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Poppy Pritchard
English footballer (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Poppy Pritchard (born 3 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 club Durham, on loan from Women's Super League club Manchester City, and the England under-19 team.
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Club career
An academy product of Women's Championship club Durham,[5] Pritchard started her senior career at Durham, making a total of 22 appearances and scoring twice.[6] She made 4 appearances in the 2022–23 Championship season, followed by another 13 in the 2023–24 season.[3]
On 22 November 2022, Pritchard scored a hat trick for Durham under-21 team against Manchester United, becoming the first team to win against United's U21 side with a 3–2 result.[7] In the 2022–23 season, she scored at total of 18 goals and provided 3 assists for Durham U21 team.[5]
On 31 January 2024, Pritchard signed for Manchester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal,[8] after interest from several WSL clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.[9]
On 13 September 2024, Pritchard joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season.[10] The loan ended on 13 January 2025 and she returned to Manchester City.[11] Five days later, she joined Women's Championship club Newcastle United on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[12][13]
On 4 September 2025, Durham announced that Pritchard had returned to the club on a season-long loan from Manchester City for the 2025-26 season.[14]
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International career
On 20 September 2023,[15] Pritchard scored within 15 minutes of her youth international debut with England under-19s, in a 5–0 win over Denmark,[16][17] followed by a brace against Germany in a 3–3 draw six days later.[18] For 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification on 25 October 2023, she scored the fifth goal against Wales in a 6–1 victory,[19] and provided two assists.[20] On 1 December 2023, as the number 9 striker,[21] she scored two goals in the 5–1 win over Sweden.[22]
In April 2024, during Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Pritchard scored the opening goal against Switzerland in a 2–0 victory,[23] followed by a brace against Italy in a 4–1 win,[24] helping the team to qualify for the final tournament in Lithuania.[25] With 9 goals in 9 appearances for the under-19s, BBC Sport described Pritchard as a player to "look out for" in the tournament.[26] In July, Pritchard scored a hat-trick in England's opening group stage match of the tournament in a 10–0 victory over Lithuania,[27] followed by scoring the winning goal against France to win the group.[28]
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Career statistics
- As of match played 11 December 2024.[3]
- Includes the Women's FA Cup
- Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
- Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
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