Bridget Galloway (born 19 July 1999) is an English

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player, playing as a

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for

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in the

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. She has represented England at under-19 level.

Club career

Sunderland

Galloway made her first team debut for Sunderland on 29 October 2016, replacing

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in the 80th minute of a 0–0 draw with

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in the

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. Galloway's first team involvement increased in 2017–18. She scored her penalty in a WSL Cup shoot-out win against

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on 16 November 2018. She scored her first goal on 5 December 2017 in a 1–0 WSL Cup win against

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, heading in the eventual winner. Her first league goal came five days later in a 5–1 defeat at Everton in the

. On 20 May 2018, Galloway scored Sunderland's last WSL 1 goal with a winner on the last day of the season against

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. Following Sunderland's demotion to the

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, Galloway scored the team's first goal of the 2018–19 season, scoring a penalty against

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on 26 August 2018. She scored her first senior hat-trick on 18 November 2018 in a 5–2 home win against

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Durham

After two seasons in the National League with Sunderland, Galloway decided to move on and joined

club

on 14 July 2020.

International career

Galloway has represented England at under-19 level. She received her first call-up in January 2018 before making her debut against Ireland on 19 January 2018. She scored her first goal for England on 4 March 2018 in a 4–3 win over the

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. She got her second goal for the under-19's in the

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qualifying round, scoring the opening goal in a 4–1 win against

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on 3 April 2018.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galloway, Bridget 1999 births Living people English women's footballers Women's association football forwards Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies players Durham W.F.C. players