Ellie Roebuck
Roebuck with England in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ellie Roebuck[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 1
Youth career
–2015 Sheffield United
2015–2016 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Manchester City 93 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 England U17 12 (0)
2017 England U19 4 (0)
2018– England 11 (0)
2021– Great Britain 4 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia and New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Ellie Roebuck (born 23 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. She has also represented England at youth level.

Club career

Roebuck started her career at Sheffield United's centre of excellence, before leaving to join Manchester City, aged 15.[2][3] In grassroots football, she had played with Beighton Magpies in Sheffield; as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Roebuck was installed at the club.[4]

In January 2018, Roebuck signed her first professional contract with Manchester City.[5] A month later, she made her senior breakthrough from the development squad, due to an early injury to Karen Bardsley, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 league draw against Chelsea.[6] On 23 May 2019, Roebuck, having been part of the side that won both the FA Cup and League Cup, extended her contract with Manchester City for another two years.[7] At the end of the 2019–20 season, Roebuck was awarded the inaugural Barclays FA WSL Golden Glove having kept ten clean sheets in 16 league appearances.[8]

Roebuck missed much of the 2021–22 season with a calf injury, limiting her to 10 league appearances out of 22, her lowest since 2017. In addition she missed several international fixtures.[9]

International career

Roebuck played in the 2016 U-17 European Championship, helping her team win third place.[10] This qualified England for the 2016 U-17 World Cup in Jordan,[10] where Roebuck played in all four games until her team was defeated in the quarterfinals by defending champions Japan.[11] Roebuck was part of the England squad that won the bronze medal in the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, however, she was an unused substitute in all fixtures behind Sandy MacIver.[12][13] In April 2017, she played in the second qualifying round for the 2017 U-19 European Championship in the 7-0 win against the Czech Republic.[14]

In October 2018, England manager Phil Neville named Roebuck and Manchester City team-mate Georgia Stanway in his squad for the first time.[15] Roebuck made her senior team debut as a 79th minute substitute for Mary Earps on 8 November 2018 against Austria.[16] She made her first start, before being replaced by Earps at half time, in a 2–1 win against Spain on 9 April 2019.[17]

On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Roebuck had been selected as one of the two goalkeepers in the Great Britain team for the 2020 Olympics.[18] She made her debut on 21 July 2021 in a 2–0 win against Chile.[19] She played in all four games until they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Australia. In June 2022, Roebuck was included in the England squad which won the Euro 2022.[20][21]

On 31 May 2023, Roebuck was named to the squad for the 2023 World Cup in July 2023.[22]

Personal life

Roebuck was born in Sheffield and grew up as a Sheffield United supporter.[23] Whilst at City, she attended Connell Sixth Form College to complete a sports qualification.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 March 2023.[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2016 WSL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017 WSL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2017–18 WSL 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 — 17 0
2018–19 WSL 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 17 0
2019–20 WSL 16 0 1 0 6 0 6 0 — 29 0
2020–21 WSL 20 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1[d] 0 27 0
2021–22 WSL 10 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 15 0
2022–23 WSL 17 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 — 22 0
Career total 93 0 9 0 10 0 18 0 1 0 131 0
  1. ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Women's FA Community Shield

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 February 2023.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 2 0
2022 3 0
2023 1 0
Total 11 0
National team Year Apps Goals
Great Britain 2021 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Manchester City[25]

England

See also: Collective honours for the England women's national football team

England U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Success for girls". Sheffield United F.C. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ Rampling, Ali (4 August 2020). "Ellie Roebuck on England Dreams, Growing in Confidence at Manchester City & More". 90min.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ "England's Euro 2022 winners honoured with gold plaques at local football clubs". 90min. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ Withey, Abi (26 January 2018). "Ellie Roebuck pens first professional City deal". mancity.com. Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (1 February 2018). "Manchester City survive Chelsea onslaught to stay top of WSL". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Ellie Roebuck: Manchester City Women keeper extends contract by two years". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ Whyatt, Katie (16 July 2020). "Bethany England and Emma Hayes win top Women's Super League awards". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. ^ Rampling, Ali (13 May 2022). "Ellie Roebuck on her four-week injury that lasted five months". 90mins.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ a b "WU17 2016 Technical Report". wu172016.uefatechnicalreports.com. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  11. ^ Association, The Football. "Lionesses' World Cup campaign ended by holders Japan". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  12. ^ "ENGLAND SQUAD NAMED FOR FIFA WOMEN'S U20 WORLD CUP". The FA. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. ^ a b "England U20s win bronze at World Cup". thefa.com. The Football Association. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Mollie Rouse Hits a Hat-Trick as the Lionesses Triumph in Turkey".
  15. ^ Whyatt, Katie (30 October 2018). "Uncapped Manchester City pair Georgia Stanway and Ellie Roebuck named in England Women squad". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. ^ O'Neill, Jen (9 November 2018). "International Friendly Match Report: AUSTRIA 0–3 ENGLAND". shekicks.net. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  17. ^ "England get first win in road to France series with victory over Spain in Swindon". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Team GB: Steph Houghton, Sophie Ingle and Caroline Weir in Olympics squad". bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  19. ^ "GB 2–0 Chile". bbc.co.uk. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  20. ^ Davies, Callum (15 June 2022). "England Women's final squad named for EURO 2022". England Football.com. The FA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  21. ^ England Squad. UEFA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  22. ^ "England squad named for 2023 Women's World Cup". www.englandfootball.com. 31 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Weekend Interview: Sheffield United fan Ellie Roebuck aims to keep England in safe hands at World Cup". The Yorkshire Post. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  24. ^ Whyatt, Katie (5 January 2020). "Ellie Roebuck: from taking GCSEs at a World Cup to becoming Super League's best keeper". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  25. ^ a b "E. Roebuck". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  26. ^ "FA WSL Player stats by Season". fawsl.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  27. ^ Sanders, Emma (20 August 2023). "England beaten by Spain in Women's World Cup final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  28. ^ Sanders, Emma (6 April 2023). "England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  29. ^ "England 3 – 1 Germany". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  30. ^ "Arnold Clark Cup: England hit six v Belgium to retain trophy". BBC Sport. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  31. ^ Clayton, David (16 July 2020). "Ellie Roebuck bags FAWSL Golden Glove Award". mancity.com. Manchester City.
  32. ^ "Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win". ITV News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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