[54], Bronze was called into the England under-17 squad in March 2007, while she was playing for Blyth Town WFC in the Northern Girls Tyne Tees League. What next for Mexico? "The one thing I said to Barca and my agent was 'I want it done before the tournament'," said Bronze. [20] During the 2012 FA WSL, she was a starter in ten of the eleven matches she played. This is her second overseas adventure after playing for Olympique Lyon from 2017-20, where she won the Champions League three times. [61] She also went on to score what proved to be the quarter-final winner against Canada in Vancouver as she netted England's second from a header in the 14th minute. [23] During the 2014 FA WSL, Bronze started all matches for Liverpool helping lead the team to a first-place finish and 725 record, conceding only two losses for the second consecutive season. Lucy Bronze has joined FC Barcelona. She previously played for the club between 2014 and 2017, winning the FAWSL title, Continental Tyres League Cup and Womens FA Cup. "After the signing, Alexia texted me saying she's so excited to play with me on the team," said Bronze. CONCACAF W Championship look-back, England super-subs Russo and Toone showed vs. Spain why they deserve to start, Euro 2022: England's comeback win vs. Spain shows a new side of this special team, the FIFA Best Women's Player of the Year for 2020. "[76], Bronze was included in the England squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in June 2022.[77][78]. [16] She then returned to Sunderland in the Premier League National Division. "Maybe I can't hype doing the same experience again with Barca but I would love to. She won nine trophies in three seasons with the club. [63][64][65] For her performances in the tournament, Bronze was included in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team[66] and shortlisted for the Golden Ball the award given to the best player at the Women's World Cup.[67]. 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[55] She went on to participate in the England under-17 squad that came fourth in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. It wasn't bad to be able to pick from that and make my decision," she said. Bronze made 111 appearances for City, scoring 14 goals, in her second spell at the club. Bronze made her debut for the England senior team on 26 June 2013 as a substitute in the 67th minute for Dunia Susi in a friendly against world champions Japan at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-upon-Trent. She was called into an England under-20 training camp in January 2010. Bronze was born on 28 October 1991 in Berwick-upon-Tweed in north-east England to a Portuguese father[128] and an English mother. [19] She scored another goal during a 22 draw against Arsenal. Make Your Picks. [19], At the age of 19, Bronze competed in six matches for Everton during the 2011 FA WSL season. Im really looking forward to starting work with the team, she said on Barcelonas official website. Bronze represented England at all youth levels before featuring in the full national squad at Euro 2013. [26] She played a part in both the home and away leg of Manchester City's first ever Champions League games, scoring two and assisting two in a 60 aggregate win over Russian champions Zvezda Perm. The Official site of the Bara Foundation. [3] Bronze featured prominently in the midfield for the team,[13] eventually becoming the first British player to win an NCAA Cup in December 2009. 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[68] For her performances in the tournament, Bronze was included in the 2017 UEFA Team of the Tournament. English international footballer (born 1991), FA Women's International Player of the Year, 201819 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Women's Champions League Squad of the Season, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team, List of FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorers, List of England women's international footballers, "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: England", "Lucy Bronze wins PFA Players' Player of the Year", "Uefa Player of the Year: Lucy Bronze and Virgil van Dijk win awards", "Lucy Bronze and Robert Lewandowski are The Best of 2020", "Alnwick Town A.F.C. The Women's Super League club had said Bronze would leave with her contract set to expire this month. The formal event in the presence of president Joan Laporta has yet to happen. [62] She was widely praised as one of the best performers for England team at the World Cup. [17], In September 2010 it was revealed that Bronze had signed for Everton, when she was named in their UEFA Women's Champions League squad. The England international spent the past two years at Man City in her second spell will the club. [74] Bronze ended up winning the tournament's silver ball, being the second best player in the tournament. 'Who doesn't like being told they're good?

