Sarah Francis Wiltshire (born 7 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Cambridge United in the English FA Womens National League Division 1 South East and previously played for Wales as a midfielder or forward.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Francis Wiltshire[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cambridge United | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2022 | Watford | 9 | (7) |
| 2022– | Cambridge United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | England U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Wales | 31 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editWiltshire 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, playing in the FA Women's National League South. After Yeovil Town she spent two seasons with Watford, returning to the club for the first time since 2014. After her time at Watford, she signed for Cambridge United in August 2022, returning for the first time since her loan to the club in 2017.[12]
International career
editA youth international with England, Wiltshire played for Wales at the senior level from 2012 until her last cap in 2015.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Sarah Wiltshire joins U's | Cambridge United F.C." www.cambridgeunited.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Euro 2017 friendly: Wales Women 1-2 Slovakia Women". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Wiltshire pleased with 'amazing' end to season". Watford Observer. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
edit- Sarah Wiltshire at Soccerway