Emily Scarr
English footballer
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Emily Louise Scarr (born 15 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Women's Championship club Sunderland.
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Scarr playing for Sunderland in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Louise Scarr[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England[3] | ||
| Position | Forward[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 8[5] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Middlesbrough | 85 | (56) |
| 2021– | Sunderland | 60 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2024 | |||
Early life
Scarr was born in Bishop Auckland[3] and attended Whitworth Park Academy in Spennymoor.[6]
Career
Middlesbrough
Scarr made her debut for Middlesbrough on 28 January 2016, starting in a 1–1 draw against Chester-le-Street Town.[7] She started in all of Middlesbrough's eight remaining league games, scoring 7 goals in total,[7] and helping the club win the 2015–16 Northern Division One.[8]
On 11 December 2016, Scarr scored five goals in an 8–3 win against Nottingham Forest.[9] On 24 January 2018, following a third round 4–3 comeback against Liverpool Feds, she was named the FA Cup player of the round.[10] She scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 28 January 2018,[11] and ended the 2017–18 season as Middlesbrough's top goal scorer, scoring 28 goals in all competitions.[12]
Along with fellow teammate Tyler Dodds, Scarr was the club's joint top goal scorer for the 2018–19 season, scoring 14 goals in total.[13] In her five years playing for Middlesbrough, Scarr scored 56 goals in 85 league matches.[14]
Sunderland
On 2 July 2020, it was reported that Scarr had left Middlesbrough and that Sunderland were seeking to sign her.[15] On 18 August 2020, Sunderland announced that they had signed Scarr.[16] She won two consecutive player of the year awards for her performances during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[17]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 16 February 2025[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2015–16 | Northern Division One | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 2016–17 | Northern Premier Division | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 | ||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 2 | 27 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20[b] | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Total | 85 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 102 | 68 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 102 | 68 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the FA Women's National League Plate
- Cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours
Middlesbrough
- FA Premier League Northern Division One: 2015–16
Individual
- Sunderland Player of the Year: 2022–23, 2023–24