Emily Syme
English association football player (born 2000)
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Emily Syme (born 23 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City.[1]
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Syme with Bristol City in 2022. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Syme | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bristol City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Aston Villa | 29 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bristol City | 59 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | England U17 | 3 | (3) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2019 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:15, 26 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Having previously played for Bristol City,[1] Syme signed her first professional contract with Yeovil Town in 2018,[2] before joining Aston Villa in July 2019.[3]
On 26 January 2022, Aston Villa announced that Syme had left the club by mutual consent.[4]
Syme signed for Bristol City in 2022, and was part of the team which won promotion to the Women's Super League in the 2022-23 season. She was named as the Women’s Championship Player of the Month for December 2024.[5] On 9 July 2025, it was announced that Syme had signed a one-year contract extension with the club, having been named the club's 2024/25 Players’ Player of the Year.[6] On 18 January 2026, she scored both goals for Bristol in a 2–1 win over Southampton, helping Bristol to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.[7]
She has played for England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 March 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2017 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Bristol City | 2022–23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 | Championship | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2025-26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 86 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 150 | 15 | ||
