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Bethany Jane Mead (born 9 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Women's Super League (WSL) club Manchester City and the England national team . A creative and prolific forward, she has all-time most assists and all-time second-most goal contributions in the WSL. At UEFA Women's Euro 2022 , she became the Golden Boot winner, Player of the Tournament, and top assist provider, leading England to win a major tournament for the first time. Later that year, she was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year , becoming the first women's footballer to win the prestigious award; and finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or and UEFA Player of the Year . She was part of the England squad which won UEFA Euro 2025 , having her penalty saved in the shootout of the tournament's final . In 2015, Mead won the WSL Golden Boot and the WSL Player of the Year award, becoming the youngest WSL Golden Boot winner at the age of 20. It was only a season after leading her then-club Sunderland 's promotion and WSL 2 title win. Having scored 81 goals in 109 games, she is regarded as one of the greatest players to have ever played for Sunderland. Converted to a winger at Arsenal , Mead holds numerous WSL records in playmaking , including all-time most assists, most assists in a season, most chances created in a season, and most chances created from open play in a season. She was the WSL top assist provider in the 2018–19 and 2021–22 seasons. In the 2021–22 season, she was nominated for WSL Player of the Season. She won the 2018–19 WSL title with Arsenal, as well as t — Wikipedia
- Position
- MF
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Dublin
- Born
- 5 Jun 1983
In 2011–12 , her first season in the FA Women's Premier League (WPL), Mead scored 23 goals in as many games. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Sunderland won the league, in part due to Mead's winner against Leeds United . [ 11 ] Sunderland won the FA Women's Premier League Cup for the first time, completing the double. [ 12 ] Mead won the WPL Golden Boot , [ 13 ] the joint Sunderland Player of the Year award, alongside Stephanie Bannon , [ 14 ] and Mavis Clayton Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Achievement at the Scarborough and District Sports Awards. [ 15 ] In the 2012–13 season, Mead followed up with 30 goals in 28 matches. [ 16 ] She again won the FA WPL Golden Boot [ 17 ] and Sunderland Player of the Year award. [ 18 ] She was also named Top Female Achiever at the Scarborough and District Sports Awards. [ 19 ] Sunderland's captain during this time, Stephanie Bannon , acted as a mentor for Mead and helped her to settle in at her new club. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In the 2014 WSL 2 season, Sunderland won the title and gained promotion to the WSL. [ 23 ] Mead was the top scorer for the team, [ 24 ] scoring twice in the FA Women's National League Cup and 13 times in the WSL 2. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] She was nominated for WSL 2 Player of the Year . [ 27 ] She was named SportsByte Sports Person of the Year, [ 28 ] Top Female Achiever at the Scarborough and District Sports Awards, [ 29 ] [ 30 ] and Sunderland Supporters' Young Player of the Year. [ 31 ] Although Mead turned professional upon Sunderland's promotion, she resolved to finish her final year at Teesside University ; [ 32 ] as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Mead was installed at the university. [ 33 ] She also kept working at her local pub. The landlord had sponsored her during the formative years of her career and she repaid the support by working shifts behind the bar. [ 34 ] In her first match at the top level, Mead scored in Sunderland 's shock 2–1 win over reigning champions Liverpool . [ 35 ] On 19 Ju — Wikipedia
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