Katie Startup
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katie Startup | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Maidstone, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Meridian Girls | |||
| Gillingham | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Liverpool (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Manchester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 6 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2018 | |||
Katie Startup (born 28 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]While attending Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Startup played football for the school team and was picked up by Meridian Girls FC. From there she joined Gillingham and then Chelsea.[3]
Charlton Athletic
[edit]Startup began her senior career in 2017 at Charlton Athletic, in third tier of women's football. Here, she helped Charlton achieve promotion to the Women's Championship.[4]
The following season, Startup played in all 20 matches of the 2018–19 campaign. Charlton finished in third place, narrowly missing out on promotion to Tottenham Hotspur in second, five points ahead. During this season, Startup kept eight clean sheets, and was nominated for the November 2018 Women's Championship Player of the Month. However, Startup missed out to Mollie Green,[5] who was at Manchester United at the time.
The 2019–20 season was less successful for Startup and Charlton. Charlton failed to win in any of their 12 games, before the season was terminated, however Startup managed to keep one clean sheet during the season, in a 0–0 draw against Lewes.[6] In October 2019, Startup raised awareness for mental health and suicide by changing her kit number from 1 to 40.[7]
Brighton & Hove Albion
[edit]After Startup's impressive performances in the Women's Championship, she caught the eye of Brighton & Hove Albion, who snatched up her services in the summer of 2020,[8] and signed her on a 2-year contract.[9] Startup made her debut for Brighton in the Women's FA Cup against Huddersfield on 16 May 2020.[citation needed]
On 28 October 2023 she signed a contract extension with Brighton.[10]
Return to Charlton Athletic
[edit]Shortly after signing for Brighton, Startup returned to Charlton on a short-term loan for the 2020–21 season.[11]
Startup made her first appearance since returning to Charlton against Crystal Palace in a 2–2 draw.[12] She made three other appearances for Charlton that season, coming against Blackburn Rovers,[13] Liverpool,[14] and Coventry United.[15]
Startup kept her first and only clean sheet of her four appearances against Blackburn, in a 1–0 victory away from home.[13]
Manchester City (loan)
[edit]On 14 April 2024, Startup joined Manchester City on an emergency loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[16]
Manchester City
[edit]After spending the last few weeks of the previous season on loan to Manchester City, Startup signed a two-year deal with the club on 6 September 2024.[17]
International career
[edit]Startup has represented England at an U17 and U19 level.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Katie Startup". Manchester City F.C. 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Katie Startup". Football Critic. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Hogg, Marcus (28 November 2017). "How Charlton goalkeeper Katie Startup earned a Three Lions call up". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Katie Startup". Synergy Sports Management. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Twitter Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ ITRM. "WOMENS REPORT | Charlton Women 0 Lewes Women 0". cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Keeper raising awareness with number 40". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (6 July 2020). "Keeper Katie Startup takes step up in signing for Brighton Women". SheKicks. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Startup signs up for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Katie Startup signs contract extension". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic keeper returns in Crystal Palace draw". FAWSL Full-Time. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Charlton 2–2 Crystal Palace". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Blackburn 0–1 Charlton". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Match report: Liverpool FC Women 4–0 Charlton". Liverpool FC. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic 2–3 Coventry". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Katie Startup joins City on short-term loan". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Man City sign goalkeeper Startup on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Katie Startup at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Profile at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
- Profile at Manchester City F.C.
- Katie Startup at Soccerway
- Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Women's Championship (England) players
- Liverpool F.C. Women players
- Chelsea F.C. Women players
- Manchester City W.F.C. players
- England women's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Maidstone
- English women's footballers
- 21st-century English sportswomen