[8] She began playing for Sunderland at under-12 academy level and joined the senior team when she turned 16 in 2007. England defender Lucy Bronze has joined Barcelona on a free transfer after leaving Manchester City, the Spanish club said on Saturday. Bronze was also named FA WSL 1 Players' Player of the Year. Things like that give you huge confidence when players want to play with you and teams want you. Bronze was also part of the England under-19 squad that won the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus during July 2009 and part of the squad the following year that finished runners-up to France in the finals held in June 2010 in Macedonia.[15]. In July 2017, she was named in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, which England lost 30 to eventual winners Netherlands in the semi-final. 'After the signing on Saturday, Alexia [Putellas] texted me saying she's so excited to play with me on the team. Barcelona have announced the signing of Lucy Bronze on a free transfer following her departure from Manchester City. Bronze, the FIFA Best Women's Player of the Year for 2020, has signed a two-year contract. Lucy Bronze previous match for Barcelona was against Manchester City W.F.C. "Going out and pushing myself into a different culture, a different experience, playing with the world's best players - to have the chance to do that again was a no brainer. Bronze completed a surprise move to Barca on Saturday, penning a two-year deal in Catalonia, The defender has revealed she turned down the chance to return to ex-club Lyon this summer, Bronze has already received a welcome message from Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas. "After a couple of conversations, you can't say no to Barca. Bronze made her debut for the national team in June 2013 and has represented her country on 87 occasions, netting nine goals in that time.

Considered one of the best women footballers of the last decade, 30-year-old Bronze is coming to Catalonia after spending two seasons at Manchester City. In August 2017, Bronze signed a three-year contract with Olympique Lyonnais. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. In the last 16 against Norway in Ottawa, she scored the winning goal from outside the penalty area as England came from behind to win 21, their first knock-out win at the World Cup. ", "Lucy Bronze strike caps win over Norway as England reach semi-finals", "England 12 USA: Women's World Cup 2019 semi-final as it happened", "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 - Awards - adidas Golden Ball Award - FIFA.com", "England women: Phil Neville likens Lucy Bronze role to Philipp Lahm", "England Women's final squad named for EURO 2022", "Sunderland WFC DNU Player Season Totals 200708", "Sunderland WFC DNU Player Season Totals 200809", "Sunderland WFC DNU Player Season Totals 200910", "Sunderland WFC DNU Player Season Totals 201011", "England Women thrash Montenegro 100 in qualifier", "Kazakhstan women 06 England women: Phil Neville's side end qualifying with victory", "England 60 Northern Ireland: Ellen White hat-trick in Hege Riise's first game", "England 51 Netherlands: Lionesses impress as they come from behind to beat Dutch", "Carolina Blanks Stanford To Claim Its 21st Women's Soccer Title", "Lyon win, Hegerberg makes history: 2018 #UWCL at a glance", "Women's Champions League final: Wolfsburg 13 Lyon", "D1 FMININE 20172018 Rsultats et classement FFF", "D1 FMININE 20182019 Rsultats et classement FFF", "D1 Arkema: Lyon's 14th title by the numbers", "Coupe de France LYON conserve son bien aprs les tirs au but", "England's Lucy Bronze named player of the year at FA Women's Football Awards", "Canada 2015 Technical Report published, All-Star Squad announced", "Bronze caps memorable 2015 with Player of the Year award", "THE VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED AND WINNERS NAMED FOR THE 2019 BT ENGLAND POTY AWARDS", "Jordan Nobbs: Arsenal midfielder wins England player of the year award", "D1F Trophes FFF: le palmars 20172018", "Rankings: how all 55 female players finished", "The FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 of 20192020 FIFPRO World Players' Union", "20202021 Women's FIFA FIFPRO World 11 Revealded", "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018: Lucy Bronze wins award", "Lucy Bronze named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020", "Women's World Cup: USA's Megan Rapinoe wins Golden Boot", "IFFHS AWARDS THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018", "IFFHS AWARDS 2019 THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019", "Lucy Bronze Best Women's Player of the Year", "IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 20112020", "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM UEFA OF THE DECADE 20112020", "Lucy Bronze: 'I don't speak to Eni I'm not sure everything is sorted', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucy_Bronze&oldid=1099744957, Women's association football utility players, North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players, England women's under-23 international footballers, England women's international footballers, Olympic women's footballers of Great Britain, English expatriate sportspeople in France, Articles with dead external links from December 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from December 2017, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using national squad without sport or team link, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 13 December 2020 (UTC), MCWFC Etihad Airways Player of the Season: 2016. "I knew I wanted to play abroad again. Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze (born 28 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back. "We've come on heaps and bounds from the first tournament I went to, we got knocked out in the group stage. Bronze helped Lyon win Trophe des Championnes in 2019 a first historic new trophy against Paris Saint-Germain. Shop now at Bara's Official Store Camp Nou, All the official information of the FC Barcelona Supporters' Clubs. It wasn't bad to be able to pick from that and make my decision,' Bronze said. Live scores service at SofaScore livescore offers sports live scores, results and tables.

