Sophie Baggaley

Sophie Baggaley (born 29 November 1996) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Bristol City.[2][3]

Sophie Baggaley
Personal information
Full name Sophie Baggaley
Date of birth (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996
Place of birth Newton, Derbyshire, England[1]
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 1
Youth career
Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Birmingham City 18 (0)
2017–2018 → Bristol City (loan) 17 (0)
2018– Bristol City 34 (0)
National team‡
2011 England U17 1 (0)
2014–2015 England U19 12 (0)
2016 England U20 2 (0)
2016-2018 England U23 10 (0)
2019- England U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2020

Club career

Baggaley started her senior career in 2014 at Birmingham City. She went on loan to Bristol City during the 2017–18 season in hopes of more playing time. During this season she won The FA Women's Football Awards' Save of the Year.[4][5] She permanently joined Bristol City in the summer of 2018.[6] In September 2018, Baggaley was awarded both the FA WSL player of the month [7] and the inaugural FA WSL PFA Fans Player of the month.[8] At the end of the 2018–19 season she won the FA WFA Players' Player of the Year award and was named in the PFA Team of the Year.[9][10]

International career

Baggaley has played for the England team at every age grouping up to under 23 level.[11] Baggaley was called up to the senior England squad in October 2016[12] and has been on the bench on three occasions.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 April 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup[lower-alpha 1] FA Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2014 FA WSL 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2015 4 0 5 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016 10 0 1 0 1 0 — 12 0
2017 3 0 — 0 0 — 3 0
Total 18 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 28 0
Bristol City (loan) 2017–18 FA WSL 17 0 1 0 0 0 — 18 0
Bristol City 2018–19 20 0 4 0 1 0 — 25 0
Bristol City 2019–20 14 0 4 0 2 0 — 20 0
Career total 69 0 17 0 5 0 0 0 91 0
  1. Includes the FA WSL Cup
  2. Includes the FA Women's Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

Personal life

Baggaley attended Tibshelf Community School from 2009 to 2013. She is currently in a same-sex relationship with fellow footballer and former Birmingham City teammate Chloe Peplow.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

References
  1. "Sophie Baggaley". Derbyshire Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Football: Saving grave earns Sophie first England call-up". Derby Telegraph. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "Rising star Baggaley signs new Blues Ladies deal". Solihull Observer. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. "Celebration Time at 20th Annual FA Women's Football Awards". TheFA. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. "Vote for your FA WSL 1 Save of the YEAr". TheFA. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. "Seven players sign for Bristol City Women's FC". Bristol City FC. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. "Baggaley named FA WSL player of the month". Bristol City FC. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. "Sophie Baggaley voted WSL PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans' Player of the Month". The PFA. 15 October 2018.
  9. O'Neill, Jen (18 May 2019). "FA Women's Awards #WFA2019". She Kicks. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  10. @PFA (26 April 2019). "The PFA FA WSL Team of the Year!" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 September 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. "Sophie Baggaley signs new contract with Blues Ladies". Birmingham City Football Club. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  12. "Spain Women v England Women". BBC Sport. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  13. Peplow, Chloe (29 May 2016). "🇪🇸👯❤️" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  14. Peplow, Chloe (27 May 2016). "This was unreal👯☀️🍹🇪🇸" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  15. Baggaley, Sophie (10 June 2019). "☀️☀️☀️" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  16. Baggaley, Sophie (12 June 2018). "We all know who won 🏖⚽️" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  17. Baggaley, Chloe (3 December 2016). "How ever old you are balloons are always the best bit 🎈🔞🎈" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  18. Peplow, Chloe (8 June 2019). "😃" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  19. Peplow, Chloe (23 December 2017). "Got to love a classic carousel, especially with this weirdo🤨🎠🎄🎅🏽💗" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  20. Peplow, Chloe (31 July 2017). "Mr flamingo flaminghy the rubber dinghy😍" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  21. Peplow, Chloe (24 December 2016). "🎄❤️️🎅🏽💚" (social media post). Instagram. Retrieved 26 May 2020.


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