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Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
With Sheffield United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Leicester City 54 (33)
2011–2013 Coventry City 35 (15)
2013–2014 Lincoln/Notts County 9 (1)
2014–2017 Doncaster Rovers Belles 43 (40)
2017–2018 Everton 18 (5)
2018–2020 Liverpool 30 (10)
2020–2023 Sheffield United 60 (25)
International career
2013 England U-23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:22, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk (born 16 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Sheffield United in the FA Women's Championship. She has also previously played for FA WSL clubs Liverpool, Everton, Notts County and Lincoln as well as Coventry City and Leicester City in the FA Women's Premier League. Sweetman-Kirk has represented England at under-23 level.

Club career

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With Sheffield United in 2021

Lincoln / Notts County, 2013–2014

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Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 1 club, Lincoln Ladies in July 2013.[3] During her first season with the club, she made seven appearances and scored one goal during a 2–0 win over Chelsea L.F.C.[4][5] Notts County finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 2–8–4.[6]

Doncaster Rovers Belles, 2015–2017

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In July 2014, Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 2 club, Doncaster Rovers Belles.[7][8] She scored 20 goals in 20 matches during the 2015 FA WSL 2 season, helping lift the team to FA WSL 1 the following year.[9] She was subsequently named FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year.[10] During a match against Everton in August 2015, Sweetman-Kirk scored a hat trick after subbing in during the second half of the match when Everton was up 2–0. Her hat trick resulted in a 3–2 win.[11]

In 2016, she signed a full-time professional contract with Doncaster,[9] only to suffer a broken leg in a pre-season friendly.[12] Although Doncaster were relegated in her absence, in the subsequent FA WSL Spring Series resurgent Sweetman-Kirk scored nine goals in nine games to finish as WSL 2 top goalscorer.[13]

Everton, 2017–2018

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With Everton in 2018

Everton signed Sweetman-Kirk from Doncaster after their promotion to the WSL 1, on a two-year contract and paying an undisclosed fee.[14] She was Everton's top-goalscorer in her first season with nine goals in all competitions

Liverpool, 2018–2020

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Sweetman-Kirk in 2019

Sweetman-Kirk transferred to local rivals Liverpool in July 2018.[15] On 23 May 2020, while the league was still suspended indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweetman-Kirk announced she had left the club following the expiration of her contract earlier in the month.[16]

International

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Sweetman-Kirk made her debut for the England under-23 national team in June 2013.[17] Her five goals during the tournament (including a hat trick against Ireland) helped Great Britain win the 2013 World University Games in Russia.[18][19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 May 2020.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[a] League Cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 2008–09[21] WPL Northern 12 4 3 0 15 4
2009–10[22] 21 14 2 1 23 15
2010–11[23] 21 15 3 2 24 17
Total 54 33 0 0 8 3 62 36
Coventry City 2011–12[24] WPL National 17 6 3 1 20 7
2012–13[25] 18 9 5 1 23 10
Total 35 15 0 0 8 2 43 17
Lincoln /

Notts County

2013 WSL 1 7 1 0 0 2 1 9 2
2014 2 0 2 0 3 0 7 0
Total 9 1 2 0 5 1 16 2
Doncaster Rovers 2014 WSL 2 13 10 0 0 0 0 13 10
2015 18 20 1 0 5 5 24 25
2016 WSL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2017 WSL 2 9 10 1 0 0 0 10 10
Total 43 40 3 0 5 5 51 45
Everton 2017–18 WSL 1 18 5 2 3 5 1 25 9
Liverpool 2018–19 WSL 19 10 3 1 4 2 26 13
2019–20 11 0 1 0 4 1 16 1
Total 30 10 4 1 8 3 42 14
Sheffield United F.C. 2020-21 Women's Championship 17 5 1 0 3 0 21 5
2021-22 22 11 2 0 4 2 28 13
2022-23 21 9 1 0 4 0 26 9
Total 65 25 4 0 11 2 75 27
Career total 254 129 15 4 50 17 318 151
  1. ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the National League Cup, WSL Cup

Honours

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Coventry City

  • Birmingham FA County Cup: 2013

Individual

  • FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year: 2015
  • FA WSL 2 Spring Series Top Goalscorer: 2015

Sky

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Sweetman-Kirk has been an occasional match reporter for Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports.

References

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  1. ^ "Eesti universiaadikoondis mängib kohtadele" (in Estonian). Põlva FC Lootos. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Lincoln Ladies sign Coventry's Courtney Sweetman-Kirk". BBC. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk". Soccer Way. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Lincoln Complete Chelsea Hat-Trick". Notts County Ladies FC. Archived from the original (29 September 2013) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. ^ "2013 FA WSL 1". Soccer Way. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Interview: Sweetman-Kirk on Joining". Doncaster Rovers Belles. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Doncaster Belles: Sweetman-Kirk capture delights Staniforth". South Yorkshire Times. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b Ruszkai, Amee (25 December 2015). "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk goes full time with Doncaster". Vavel. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  10. ^ Trehan, Dev (6 December 2015). "Lucy Bronze aims to push on after winning England Player of the Year award". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk treble inspires Doncaster to Everton win". BBC. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk: Doncaster Rovers Belles striker suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  13. ^ Frith, Wilf (9 September 2017). "The FA Women's Football Awards Winners Revealed". She Kicks. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Ladies Land Sweetman-Kirk". Everton F.C. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Crossing the divide". The FA. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Liverpool FC Women confirm Courtney Sweetman-Kirk departure". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  17. ^ "Lincoln sign Sweetman-Kirk". England FA. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  18. ^ Smith, Matthew (15 August 2013). "Stars of Universiade Aiming for The Premier League". The Daily Touch. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Interview with Courtney Sweetman-Kirk". The Footy Site. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Courtney Sweetman-Kirk player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Leicester City – Player Season Totals 2008–09". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Leicester City – Player Season Totals 2009–10". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Leicester City – Player Season Totals 2010–11". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Coventry City – Player Season Totals 2011–12". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Coventry City – Player Season Totals 2012–13". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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