Jenna Dear

Jenna May Dear (born 29 May 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 club Ipswich Town.

Jenna Dear

Dear with Watford in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jenna May Dear[1]
Date of birth	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Hayes, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sunderland
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–15	Chelsea	2	(0)
2015	→ Watford (loan)	7	(1)
2016–2017	Everton	8	(0)
2017–2018	Sheffield FC	15	(2)
2018–2019	Vålerenga	15	(1)
2019–2021	FC Fleury 91	18	(0)
2021–2023	Dijon	29	(3)
2023–2025	Sunderland	26	(6)
2025–	Ipswich Town	0	(0)
International career‡
2014–2016	England U19	13	(2)
2016	England U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:24, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2017

Career

Born in Hayes, Hillingdon, Dear spent her early years at the Reading FC Girls' Centre of Excellence and played for Yiewsley Predators and Hayes & Yeading Youth.^[2][3]

Dear joined Chelsea LFC at the age of 14, and went on loan to Watford Ladies in March 2015 for the first half of that season.^[2] She joined Everton LFC in January 2016,^[4] before moving to Sheffield in April 2017.^[2]

Dear played for Vålerenga Fotball Damer in Norway.^[5] Before this, she played for Sheffield F.C. Ladies.^[6]

Dear joined Fleury in 2019, but left in 2021 due to problems with sexual harassment, misconduct and a toxic culture at the club.^[7]

In July 2023, Dear returned to England, signing with Championship club Sunderland.^[8]

On 31 July 2025, Dear was announced at Ipswich Town on a permanent transfer.^[9]

International career

Dear has represented England at under-15 level, captaining the side at the age on 14.^[3] She made the move up to under-19 level, where she made her debut against Sweden on 15 July 2014, and has since represented the under-20 team.^[10]