Ellie Lucinda Stokes (born 21 November 2003) is an American-born Saint Kitts and Nevis

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who plays as a

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for the

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and the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national team.

Early life

Stokes was born in

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and raised in Waldorf,

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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 {{US-women-footy-bio-stub