Visit localized livescore version of SofaScore. 'It gives me loads of confidence as a player knowing that these big teams who are so successful want to sign me, want me to play, know that I can make a difference to their team.

You can find us in all stores on different languages searching for "SofaScore". 'I think honestly my experience at Lyon was the best time in my career, the best moments of my career. She has previously played for Sunderland, Everton, Liverpool, Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester City as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels at college level in the United States. It gives you confidence and confidence is a huge role in how you perform on the pitch.'. [72] Bronze scored during a 30 victory over Norway in the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Even at 0 he's NOT been a bargain no wonder Frank Lampard is fearing a relegation fight after their humiliating loss to Minnesota United. The 30-year-old will join Barca on a two-year deal when her Manchester City contract expires on 30 June. Im really looking forward to starting work with the team. Pep Guardiola did it with Philip Lahm. (Chelsea FC Women won the match ). It was hard keeping my mouth shut because it was obviously so exciting. His jersey number is 20. Trophes FFF D1 Fminine Team of the Year: This page was last edited on 22 July 2022, at 10:51. [73] England finished the tournament in fourth place. rules prevented her from continuing with the boys team. Bronze is their third signing, joining Laia Codina and the Nuria Rbano at the club. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, 'We only played five-a-side for Ranieri, Roy was repetitive and our signings weren't bothered! [45], At the end of the season, Bronze confirmed that she would be leaving Lyon, following the expiration of her contract. Asked whether it was difficult to leave the Women's Super League, Bronze added: 'I didn't really think about it to be honest, I knew I wanted to play abroad again. Teaching Bara values to boys and girls. The largest and most innovative sports and entertainment space. She is due to join Barcelona from the 2022/23 season. [57], Bronze scored her first England goal on 14 June 2014, in a 30 away win over Belarus in World Cup qualification. Bronze captained England for the first time in the 2018 SheBelieves Cup opening match against France. Barcelona's women team won the domestic treble last season, winning 45 of their 47 matches all season, but lost in the Champions League final to Lyon. England defender Lucy Bronze said it was a 'no brainer' to move to Barcelona, adding that she rejected a return to European champions Lyon. ", "England's women rated and where to see them play now", "Lionesses Trio Named in FIFA World Cup All-Star Squad", "FIFA announces shortlists for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 awards", "England women 'devastated' after Netherlands defeat Mark Sampson", "England are now feared by rivals, says defender Lucy Bronze", "England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup", "Women's World Cup: The Lionesses have been announced! "To consistently hit semi-finals, we're obviously doing something right. Bayern Munich 'will target Harry Kane next summer' after receiving 'positive' response from his camp and German giants believe guarantee of silverware will play into their hands in pursuit of trophy-less Tottenham star, Jesse Lingard completes SHOCK move to Nottingham Forest on a free transfer after waving goodbye to Man United this summer, with the England star penning a one-year contract at the City Ground worth nearly 200,000-a-week, Were Aussie TV shows BANNED from asking Cam Smith about the Saudi rebel LIV tour? [9] In 200708, Bronze was named Manager's Player of the Year as Sunderland finished third in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division. The 30-year-old is Barca's third defensive recruit of the summer after Nuria Rabano signed from Real Sociedad while Laia Codina was given a new contract after spending last season on loan at AC Milan. She has Champions League winning pedigree having won the competition three times in a row with Lyon. when her Manchester City contract expires on 30 June. [69], In 2019, Bronze was part of the England team that won the SheBelieves Cup in the United States. Barcelona have reached at least the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League in each of the past four seasons, winning it in 2021 and losing 3-1 to Lyon in this year's final. Bronze also plays for the England national team. That little edge we have more than ever is that our players have played for big clubs and played in big matches like Champions League finals.".

