Poppy Soper
Welsh association football player
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Poppy Soper (born 4 May 2002) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FA Women's National League North club Rugby Borough[1][2] and the Wales national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 2002 | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rugby Borough | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 2022 | Chelsea II | ||
| 2022–2024 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2023–2024 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2025– | Rugby Borough | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Wales U17 | ||
| 2020– | Wales | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025 | |||
Early and personal life
Poppy grew up in Rogerstone in Newport, South Wales and attended Bassaleg School, a comprehensive in the west of Newport, Wales. Her first grassroots club was Graig Villa Dino F.C. Poppy has a law degree from Exeter University.
International career
Soper was part of Wales' 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League squad.[3]
Soper was called up to be part of Wales' 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland.[4] However, she was forced to withdraw from the squad due to an injury she received in training on 12 July, just prior to Wales' final group stage match against England, and was replaced with Soffia Kelly.[5]
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