Freya Gregory
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward (club and country) Defender (country) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Aston Villa | ||
| 2018–2020 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Birmingham City | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Aston Villa | 22 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Leicester City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Reading (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Southampton (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 2022– | England U23 | 8 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024 | |||
Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Southampton, on loan from Women's Super League club Aston Villa, and as a defender for the England Under-23 youth team.
Club career
[edit]Birmingham City
[edit]Gregory was part of the Birmingham City academy for two seasons and broke into the first team in the 2019–20 season.[1] On 17 November 2019, Gregory made her senior debut for Birmingham City against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–0 FA WSL defeat.[2] She left Birmingham in June 2020.[3]
Aston Villa
[edit]On 4 July 2020, Gregory announced she was returning to Aston Villa, where she had previously been as a youth, ahead of the team's first season in the FA WSL.[4] She scored her first WSL goal in late April 2021, in a 1–1 draw against her former club Birmingham.[5] On 7 January 2022, Gregory joined Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6]
Reading (loan)
[edit]On 14 September 2023, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Gregory from Aston Villa.[7] Gregory returned to Aston Villa on 4 January 2024, ending her loan at Reading early.[8]
Southampton (loan)
[edit]On 5 July 2024, Gregory joined Women's Championship side Southampton on a season-long loan.[9]
International career
[edit]In October 2019, Gregory was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Belgium.[10]
On 23 October 2021, after being named in the under-19 for 2022 U19 Championship qualification,[11] Gregory scored a penalty against Northern Ireland in an 8–1 win in Round 1.[12][13] On 17 February 2022, she scored in the Marbella International Tournament against Finland in a 4–0 victory with the U19 team.[14] On 9 April, in Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored the second goal in England's 2–0 victory against Iceland.[15][16] In June 2022, with England qualifying for the tournament, she was named in the team for the 2022 U19 Championship.[17]
In February 2022, Gregory was named as part of the under-23 squad as a forward.[18] On 10 October, she scored against Sweden in a 1–1 draw.[19] On November 10, after being named as part of the U23 team as a defender,[20] she scored both goals against the Netherlands in the team's 2–0 win.[21] During 2023, Gregory returned to the squad as a forward,[22][23] playing in matches against Portugal,[24] Belgium,[25] and Norway.[26] In February 2024, Gregory was again announced as a defender for the under-23 squad,[27] featuring as the number 3 against Spain in a 3–1 defeat.[28]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2024[29]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Reading (loan) | 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Career total | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Freya reflects on her Blues Women debut". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Brighton 3-0 Birmingham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ "Gregory leaves City". www.newschain.uk.
- ^ "Freya Gregory joins Aston Villa". Freya Gregory. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (28 April 2021). "Birmingham's Sarri grabs vital draw with last-minute goal against Aston Villa". The Guardian.
- ^ "Leicester City sign Aston Villa's Freya Gregory & Missy Goodwin". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "FREYA GREGORY JOINS READING FC WOMEN ON SEASON-LONG LOAN". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Freya Gregory Returns to Villa". AVFC.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Freya Gregory joins Women on loan". Southampton FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Freya Gregory (Birmingham) - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Davies, Callum (15 October 2021). "England WU19s squad named for start of Euro qualifying campaign". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "England-Northern Ireland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Frank (23 October 2021). "England WU19s 8-1 Northern Ireland". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Frank (17 February 2022). "Goals from Grace Clinton, Elysia Boddy and Freya Gregory help England women's under-19s to victory". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "England-Iceland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Frank (9 April 2022). "England WU19s take a step closer to EURO qualification with victory over Iceland". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Davies, Callum (24 June 2022). "WU19s squad named for EUROs". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Davies, Callum (9 February 2022). "Young Lionesses set for action". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (10 October 2022). "Report: Sweden 1-1 England WU23s". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Davies, Callum (2 November 2022). "England WU23s squad named for Netherlands test". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Frank (10 November 2022). "England WU23s impress in Walsall against the Netherlands". England Football. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Demetriou, Greg (29 March 2023). "England WU23s squad named". England Football. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ McHugh, Beth (14 September 2023). "England WU23s squad named for September double-header". England Football. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Smith, Frank (6 April 2023). "Report: Portugal 2-3 England WU23". England Football. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (10 April 2023). "Report: Belgium 0-0 England WU23s (4-5 on pens)". England Football. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ McHugh, Beth (21 September 2023). "Report: Norway 1-1 England WU23s". England Football. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ McHugh, Beth (14 February 2024). "England WU23s squad announcement for Spain camp". England Football. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Smith, Frank (22 February 2024). "Report: Spain 3-1 England WU23s". England Football. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Freya Gregory at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Profile at Birmingham City website
- Freya Gregory – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Freya Gregory at Soccerway
- Freya Gregory at Flashscore.com