Corinne Yorston
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corinne Louise Yorston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Fleet, Hampshire, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Keynsham Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beaulieu Belles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2003 | Southampton Saints | ||
| 2003–2005 | Fulham | ||
| 2005–2009 | Bristol Academy | ||
| 2009–2010 | Arsenal[2] | 20 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Keynsham Town (on loan) | ||
| 2010–2014 | Bristol Academy | 53 | (7) |
| 2015 | Yeovil Town | 16 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | Bristol City | ||
| 2017 | → Oxford United (on loan) | ||
| 2018– | Keynsham Town | 29 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2009 | England | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Corinne Louise Yorston (born 15 June 1983) is an English international footballer who plays as a defender[3] for Keynsham Town. Although primarily a left-back, who won most of her England caps playing in central defence, she has also played as a midfielder at club level. She has also previously represented English Universities.[4]
Yorston began her career with Southampton Saints.[5] She was inspired by Southampton coach Sue Lopez.[6] In the 2003 close season, Yorston joined Fulham Ladies[7] with whom she made her England debut in 2003. Soon after this she suffered a couple of stress fractures that kept her out of the game for nearly a year.[8]
She joined Bristol Academy in the 2005 close season,[9] and went on to have three seasons as club captain. She joined Arsenal Ladies in July 2009,[10][11] but returned to Bristol in 2010. She was loaned out to Keynsham Town to maintain fitness ahead of Bristol's FA WSL season, which began in April 2011.[12]
At the end of the 2014 season, Yorston left Bristol Academy to join FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town.[13]
International career
Yorston won 19 caps at Under-19 level and also played at Under-23 level before joining the England senior team. She made her debut, as a substitute, in the game against Germany in September 2003 and played, again as a substitute, in the game against Denmark in February 2004. Her next game for England was not until March 2007 when she was a substitute for Rachel Unitt in the game against Scotland.
In May 2009, Yorston was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.[14]
She was allotted 151 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[15][16]