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Grace Fisk
Fisk playing for Millwall Lionesses in 2015
Personal information
Full name Grace Rebecca Fisk[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Bromley, England[3]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2015 Millwall Lionesses
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Penn State Nittany Lions 18 (1)
2017–2019 South Carolina Gamecocks 61 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Millwall Lionesses 25 (2)
2020–2023 West Ham United 64 (2)
2023– Liverpool 27 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 England U17 7 (2)
2016–2017 England U19 9 (0)
2017–2018 England U20 8 (0)
2019 England U21 6 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Third place 2018 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2019

Grace Rebecca Fisk (born 5 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Liverpool and has represented the England national team at youth level.

College career

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In 2016, Fisk moved to the United States to play collegiately for Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference and started 18 of Penn State's 21 matches as a freshman.[4] For her sophomore year, Fisk transferred to SEC team South Carolina Gamecocks.[3] In 2019, Fisk was an ever-present in a Gamecocks backline that achieved the second most shutouts in the country with 17 on the way to winning the SEC Championship with Fisk named as tournament MVP.[5] She was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year in all three seasons at South Carolina.[6][7]

Club career

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Millwall

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Fisk joined Millwall Lionesses age 10, rising from the Centre of Excellence to the Development Squad.[8] In 2014, she became the youngest player to debut for the Millwall Lionesses senior team when she did so at age 16, and was named the club's Young Player of the Year in 2015.[3]

West Ham United

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On 30 December 2019, Fisk returned to England to sign with FA WSL team West Ham United.[9] She made her debut on 12 January 2020, starting in a 2–1 WSL defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur.[10]

Liverpool

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On 20 July 2023, Fisk signed for Liverpool, rejoining former West Ham manager Matt Beard.[11] She made her Reds debut on 1 October 2023 in a 1–0 Women's Super League win over Arsenal F.C. at the Emirates Stadium.[12]

International career

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Youth

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Fisk has represented England at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. Having scored twice against Bulgaria in qualifying,[13] Fisk started all three games for England at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship as the team were knocked out at the group stage.[14] Fisk also appeared in every game at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where England finished in 5th place, beating Scotland in the U20 World Cup qualifying play-off.[15] Fisk captained the England squad that won a bronze medal at the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, beating the host nation on penalties in the third place match.[16][17][18]

Senior

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In February 2020, Fisk received her first senior England call-up as part of the 2020 SheBelieves Cup squad.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 December 2024.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall Lionesses 2014 Women's Super League 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2015 Women's Super League 2 13 1 1 0 4 0 18 1
2016 Women's Super League 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 9 1
Total 25 2 2 0 5 0 32 2
West Ham United 2019–20 Women's Super League 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 Women's Super League 22 0 1 0 4 0 27 0
2021–22 Women's Super League 16 2 4 0 3 0 23 2
2022–23 Women's Super League 21 0 2 0 5 0 28 0
Total 64 2 8 0 12 0 84 2
Liverpool 2023–24 Women's Super League 22 1 3 0 4 0 29 1
2024–25 Women's Super League 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Total 27 1 3 0 6 0 35 1
Career total 116 5 13 0 23 0 151 5

Honours

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South Carolina Gamecocks

England U20

Individual

  • SEC Defensive Player of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Grace Fisk Liverpool". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Grace Fisk Gamecocks profile". South Carolina Gamecocks Official Athletics Site. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Grace Fisk Nittany Lions profile". Penn State Nittany Lions Official Athletics Site.
  5. ^ a b "Gamecocks Win 2019 SEC Tournament Championship". University of South Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2018 SEC Soccer awards announced". www.secsports.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2019 SEC Soccer Awards announced". www.secsports.com.
  8. ^ "Lioness Grace gets England call – News – Millwall FC". www.millwallfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  9. ^ "West Ham sign highly-rated England defender Grace Fisk". West Ham United.
  10. ^ "Tottenham 2–1 West Ham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  11. ^ Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Grace Fisk". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ^ "LFC Women kick off new WSL season with win at Emirates Stadium". Liverpool FC. 1 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  13. ^ "England-Bulgaria | Women's Under-17". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Summary – UEFA U17 Championship Women – Europe – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Women Soccerway". us.women.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Women's Under-19 – Scotland-England". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  16. ^ "England squad named for FIFA Women's U20 World Cup". The FA. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  17. ^ a b "England win bronze medal at FIFA U20 Women's World Cup". The FA. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Matches - France - England". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018.
  19. ^ Association, The Football. "Neville names youthful SheBelieves squad as England prepare to defend title". www.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Grace Fisk player profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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