Ella Ann Toone (born 2 September 1999) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
Women's Super League
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club
Manchester United and
England
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.
Toone has previously played for
Manchester City and
Blackburn Rovers
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, and has represented England at
under-17,
under-19,
under-21, and senior levels. Toone scored the first goal in
England
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's 2–1 victory over
Germany
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in the
final
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of
UEFA Women's Euro 2022
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, which brought England their second major tournament victory in international football.
Club career
Manchester City
Toone joined
Manchester City in the summer of 2016 from
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
having previously been a youth at
Manchester United for six years but moved on due to a lack of senior women's team.
She continued to play with Blackburn in the National League on dual registration terms. In July 2016, she made her senior Manchester City debut as a substitute in an 8–0 win over
Aston Villa in the
Continental Cup.
Toone was nominated alongside four others for the
FA Women's Young Player of the Year award in May 2018, an award eventually won by
Beth Mead
Bethany Jane Mead (born 9 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team. A creative and prolific forward, she holds the all-time most assists a ...
.
Manchester United
In July 2018, Toone joined
Manchester United for their inaugural season in the
FA Women's Championship for the
2018–19 season, one of seven players to return to the senior side having played for the club at youth level. She made her competitive debut for Manchester United, as a half-time substitute for
Mollie Green, in a 1–0
League Cup
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victory against
Liverpool
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on 19 August. On 9 September, she scored her first senior goal, on her league debut, in United's opening game of the 2018–19 season, a 12–0 win away to
Aston Villa. She was voted FA Women's Championship
player of the month for February 2019, having scored five goals in United's two league games, with four of them scored against
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
on 13 February.
In the
2019–20 season, Toone scored five goals in a
League Cup
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group stage game as United beat Leicester City 11–1 on 21 November 2019, equaling the club record set by
Jessica Sigsworth the previous season.
Ahead of the
2020–21 season, Toone signed a new two-year contract with an option for a third. Toone finished the season as United's top goal scorer, with ten goals in all competitions.
On 20 November 2021, it was announced that Toone had signed a new contract until June 2025.
On 10 November 2022, Toone signed a further contract extension until June 2026.
International career
Youth
Toone represented
England
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at the
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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in
Jordan
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.
On 17 October 2017, Toone made her
under-19 debut in an
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belong to the ...
qualification match against
Kazakhstan
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, scoring twice in a 9–0 win. She scored 5 across the qualifying campaign as England finished second to Germany in the elite round.
In June 2018, Toone was part of the 35-player shortlist to make the
England under-20 squad for the
FIFA Women's U20 World Cup, but was ruled out through injury.
Senior
In September 2020, Toone received her first senior national team call-up as part of a 30-player training camp at
St George's Park. She made her senior international debut on 23 February 2021 as a half-time substitute and scored a penalty in a 6–0 friendly win over
Northern Ireland
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. She scored a hat-trick on 26 October 2021 against
Latvia during
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
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.
In June 2022, Toone was included in the England squad for
UEFA Women's Euro 2022
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. She appeared in every match as a substitute, and scored twice. Her first goal was an 84th-minute equaliser against
Spain
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, i ...
in the
quarter-finals
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to send the game into extra-time, eventually winning 2–1. Her second goal was in the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
to give England the lead against
Germany
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in the 62nd minute. England won 2–1 in extra-time, winning the tournament.
Great Britain Olympic
In May 2021, Toone was named to the
Team GB
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squad as one of four reserve players for the delayed
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
. She was forced to withdraw from the pre-Olympic training camp held for the English players in June 2021 after testing positive for
COVID-19
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. On 1 July 2021, the
IOC
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and
FIFA confirmed rosters would be expanded from 18 to 22 meaning the four reserve players would be available for selection to the matchday squad. Toone was named to the bench for the opening group game against
Chile
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and appeared as a stoppage time substitute in the 2–0 win.
Personal life
Born in
Tyldesley
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,
Toone attended
Fred Longworth High School. After leaving secondary school, whilst playing for Manchester United, Toone enrolled onto a
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma Sport Science course at
Wigan and Leigh College
Wigan & Leigh College is a state General Further and Higher Education College based at five locations in the towns of Wigan and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Currently, there are 500 staff members employed, and more than 8 ...
.
Toone is a childhood Manchester United fan, with
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest p ...
being one of her favourite players.
Toone is in a relationship with former
Rochdale
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,
Bolton Wanderers and
Grimsby Town
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footballer
Joe Bunney.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Toone goal.''
Honours
Manchester City
*
FA WSL Cup:
2016
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Manchester United
*
FA Women's Championship:
2018–19
England U17
*
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
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third place:
2016
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England
*
UEFA Women's Championship
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:
2022
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*
Arnold Clark Cup
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:
2022
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Individual
*
FA Women's Super League
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Player of the Month:
December 2021
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*
FA Women's Super League
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Top Assist Provider:
2021–22
*
FA Women's Championship Player of the Month:
February 2019
* Manchester United
Player of the Year
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Association football
In association football, this award is he ...
: 2021–22
*
Freedom of the City of London
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(announced 1 August 2022)
References
External links
Profileat the Manchester United F.C. website
Profileat the Football Association website
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1999 births
Living people
People from Tyldesley
Footballers from Wigan
English women's footballers
Women's association football forwards
Manchester City W.F.C. players
Manchester United W.F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. players
Women's Super League players
England women's under-21 international footballers
England women's international footballers
UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
Olympic women's footballers of Great Britain
Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
UEFA Women's Championship-winning players