Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
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| Full name | Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Sheffield United | 60 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | England U-23 | (5) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:22, 3 July 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk (born 16 November 1990) is an English football pundit and former player. She played as a forward, most recently in the FA Women's Championship. She has also previously played for Liverpool, Everton, Notts County and Lincoln Coventry City, Leicester City and Sheffield United. She also represented England at under-23 level.
Since retiring in 2023, Sweetman-Kirk has worked as a pundit and commentator.
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
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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
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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]
After the 2022–23 season, Sweetman-Kirk announced her retirement from football, aged 33.[17]
International
Sweetman-Kirk made her debut for the England under-23 national team in June 2013.[18] Her five goals during the tournament (including a hat trick against Ireland) helped Great Britain win the 2013 World University Games in Russia.[19][20]
Career statistics
Honours
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