Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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, and as a defender for the England Under-23 youth team.

Club career

Birmingham City

Gregory was part of the

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academy for two seasons and broke into the first team in the 2019–20 season. On 17 November 2019, Gregory made her senior debut for Birmingham City against

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in a 3–0

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defeat. She left Birmingham in June 2020.

Aston Villa

On 4 July 2020, Gregory announced she was returning to

, where she had previously been as a youth, ahead of the team's first

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in the

. She scored her first WSL goal in late April 2021, in a 1–1 draw against her former club Birmingham. On 7 January 2022, Gregory joined

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on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.

Reading (loan)

On 14 September 2023,

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announced the season-long loan signing of Gregory from Aston Villa. Gregory returned to Aston Villa on 4 January 2024, ending her loan at Reading early.

Southampton (loan)

On 5 July 2024, Gregory joined

side

on a season-long loan.

International career

In October 2019, Gregory was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against

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and

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. On 23 October 2021, after being named in the under-19 for 2022 U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored a penalty against

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in an 8–1 win in Round 1. On 17 February 2022, she scored in the Marbella International Tournament against

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in a 4–0 victory with the U19 team. On 9 April, in Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored the second goal in England's 2–0 victory against

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. In June 2022, with England qualifying for the tournament, she was named in the team for the 2022 U19 Championship. In February 2022, Gregory was named as part of the under-23 squad as a forward. On 10 October, she scored against Sweden in a 1–1 draw. On November 10, after being named as part of the U23 team as a defender, she scored both goals against the Netherlands in the team's 2–0 win. During 2023, Gregory returned to the squad as a forward, playing in matches against Portugal, Belgium, and Norway. In February 2024, Gregory was again announced as a defender for the under-23 squad, featuring as the

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against

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in a 3–1 defeat.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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