[9] She previously captained the under-16 team. Last updated on 23 June 202223 June 2022.From the section Women's Football. Report: Manchester City named as Potential Destination for unsettled Matthijs De Ligt, Manchester City Planning to Secure Long-Term Future of Central Midfielder This Summer, Confirmed: The 17 Manchester City Players That Could Star at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Manchester City Name Asking Price for Nathan Ake Amid Premier League Interest, Raheem Sterling Considers 2023 Manchester City Exit on Free Transfer. I really want to start working with the team," Bronze said. [27] She ended competition with eight appearances, as Manchester City reached the semi-finals of the 201617 edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League, with their title hopes ended in late April when they lost Olympique Lyonnais a 32 on aggregate. [19] She scored her first Everton goal during a 20 win against Liverpool L.F.C.

Going out and pushing myself into a different culture, a different experience, playing with the world's best players - to have the chance to do that again was a no brainer. For Barca's semi-final against Wolfsburg in April, they played at the Nou Camp in front of 91,648 - a world record attendance for a women's match. Bronze joins the Catalan side on a two year contract that will run till the Summer of 2024. "Things like that give you huge confidence when players want to play with you and teams want you.". After her first day at Bara, she will be returning immediately to join the England camp, which is the host nation of the forthcoming European Championship. SofaScore livescore is available as an iPhone and iPad app, Android app on Google Play and Windows phone app. [49] In 2020, after winning a treble with Olympique Lyonnais and for her performances in the tournaments,[50] she was named as winner for The Best FIFA Women's Player Award on 17 December 2020, becoming the first defender to win the award and the first English footballer to do so. Lucy Bronze prefers to play with right foot. Having studied at the Duchess's Community High School in Alnwick, she moved to North Carolina to study at UNC. "I want to focus on playing well for England, I don't want questions about what club you're going to next and all the talk and the gossip around that. This Saturday, the English international signed a contract tying her to the club until 30 June 2024. Lucy Bronze has joined Barcelona on a two-year contract after choosing to end a second spell at Manchester City. Bronzes two-year contract at Manchester City expires this month and the full-back has chosen to continue her career abroad, having had a successful time at Lyon between 2017 and 2020, winning three Champions Leagues and Fifas The Best Award. Barca announced the surprise signing of Bronze, who had been heavily linked with a move to the United States, on Saturday, with the defender penning a two-year contract. [19] During the 2013 FA WSL season, she was a starting defender in 13 of the 14 matches she played. 'Maybe I can't hype doing the same experience again with Barca but I would love to because that was the greatest experience of my life. She won FIFAs The Best award in 2020 and was the UEFA European Player of the Season in 2019. During the 201819 season, Bronze made 29 appearances for the Lyon in all competitions, scored two goals[41] and collected her second Division 1 Fminine league title winner's medal; she also won Coupe de France Fminine title and helped Lyon win a second consecutive UEFA Women's Champions League trophy. [58] She scored again on 17 September, as England concluded their qualification process with a 100 away win over Montenegro and a 100% record. Bronze is in England's squad for their home European Championship this summer and wanted the transfer completed before the competition starts on 6 July. Lucy featured in the final match of the UEFA Women's Champions League and helped Lyon win the competition. Could this be the first to detect signs of life on a distant planet? "I'm very happy to play for a club like FC Barcelona, one of the biggest teams in the world.

The organisation that unites ex-players from all FC Barcelona football teams. [14][15] All-American honours followed for Bronze, who scored three goals in 24 games. She has won the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award twice in 2014 and 2017. "I've not had that experience in England quite the same as in Lyon, hopefully I can do it again.". [29] Later that year, she was shortlisted for the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award[30] and The Best FIFA Women's Player Award,[31] but finished eighth and ninth respectively in the voting. Published: 05:00 EDT, 23 June 2022 | Updated: 05:21 EDT, 23 June 2022. Bronze will once again represent her country in the European Championship this summer before playing for her new team. Lucy Bronze is 30 years old (28/10/1991) and he is 172cm tall. Follow your favourite teams right here live! (0:57). Bronze played for City in her first spell between 2014-2017 before leaving to join French side Lyon. 'I had offers from Lyon and Barca, the two best teams in the world. @LucyBronze, pic.twitter.com/eIipRriMDr, I am very happy to play for a club like FC Barcelona, one of the biggest teams in the world.

"After a couple of conversations, you cant say no to Bara.".

