Molly Bartrip (born 1 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur.[1]
 Bartrip in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Molly Bartrip | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Reading | 59 | (0) |
| 2021– | Tottenham Hotspur | 63 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | England U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:21, 24 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017 | |||
Early life
editBartrip started her playing career at age seven with Tottenham Hotspurs' U10s team, in the mid-2000s. She was initially scouted while playing on a local boys team.[2] At age 11 she went on to play for Charlton Athletic and a few years after that she joined Arsenal.[3][4]
Club career
editReading
editBartrip joined Reading on 4 April 2014 from Arsenal's academy, ahead of the club's debut season in the newly created FA Women's Super League 2.[5][6] She played four matches in the 2014 WSL Cup for Reading but no league appearances. In December 2015 Bartrip signed a professional contract with Reading ahead of the club's debut in the WSL.[7]
Her WSL debut came in the season opener on 23 March 2016 in a start against her former club Arsenal.[8] She scored her first and only goal for the club on 1 November 2017 in a win against Watford in the group stage of the 2017–18 FA WSL Cup.[9] Bartrip made her 100th appearance across all competitions for Reading on 10 February 2021 in a win away to Manchester United.[10] She left the club after the 2020–21 FA WSL season, along with seven other players.[11][12]
Tottenham Hotspur
editOn 16 July 2021, she joined Tottenham Hotspur from Reading for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.[13][1] She played her first game for Spurs in a 1–0 league win over Birmingham City.[14]
Personal life
editIn 2018, Bartrip revealed that she had anorexia nervosa during her teenage years.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 22 September 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA cup | League cup[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2014 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 85 | 1 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 165 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Molly Bartrip completes move". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Molly v Ana - a teenage footballer's battle with anorexia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Molly Bartrip profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Who is Molly Bartrip?". SYST Business. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "BARTRIP JOINS THE ROYALS". www.facebook.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ getreading (11 July 2014). "Molly Bartrip gets the call up for England Under-19s". BerkshireLive. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Reading sign up Bruton and Bartrip". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal vs. Reading - 23 March 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Result Details". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ FC, Reading. "💯 Bartrip makes 100th Royals appearance". Reading FC. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Eight players to depart from Reading FC Women this summer". Reading Chronicle. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ FC, Reading. "Reading FC Women start to reshape squad ahead of fresh 2021-22 challenge". Reading FC. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Tottenham sign defender Bartrip". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Graham scores as Spurs beat Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Falkingham, Katie (7 November 2018). "Molly Bartrip: Reading defender on overcoming teenage anorexia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "England - M. Bartrip - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
edit- Molly Bartrip – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Reading player profile
- Molly Bartrip on Twitter