Lucy Shepherd
English soccer player (born 1998)
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Lucy Shepherd (born 14 November 1998) is an English professional football player who plays as a forward for Portsmouth. She played college soccer for Hofstra Pride. She has previously played for the London City Lionesses and Blackburn Rovers.
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Shepherd with Dallas Trinity in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Worcestershire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Aston Villa | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Hofstra Pride | 96 | (25) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | London City Lionesses | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Dallas Trinity | 21 | (1) |
| 2026– | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | England U17 | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | England U19 | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:09, 18 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Shepherd began her football career on boys' teams, where she was frequently the only girl. At age 12, a rule prohibiting girls from playing on boys' teams came into effect. During one of her last matches with the boys' team, a scout noticed her that ending up leading to her recruitment into Aston Villa's youth team.[2]
Shepherd spent eight years with Aston Villa' and became the first Villa player to score in an FA Youth Cup final.[2] She also played for the first team at Aston Villa for two years.[3][4]
College career
Shepherd joined the Hofstra Pride in 2017, a year after the team finished with a 4–5 record in the Colonial Athletic Association (now the Coastal Athletic Association; CAA). Over the next four seasons, Shepherd helped lead Hofstra to four consecutive CAA conference titles as well as helping Hofstra advance to the second round of the NCAA Women's Division I Tournament on three occasions.[5][6]
Club career
Shepherd was selected 23rd overall by the Washington Spirit in the 2022 NWSL Draft, becoming the second player in Hofstra's history to be drafted.[7][8] She participated in Washington's preseason camp.
London City Lionesses, 2022–2023
It was announced on 7 July 2022 that Shepherd joined the London City Lionesses on a free transfer.[9] She made her debut on 21 August 2022 coming on as a substitute against Crystal Palace in the 56th minute for Karin Muya.[10] She scored her first club goal against Crystal Palace on 15 January 2023. The Lionesses finished 3rd in the 2022–23 Women's Championship league table earning 45 points only 3 points behind league winners Bristol City.[5]
Blackburn Rovers, 2023–2024
On 22 August 2023, Shepherd joined Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer.[11][12] Four days after signing with Blackburn, she made her club debut against Birmingham City. She scored her first goal in a Women's FA Cup match against Darwen FC on 10 December 2023.[13] Two months later, she netted her first league goal for Blackburn in a 1–0 away victory against London City Lionesses, her former club.[14] Shepherd was awarded Player of the Year.[15][16]
Dallas Trinity FC, 2024–present
On 1 July 2024, Shepherd joined Dallas Trinity FC in preparation for the inaugural USL Super League season.[15] She made her club debut in friendly against Barcelona on 30 August 2024. She made her league debut on 7 September 2024 against DC Power FC, coming in the 80th minute for Chioma Ubogagu. She got her first assist for Dallas six days later against Lexington.[17] Shepherd scored her first club goal on 9 March 2025 against Brooklyn FC in a 6–0 home win at the Cotton Bowl.[18]
International career
Youth
Shepherd has represented England at the U17 and U19 levels. Shepherd was called up by head coach Mo Marley to join the England women's national under-19 team on 14 July 2016 for a friendly against United States.[19] Later in October, Shepherd was called up again to participate in a friendly tournament hosted by Northern Ireland in preparation for the European Championship, which England won. Shepherd scored against the hosts in the second game of the tournament in a 5–0 victory.[20][21]
Personal life
Career statistics
College
| College[23] | Regular Season | CAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Hofstra Pride | CAA | 2017 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2018 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 2021 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 25 | ||
Club
- As of 12 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Leagues Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2016 | Women's Championship | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| London City Lionesses | 2022–23 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers W.F.C. | 2023–24 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 28 | 7 | ||
| Dallas Trinity FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 17 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 58 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
Notes
- Includes Women's FA Cup and FA Women's League Cup
- Includes appearances in USL Super League playoffs
