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Date of birth | 4 September 1983 | ||
Position(s) | Defender |
Eartha Pond (born 4 September 1983) is a retired English footballer who played for Arsenal.
Pond was raised in Queen's Park, London.[1] At 11 years old, she was scouted by Arsenal F.C.[1]
Pond played as a defender for Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic, and Tottenham Hotspur football clubs.[2]
After her professional football career, Pond took positions as a physical education teacher and held administrative educational roles.[2] In 2019, she petitioned the Government of the United Kingdom to make physical education a core course, alongside subjects like math and English.[3]
She was elected as a local councillor on the Queen's Park Community Council in London in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. She is chair of the council.
She was instrumental in supporting victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.[2][4]
In 2021, Pond assumed the inaugural position of Non-Executive Director on The Football Association's Women’s Football Board.[2][4]
Pond made her international debut for Saint Lucia in September 2023, starting games against Cuba and Guadeloupe in Group B of League C of Concacaf Women's Gold Cup Qualifying. In the latter game, she registered two assists, as Saint Lucia won 5-1. She was included in the squad for Saint Lucia's December games against the same two opponents.