Sophia Poor
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sophia Isabella Poor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2006[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | London City Lionesses | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Loughborough Lightning (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → London City Lionesses (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | London City Lionesses | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2024 | |||
Sophia Isabella Poor (born 25 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses.[3]
Poor graduated from the Leicester City's WSL Academy at age 16 in July 2022.[4]
During her youth career with Leicester City, she played 6 matches for the Girls' Regional Talent Club,[5] follow by 12 starts in 12 matches in the WSL Academy.[1]
Club career
In July 2022, Poor joined National League North club Loughborough Lightning on dual registration loan for the 2022–23 season,[4][6] making one appearance as a substitute.[7] In December 2023, she was reported to be recovering from a long-term injury.[8]
Having signed for Aston Villa in 2023,[9] on 17 April 2024 Poor made her WSL debut as a substitute to replace goalkeeper Anna Leat, who had been sent off after 4 minutes.[10] She conceded three goals in the 3–0 defeat to league leaders Chelsea,[11] and according to Sky Sports, "struggled throughout the second half with an apparent leg injury".[12] On 28 April 2024 Poor made her first start for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw to West Ham United, following the suspension of Leat,[13] and was later nominated for WSL Player of the Month for April.[14]
London City Lionesses
On 27 January 2025, Poor joined Women's Championship club London City Lionesses on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[15]
After London City Lionesses were promoted to the Women's Super League, Poor joined the club on a three-year permanent deal on 18 July 2025.[3] On 9 August 2025, she joined Nottingham Forest on loan.[16] On 10 October 2025, Forest announced that Poor had been recalled by London City Lionesses after Emily Orman had sustained a fracture to her arm.[17]