Natalie Haigh

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Full name Natalie Elizabeth Haigh[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Natalie Haigh
Haigh (right) with Scott Booth as coaching team for Lewes F.C. Women in 2023
Personal information
Full name Natalie Elizabeth Haigh[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position Defender
Youth career
Wetherby Athletic
Leeds United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Leeds United
2009–2011 Leeds City Vixens
2012–2013 Swindon Spitfires
2013–2015 Yeovil Town
2015 Larkhall Athletic
2016 Swindon Town
2017 Yeovil Town 6 (0)
2017–2018 Coventry United
2018Nordsjælland (Loan)
2019–2022 Aston Villa 33 (2)
2022Coventry United (loan) 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:15, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Natalie Elizabeth Haigh (born 8 February 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. She has previously played for Yeovil Town, Coventry United, Nordsjælland and Aston Villa.[3] In 2022 to May 2023 she was assistant manager at Lewes FC Women.

Haigh was born in Reading,[4] but grew up in Wetherby and attended Boston Spa Sports College.[2] She began playing football at nine years old and her first club was Wetherby Athletic.[5]

Club career

Leeds United

In August 2005, 16-year-old Haigh made her FA Women's Premier League National Division debut for Leeds United as a substitute in a 4–3 defeat at Arsenal.[6] In May 2006 she started in Leeds's 5–0 FA Women's Cup final defeat by Arsenal.[7] She joined Leeds City Vixens in 2009.[8]

Yeovil

Haigh rejoined Yeovil Town in February 2017 after previously being captain of the team.[9] Haigh made six appearances that season and saw this as a great achievement after having recovered from a back injury received in 2015.

Aston Villa

On 21 July 2019, Haigh joined Aston Villa alongside Shania Hayles and Charlotte Greengrass who signed on the same day.[10] She made her debut on 18 August in a 3–2 home win over Sheffield United in the Women's Championship.[11]

Lewes

In 2022 she took a position of assistant manager to Scott Booth at Lewes FC Women.[12] She left in May 2023.[13]

International career

Personal life

References

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