Izzy Christiansen

Isobel Mary Christiansen (born 20 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Everton in the FA WSL and the England national team.

Izzy Christiansen
Personal information
Full name Isobel Mary Christiansen[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.64 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 27
Youth career
Manchester United
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Everton
2009–2014 Birmingham City 34 (3)
2014–2018 Manchester City 61 (18)
2018–2019 Olympique Lyon 20 (3)
2020– Everton 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2014 England U23 12 (1)
2015– England 31 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018

Club career

Christiansen captained the women's football club at the University of Birmingham.[2][3]

Christiansen has played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with Everton[4] and also played for Birmingham City.[5]

On 7 February 2014, Christiansen officially signed for new WSL club Manchester City Women.[6] On 16 October 2014, she scored the only goal to help Manchester City defeat Arsenal Ladies and win the 2014 FA WSL Continental Cup.[7] In April 2016, she won three awards, two of which were the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year and PFA WSL Team of the Year.[8] Upon winning the awards, Christiansen said: "I'm pretty shocked. Three awards is a great achievement and I'm so pleased to have been able to have done that for the team."[9]

On 23 July 2018, Christiansen signed a contract with defending European Champions Olympique Lyon until 2020.[10] In her first season with the club, Lyon won the treble: winning Division 1 Féminine, Coupe de France and Champions League.

On 27 December 2019, Christiansen announced her return to England, signing an 18-month deal with Everton.[11]

International career

As a junior international, she won the 2009 U-19 European Championship[12] and a silver in the following year's edition,[13] and played the 2008 U-17 and 2010 U-20 World Cups.[14]

Christiansen helped Great Britain to win a gold medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[1] In January 2014, she was promoted from the under-23s into the senior England squad, to replace Jodie Taylor who had withdrawn.[15]

Coach Mark Sampson gave Christiansen her senior international debut in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying match against Estonia on 21 September 2015. She marked the occasion by scoring in England's 8–0 win.[16][17]

In March 2019, Christiansen underwent surgery on an ankle injury sustained in England's 3–0 SheBelieves Cup win over Japan. England coach Phil Neville called her "vital" to his squad and hoped that her rehabilitation programme would restore her to fitness for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[18]

International goals
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Christiansen goal.[19]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 September 2015 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 5–0 8–0 Euro 2017 qualifying
2 23 October 2015 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China  Australia 1–0 1–0 Dewellbon Cup
3 4 June 2016 Adams Park, Wycombe, England  Serbia 5–0 7–0 Euro 2017 qualifying
4 10 April 2017 Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England  Austria 3–0 3–0 Friendly
5 28 November 2017 Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England  Kazakhstan 5–0 5–0 2019 World Cup qualifying
6 4 September 2018 Tsentralniy, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 3–0 6–0

Personal life

Christiansen used to be in a same-sex relationship with fellow footballer Billie Murphy.[20][21]

Honours

Manchester City

Olympique Lyonnais

England

Individual

References
  1. "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. Frostick, Nancy (11 June 2017). "Alumna Interview: England Midfielder Izzy Christiansen". Redbrick.me. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. @uobwomensfc (7 September 2017). "Congratulations to our ex UOBWFC club captain @IzzyChr17 for her first England call up #brumfam #proud" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. Profile in UEFA's website
  5. "Isobel Christiansen Player Profile, Birmingham City". Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  6. "City Women sign Isobel Christiansen". mancity.com. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. "City are cup champions". Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. ThePFA.com. "PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year: Izzy Christiansen". thepfa.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. "Christiansen bags a hat-trick". mancity.com. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  10. "Féminin : L'Internationale Anglaise Isobel Christiansen S'Engage Avec L'ol Jusqu'en 2020". 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. "Everton Sign Lionesses Midfielder Christiansen From Lyon". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  12. "Composed England enjoy final waltz". UEFA. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  13. "Clinical France punish England's errors". UEFA. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  14. Statistics in FIFA's website
  15. "Christiansen called up". She Kicks. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  16. "Danielle Carter hat-trick guides England to opening Euro 2017 qualifying win". The Guardian. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  17. "Euro 2017 qualifying: England thrash Estonia 8–0". BBC Sport. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  18. "Izzy Christiansen: England midfielder could still be fit for Women's World Cup". BBC Sport. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  19. Karsdorp, Dirk (2018). The England Women's FC 1972 – 2018: The Lionesses – A Statistical Record. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-86223-391-1.
  20. Murphy, Billie (7 July 2016). "Pre James Bay 😎" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  21. Murphy, Billie (1 May 2016). "Just glaring at the pfa star last night 😈" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  22. "Trophée des Championnes - L'OL étoffe son palmarès d'un nouveau titre" (in French). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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