Ebony Salmon
Salmon training with Manchester United in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ebony Salmon | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 2001 | ||
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) |
2019 | → Sheffield 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.
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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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
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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 |
- ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
References
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (9 October 2018). "From Ellie Roebuck to Ebony Salmon: 10 young English footballers to watch". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Aston Villa 4–0 Watford". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2–2 Sheffield". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2–2 Sheffield – Result Details". The Football Association. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Aston Villa 3–3 London Bees". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "London Bees 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Millwall Lionesses 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Aston Villa 1–0 Oxford United". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Ebony Salmon". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Ebony Salmon". www.manutd.com. Manchester United Football Club. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "United Women's Squad: Player By Player". Manchester United Football Club. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Ebony Salmon joins on loan". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Man Utd Women release Devlin, Hartley, Roberts and Salmon". www.manutd.com.
- ^ "United Women 1-2 Spurs - report". Sheffield United Football Club. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "United Women 2-3 Charlton - report". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "United Women 6-0 Millwall - report". SUFC.co.uk. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Salmon signs for City Women". Bristol City.
- ^ Barton, Lewis (7 September 2019). "Report: Bristol City Women 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion". bcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "United States U17 2–0 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "United States U17 6–2 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "England U17 10–0 Latvia U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "England U17 6–0 Slovakia U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Ebony Salmon". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Spain U17 2–1 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "England U17 4–0 Italy U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links
- Ebony Salmon – UEFA competition record
- Ebony Salmon at Soccerway