Jade Radburn

Jade Radburn
Personal information
Full nameJade Annmarie[1] Lorton-Radburn
Date of birth21 January 1989[2]
Place of birthLeicester, England
Playing positionCentre back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Leicester City Women
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2009Leicester City Women
2009Blackburn Rovers Ladies6(0)
2009–2010OOH Lincoln Ladies
2010–2011Keynsham Town
2011Bristol Academy9(0)
2012Leicester City Women
2012–2014Yeovil Town Ladies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:09, 28 October 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Jade Annmarie Lorton-Radburn (born 21 February 1989) is an English female football defender or midfielder.

Club career

Radburn joined Leicester City Women at under–10s level and spent three years with the first team, before joining Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2009 close season[3] after a successful trial.[4]

She moved to OOH Lincoln Ladies in November 2009.[5] Radburn greatly impressed Lincoln manager Rod Wilson with her performances, both at centre-half and in midfield.[6]

Radburn playing for Yeovil in April 2013

In October 2010 Radburn signed for Keynsham Town.[7] She was then revealed as part of Bristol Academy's FA WSL squad in March 2011.[8] Radburn made her WSL debut in a 0–0 draw at Everton, but was ineligible for Bristol's FA Women's Cup final defeat to Arsenal after playing for Keynsham in an earlier round of the competition.[9] She was named in Bristol Academy's 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League squad in September 2011.[1] In March 2012 it was reported that Radburn had rejoined Leicester City.[10]

International career

Radburn represented Great Britain at the World University Games,[11] playing in the 2009 tournament in Belgrade and winning a bronze medal.[12]

Personal life

Radburn attended Loughborough University.[11] In July 2013 Radburn married Yeovil teammate Justine Lorton.[13]

Blackburn Rovers statistics

Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[3] 2009–10 600020100090
Club Total600020100090

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jade Annmarie Radburn". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. サッカー観戦日記 (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Jade Radburn". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  4. "Blackburn land exciting duo". Fair Game. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  5. "Radburn joins OOH Lincoln". OOH Lincoln L.F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  6. John Pakey (21 November 2009). "OOH Lincoln Ladies boss Rod Wilson pleased with impact of Jade Radburn". Lincolnshire Echo. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  7. "Keynsham sign Collins and Radburn". She Kicks. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  8. "Jade Radburn Player Profile". Bristol Academy WFC. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  9. "Cup final special: get to know Bristol Academy". She Kicks. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  10. "Leicester City Women Sign Jade Radurn". She Kicks. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Great Britain women’s football squad announced for World University Games". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  12. "Leicester City women's duo win World University Games medals". Leicester Mercury. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  13. "Shirt problem delights the Glovers". Yeovil Town Ladies. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013. Last Friday Glovers stars Justine Lorton and Jade Radburn tied the knot and both will now be known as Lorton-Radburn. Naturally the Club were delighted about that fantastic news, but the Glovers now have the challenge of fitting the longest surname in the club on the shirt backs, plus both players have the same first name initial!