Lucy Staniforth (Aston Villa)
The journeywoman of the WSL – Lucy Staniforth has represented seven groups within the league, probably the most of any participant. This contains Liverpool, Man Utd and most not too long ago, Aston Villa.
She has seen loads of change over her 17 years as a participant, from the success of North East academies – she got here by way of at Sunderland – by way of to the wild success of ladies’s soccer each domestically and internationally.
Having performed alongside Stan, I do know the qualities she brings each as a participant and an individual. She has been a valued a part of the group throughout her time at Villa and whereas she can be tremendously missed across the membership, we want her all the easiest for the long run.
Staniforth received the WSL title with Liverpool in 2014, and was twice a runner-up within the FA Cup with Sunderland and the Bristol Academy.
However such is the lifetime of a feminine soccer, back-to-back ACL accidents in 2014, one occurring in every knee, noticed her miss virtually three years of soccer.
Nevertheless, she continued to play for nearly ten years after, and earned her first senior England call-up in 2018. She scored on her debut towards Kazakhstan in September of that 12 months, and represented the Lionesses at two World Cups, incomes a runners-up medal in 2023.
Staniforth has mentioned she is “at ease” along with her determination to retire, and may replicate on the ups and downs which have formed her profession.