After a couple of conversations, you cant say no to Bara.. [33] In the Division 1 Fminine league, Lucy made nineteen appearances, scoring two goals, as Lyon captured its twelfth straight league title. [34] Bronze was named in the Team of the Year for D1 Feminine[35] and Women's Champions League Squad of the Season. During her second stint with City, she won the women's FA Cup and women's League Cup. [129] Bronze has two siblings: an older brother, Jorge; and younger sister, Sophie who plays youth football for Milton Keynes WFC. Most important stats for each competition, including average SofaScore rating, matches played, goals, assists, cards and other relevant data are also displayed. Does Ronaldo DESERVE to return, what happens if De Jong STILL says 'no' and will it be Maguire or Varane Big Rom's TOO big! [70] Later that year, Bronze was selected in England's World Cup squad. She has since lived on Lindisfarne, in Belford and in Alnwick. In the morning she took a medical at Hospital de Barcelona and in the afternoon donned her new strip for the first time at the Ciutat Esportiva and Camp Nou. "It gives me loads of confidence as a player knowing these big teams who are so successful want to sign me.". ': Watford's Dan Gosling spills all on his 'disgraceful' team-mates - and bosses - in their Premier League exit, 'We need more in offence': Erik ten Hag tells Man United's board it's VITAL they sign a new forward before the transfer window shuts - with 68m Antony's representatives in Manchester for talks, Romelu Lukaku is ordered back on to his strict Mediterranean diet after arriving back at Inter well over the 101kg which helped fire Milan to Serie A glory in his last stint at the club, Transfer News LIVE: Bayern Munich 'will target Harry Kane next summer' and Barcelona make late attempt to hijack Chelsea's 55m move for Jules Kounde, Erik ten Hag insists he CAN'T wait around for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to training as star's absence continues, with boss admitting his focus is on those taking part in pre-season as he whips his Manchester United squad into shape, Alexandre Lacazette 'is a doubt to feature in Lyon's friendly against Feyenoord after suffering 10 WASP STINGS in a Dutch forest' with ex-Arsenal striker in a race against time to play on Sunday, Floyd Mayweather is SLAMMED for installing a 'monstrous' 15,000 car seat lined with real mink fur in his new 293,000 Rolls-Royce, as animal welfare campaigners accuse the retired boxer of 'trying to make cruelty look attractive to a child', Barcelona president Joan Laporta tells a fan in Las Vegas that Jules Kounde will sign for Chelsea and NOT move to the Nou Camp as the Blues close in on a 55m agreement for the in-demand Sevilla defender, 'RIP Nate Diaz's career': UFC fans claim the MMA legend 'has signed his death sentence' as he opens as a historic 8/1 underdog for shock fight against 'golden child' Khamzat Chimaev, Ed Slater's JustGiving page reaches DOUBLE its 20,000 target within 24 hours, as thousands of donations flood in to help after the Gloucester forward was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and forced to retire from rugby, Dina Asher-Smith claims 200m bronze at World Championships to earn GB's third medal and insists she is 'so happy' with the result despite narrowly losing her title to overwhelming favourite Shericka Jackson, CHRIS WHEELER: Anthony Martial moves from Man United outcast to first-choice No 9 as Erik ten Hag confirms he'll STAY Cristiano Ronaldo cast a cloud over this tour but the Frenchman has been a breath of fresh air, Raphael Varane says Manchester United stars DON'T think they are better off without Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting the Portuguese star - who is still to return to pre-season training and wants out of Old Trafford - 'always helps the team', Erik ten Hag tells Harry Maguire it's down to HIM to silence the boo boys by impressing them on the pitch this season, after the Manchester United captain was jeered during friendly win over Crystal Palace, JOE BERNSTEIN: Dele Alli's latest gaffe epitomises the malaise affecting him and Everton. [4] Following her second league title, she departed Liverpool to sign for Manchester City.[25]. [24], In 2014, Bronze was awarded the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year. [56] The following month, she was an unused member of the squad at Euro 2013 in Sweden, a group stage exit. Barcelona confirmed the signing on Twitter, posting a picture of the England right-back in her new kit with the caption: Some colours that look great on you @LucyBronze. Bronze signs for Spanish champions after City contract expires, You cant say no to Bara, says England right-back.