Ellie Lucinda Stokes (born 21 November 2003) is an American-born Saint Kitts and Nevis
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
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for the
Colgate Raiders
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and the
Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national team.
Early life
Stokes was born in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
,
Virginia
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and raised in
Waldorf,
Maryland
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.
[ She has attended the North Point High School in her hometown.
]
International career
Stokes represented Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship and the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying stage
The 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying stage took place between 21 and 25 August 2019. The teams competed for four of the 20 berths in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship final tournament.
Players born on or after 1 Januar ...
.
International goals
''Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.''
References
2003 births
Living people
Citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis through descent
Saint Kitts and Nevis women's footballers
Women's association football forwards
Saint Kitts and Nevis women's international footballers
Soccer players from Alexandria, Virginia
People from Waldorf, Maryland
Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area
Soccer players from Maryland
American women's soccer players
African-American women's soccer players
American people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent
21st-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American women
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