Mary Earps

association football player (born 1993)

Mary Alexandra Earps (born 7 March 1993) is a professional footballer from England. She plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United in the Women's Super League and for the national team of England. Before this, she played for teams in the FA WSL like Bristol Academy, Birmingham City, Doncaster Belles, and Reading. She also played in Germany's Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg.[3]

Mary Earps
Earps with Manchester United in March 2023
Personal information
Full name Mary Alexandra Earps[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Nottingham, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Manchester United
Number 27
Youth career
West Bridgford Colts
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Leicester City 0 (0)
2010–2011 Nottingham Forest 4 (0)
2011–2012 Doncaster Rovers Belles 27 (0)
2011Coventry City (loan) 0 (0)
2013 Birmingham City 11 (0)
2014–2015 Bristol Academy 28 (0)
2016–2018 Reading 34 (0)
2018–2019 VfL Wolfsburg 4 (0)
2019– Manchester United 86 (0)
National team
2008–2010 England U17 6 (0)
2011–2012 England U19 10 (0)
2013–2016 England U23 12 (0)
2017– England 45 (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia–New Zealand
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2023

Mary has represented England in football at different levels: under-17, under-19, and under-23.[4][5] She got her first chance to play for the senior national team in 2017. In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she was the vice captain for the England team.[6]

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 12 November 2023[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 2009–10[9] WPL North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nottingham Forest 2010–11[10] WPL National 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2011 WSL 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
2012 13 0 2 0 3 0 18 0
Total 27 0 2 0 4 0 33 0
Coventry City (loan) 2011–12[11] WPL National 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birmingham City 2013 WSL 11 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 15 0
Bristol Academy 2014 WSL 1 14 0 1 0 5 0 6 0 26 0
2015 14 0 1 0 5 0 20 0
Total 28 0 2 0 10 0 6 0 46 0
Reading 2016 WSL 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
2017 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017–18 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Total 34 0 2 0 1 0 37 0
VfL Wolfsburg 2018–19[12] Bundesliga 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
VfL Wolfsburg II 2018–19[12] 2. Bundesliga 2 0 2 0
Manchester United 2019–20 WSL 14 0 1 0 4 0 19 0
2020–21 22 0 2 0 1 0 25 0
2021–22 22 0 2 0 1 0 25 0
2022–23 22 0 5 0 0 0 27 0
2023–24 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Total 86 0 10 0 6 0 2 0 104 0
Career total 195 0 18 0 26 0 9 0 248 0

International change

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 October 2023.[13]
Year England
Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2018 3 0
2019 4 0
2020 0 0
2021 6 0
2022 15 0
2023 16 0
Total 45 0

Honours change

VfL Wolfsburg[7]

Manchester United

England

Individual

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. Mcloughlan, Shannon (7 June 2019). "Nottingham-born goalkeeper Mary Earps dreaming of Women's World Cup glory with England". Nottingham Post.
  3. Bradbury, Jamie (26 Apr 2015). "Mary Earps: I don't know where I'd be without football". England FA. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. Lavery, Glenn (23 Sep 2015). "Caitlin Leach hopes to follow in Mary Earps' footsteps". England FA. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. Trehan, Dev (17 March 2015). "Bristol Academy and England U23 goalkeeper Mary Earps eyes Rio 2016 Olympics". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. Garry, Tom (18 September 2018). "Mary Earps: Women's Champions League finalists Wolfsburg's new ex-West Bridgford Colts star". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Mary Earps". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. "Player stats". fawsl.com.
  9. "Mary Earps – Player Stats 2009–10". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. "Mary Earps – Player Stats 2010–11". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. "Mary Earps – Player Stats 2011–12". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Mary Earps". dfb.de. DFB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. "England - M. Earps - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  14. Emma Sanders (20 August 2023). "Women's World Cup final: England lose to Spain in Sydney". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  15. Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  16. Sanders, Emma (6 April 2023). "England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  17. "England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  18. "England 3 - 1 Germany". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  19. "Arnold Clark Cup: England hit six v Belgium to retain trophy". BBC Sport. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  20. "Earps wins The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper award". FIFA. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  21. Hill, Courtney (27 May 2023). "Earps makes WSL history". Manchester United. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  22. Emons, Michael (20 August 2023). "Women World Cup: England goalkeeper Mary Earps wins Golden Glove award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  23. "PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  24. "Rachel Daly: Aston Villa forward wins PFA women's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  25. "UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Team of the Tournament announced". UEFA.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  26. Gerty, David (19 September 2023). "Mary Earps wins England Player of the Year award for 2023". England Football. The Football Association. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  27. "Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win". ITV News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.