Ebony Salmon

Ebony Salmon
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Salmon training with Manchester United in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ebony Salmon
Date of birth (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 18)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Bristol City
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Aston Villa 12 (7)
2018–2019 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019Sheffield United (loan) 9 (7)
2019– Bristol City 4 (1)
National team
2017–2018 England U17 14 (9)
2019– England U19 10 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:33, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:53, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

Ebony Salmon (born 27 January 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City of the FA Women's Super League.

She has previously played for Aston Villa and Sheffield United, and captained England at Under-17 level.

Club career

Aston Villa

After three years in the Aston Villa academy, Salmon joined the first team in the WSL 2 for the 2017–18 season.[1]

On 8 October 2017, Salmon made her debut in a 2–1 defeat at Sheffield.[2] A month later, she scored her first goal for the club in a 4–0 victory against Watford.[3] On 5 November, Salmon scored in a 2–2 WSL Cup draw against Sheffield, before being dismissed in the final minute of the match.[4][5]

She scored her first brace for the club in a 3–3 draw against the London Bees on 7 January 2018, and went on to score in three consecutive games in April.[6][7][8][9] Salmon scored a total of seven goals in 12 league games, despite her team finishing second from bottom in the table and winning just three of their 18 games.[10]

Manchester United

On 1 July 2018, Salmon joined the newly-formed Manchester United to compete in the FA Women's Championship.[11][12] On 4 January 2019, Salmon moved to fellow Championship side Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season having not yet made her United debut.[13] She was released at the end of the season having not made an appearance for the club.[14]

Loan to Sheffield United

On 6 January 2019, she made her league debut for Sheffield United, as a 52nd minute substitute for Chloe Dixon, in their 1–2 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.[15] On 27 January, Salmon scored her first goal for the club, converting a 90th minute penalty in Sheffield United's 2–3 defeat by Charlton Athletic in the Women's Championship.[16] She scored her second brace of the season on 11 May in a 6–0 win over Millwall.[17]

Bristol City

On 15 July 2019, Salmon signed with Bristol City ahead of the 2019–20 FA WSL season.[18] She made her debut on the opening day of the season on 7 September 2019, in a 0–0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.[19]

International career

On 28 April 2017, Salmon made her debut for England Under-17s in a 2–0 defeat to the United States.[20] In her third appearance for the national team, she scored both of her country's goals in a 6–2 defeat in the United States after coming on as a half-time substitute.[21] Salmon also scored in the following match, a 10–0 victory against Latvia, and added two goals in 6–0 win against Slovakia in October 2017 to help qualify for the UEFA Women's U17 Championship.[22][23]

In May 2018, Salmon captained England at the tournament.[24] After scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Spain, Salmon scored a hat-trick in 18 minutes against Italy to secure a place in the knockout rounds.[25][26] She appeared in the semi-final and third-place fixtures as England finished the tournament in fourth.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 October 2019[10]
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
Aston Villa 2017–18 WSL 2 12 7 0 0 4 2 16 9
Manchester United 2018–19 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheffield United (loan) 2018–19 Championship 9 7 2 1 0 0 11 8
Bristol City 2019–20 WSL 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 2
Career total 25 15 2 1 5 3 32 19
  1. ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup

References

  1. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (9 October 2018). "From Ellie Roebuck to Ebony Salmon: 10 young English footballers to watch". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Sheffield 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Aston Villa 4–0 Watford". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Aston Villa 2–2 Sheffield". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Aston Villa 2–2 Sheffield – Result Details". The Football Association. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Aston Villa 3–3 London Bees". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ^ "London Bees 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Millwall Lionesses 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Aston Villa 1–0 Oxford United". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Ebony Salmon". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Ebony Salmon". www.manutd.com. Manchester United Football Club. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. ^ "United Women's Squad: Player By Player". Manchester United Football Club. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Ebony Salmon joins on loan". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Man Utd Women release Devlin, Hartley, Roberts and Salmon". www.manutd.com.
  15. ^ "United Women 1-2 Spurs - report". Sheffield United Football Club. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  16. ^ "United Women 2-3 Charlton - report". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  17. ^ "United Women 6-0 Millwall - report". SUFC.co.uk. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Salmon signs for City Women". Bristol City.
  19. ^ Barton, Lewis (7 September 2019). "Report: Bristol City Women 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion". bcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. ^ "United States U17 2–0 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  21. ^ "United States U17 6–2 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  22. ^ "England U17 10–0 Latvia U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  23. ^ "England U17 6–0 Slovakia U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Ebony Salmon". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  25. ^ "Spain U17 2–1 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  26. ^ "England U17 4–0 Italy U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

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