Corinne Louise Yorston (born 15 June 1983) is an

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international

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who plays as a defender for

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. Although primarily a left-back, who won most of her England caps playing in central defence, she has also played as a midfielder at club level. She has also previously represented English Universities.

Club career

Yorston began her career with

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. She was inspired by Southampton

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. In the 2003 close season, Yorston joined Fulham Ladies with whom she made her England debut in 2003. Soon after this she suffered a couple of

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s that kept her out of the game for nearly a year. She joined Bristol Academy in the 2005 close season, and went on to have three seasons as club captain. She joined

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in July 2009, but returned to Bristol in 2010. She was loaned out to

to maintain fitness ahead of Bristol's

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season, which began in April 2011. At the end of the 2014 season, Yorston left Bristol Academy to join FA WSL 2 side

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International career

Yorston won 19 caps at Under-19 level and also played at Under-23 level before joining the

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senior team. She made her debut, as a substitute, in the game against

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in September 2003 and played, again as a substitute, in the game against

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in February 2004. Her next game for England was not until March 2007 when she was a substitute for

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in the game against

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. In May 2009, Yorston was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by

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Personal life

Yorston has a degree in

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and graduated with a

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from the

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, where she had been awarded a Talented Athlete Scholarship. After completing her Masters she began studying for an

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at the FA National Women's Player Development Centre at

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Honours

Club

;Arsenal *

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Individual

*FAWSL Goal of the Month: April 2013

References

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