Sophie Ingle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sophie Ingle | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Llandough, Penarth, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chelsea Ladies | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vale Wanderers F.C. | |||
| Dinas Powys L.F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2012 | Cardiff City L.F.C. | ||
| 2012– | Chelsea L.F.C. | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Wales | 29 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sophie Ingle (born 2 September 1991) is a Welsh footballer who plays for the Welsh national team and FA WSL club Bristol Academy. Ingle plays as a left back or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Ingle began her football career with boys' team Vale Wanderers. Despite making an appeal to the Football Association of Wales (FAW), rules prevented Ingle from playing with the boys beyond the age of 12. She spent a year away from football and then had brief spells with Vale Wanderers' girls and Dinas Powys Ladies. This preceded the teenaged Ingle's move to Cardiff City Ladies.[1]
After a period in the reserves, Ingle broke into Cardiff's FA Women's Premier League team during season 2007–08. After winning the Welsh Cup twice with Cardiff, Ingle signed for WSL outfit Chelsea Ladies ahead of the 2012 campaign.[2]
Chelsea manager Matt Beard deployed Ingle as a central defender and praised her impact after Chelsea's 2012 FA Women's Cup Final defeat to Birmingham: "Sophie Ingle, we initially brought in as a left back but you can see from her quality on the ball and distribution and reading of the game is good as well, she has created a few goals for us with balls in behind which something we haven’t had before."[3]
International career
Ingle was called–up to represent Wales at Under–17 level,[4] and later rose to captain the Under–19 squad.[5] Ingle won her first senior cap for Wales in a 2–1 World Cup qualifying defeat to Azerbaijan, played in Baku on 28 October 2009.[6]
In December 2011 Ingle was named in the preliminary Team GB squad for the 2012 Olympics.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Barry footballer signs for Chelsea – and is picked for GB football squad!". Barry and District News. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ Daniel Clarke (7 February 2012). "THREE NEW SIGNINGS FOR CHELSEA LADIES". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "FA Women's Cup Final 2012 – Reaction from Chelsea". She Kicks. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ "Vale hot-shot Jordan hoping Sky's the limit". South Wales Echo. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "CITY SLICKERS". South Wales Echo. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan 2–1 Wales". UEFA.com. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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