020- | Watford | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | England U17 | 3 | (2) |
2012– | Wales | 31 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2015 |
Career
Wiltshire made her first team debut for Arsenal as a 15-year old against Leeds, in April 2007.[3]
On 12 July 2014, Wiltshire signed for fellow FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town from Watford Ladies.[4]
On 5 January 2015, Wiltshire left Yeovil Town to sign a professional contract with FA WSL 1 side Manchester City, having scored 10 goals in just 11 league games in her short time with Yeovil.[5] Wiltshire only made one appearance for Manchester City before re-signing for Yeovil in June 2015.[6]
In July 2016, Wiltshire announced that she was taking a temporary break from football, due to pregnancy.[7] Wiltshire returned to Yeovil in April 2017 ahead of the FA WSL Spring Series.[8]
On 11 July 2017, Wiltshire left Yeovil due to her inability to commit to traveling to training[9] and subsequently she signed for newly promoted WSL 2 side Tottenham Hotspur.[10] In her second season with the team, a second-place finish in the 2018–19 FA Women's Championship meant Spurs won promotion to the WSL. However, in July 2019, Wiltshire was one of 11 players released by the club ahead of their debut season as a top flight professional team.[11]
Wiltshire subsequently returned for a third spell at Yeovil Town, now playing in the FA Women's National League South.
References
- "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2015 and 30/06/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 8. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "Sarah Wiltshire: 2013/2014 Biography & Statistics". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- "15 year-old Sarah Wiltshire makes debut". Arsenal F.C. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Sarah Wiltshire signs for Yeovil". Yeovil Town Ladies FC. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Manchester City Women sign striker Sarah Wiltshire from Yeovil". BBC Sport. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- "Sarah Wiltshire: Striker rejoins Yeovil from Man City". BBC Sport. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Women's Super League Two: Yeovil striker Sarah Wiltshire announces pregnancy". BBC Sport. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- "Wiltshire returns after giving birth to first child". Yeovil Town Ladies. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Sarah Wiltshire: Yeovil Town Ladies striker leaves Women's Super League One club". BBC Sport. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- "Sarah Wiltshire: Tottenham Ladies sign former Yeovil Town striker". BBC Sport. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Introducing our Tottenham Hotspur Women players". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 19 July 2019.