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Georgia Marie Stanway (born 3 January 1999) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich (women), Bayern Munich and the England women's national football team, England national team. Stanway has also represented England at various youth levels and is widely considered one of the best attacking midfield players of her generation.
In 2016, Stanway was nominated for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and was also nominated for PFA Women's Young Player of the Year in 2017. In June 2018, she was named in the UEFA Women’s Champions League squad of the season. In 2019, she was awarded PFA Women's Young Player of the Year.
On 18 July 2015, Stanway completed a move to Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City. On 29 July, Stanway made her senior debut for Manchester City as a substitute in a 5–0 win over Durham W.F.C., Durham in the FA WSL Cup, Continental Cup. On 27 August, she scored her first goal in a 2–0 victory against Everton L.F.C., Everton. She ended her maiden campaign with the club’s Rising Star award. In 2016, she won the Nissan Goal of the Season award. In January 2017, she signed a new contract with the club.
Her performances in the 2017–18 Manchester City W.F.C. season, 2017–18 season led her to be named in the UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season. The 2018–19 Manchester City W.F.C. season, following season, she was awarded the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year.
On 17 November 2019, Stanway scored two goals before being sent off, after receiving two yellow cards, in a 5–0 league win against West Ham United F.C. Women, West Ham United. She began the 2020–21 Manchester City W.F.C. season, 2020–21 season by scoring a brace in a 2–0 away league win against Aston Villa W.F.C., Aston Villa.
In the first Manchester derby of the 2021–22 Manchester City W.F.C. season, 2021–22 season, Stanway received a straight red card for a high challenge on Leah Galton in the 35th minute, with the score at 0–0. Despite this, Manchester City claimed a 2–2 draw. Stanway went on to win the FA WSL Goal of the Month award for December 2021. On 29 January 2022, Stanway became Manchester City's highest women's goalscorer after scoring a hat trick in an 8–0 win against Nottingham Forest Women F.C., Nottingham Forest in the fourth round of the 2021–22 Women's FA Cup.
Profile
at the Manchester City F.C. website
Profile
at the Football Association website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanway, Georgia 1999 births Living people Expatriate sportspeople in Germany English women's footballers England women's youth international footballers England women's international footballers Olympic women's footballers of Great Britain Women's association football forwards Women's Super League players Manchester City W.F.C. players Sportspeople from Barrow-in-Furness 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Footballers from Cumbria UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Footballers educated at St Bede's College, Manchester
Early life
Stanway was born on 3 January 1999 in Barrow-in-Furness, but moved away at 16 to pursue her football dream. She grew up idolising Alan Shearer and supports Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United. In Manchester, she attended St Bede's College, Manchester, St Bede's College, as teammate Keira Walsh had before her.Club career
Blackburn Rovers
Stanway started her career at Blackburn Rovers L.F.C., Blackburn Rovers where she played through the youth system and eventually the senior squad playing in the FA Women's National League, FA Women’s Premier League, scoring seven goals in six matches.Manchester City
On 18 July 2015, Stanway completed a move to Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City. On 29 July, Stanway made her senior debut for Manchester City as a substitute in a 5–0 win over Durham W.F.C., Durham in the FA WSL Cup, Continental Cup. On 27 August, she scored her first goal in a 2–0 victory against Everton L.F.C., Everton. She ended her maiden campaign with the club’s Rising Star award. In 2016, she won the Nissan Goal of the Season award. In January 2017, she signed a new contract with the club.
Her performances in the 2017–18 Manchester City W.F.C. season, 2017–18 season led her to be named in the UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season. The 2018–19 Manchester City W.F.C. season, following season, she was awarded the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year.
On 17 November 2019, Stanway scored two goals before being sent off, after receiving two yellow cards, in a 5–0 league win against West Ham United F.C. Women, West Ham United. She began the 2020–21 Manchester City W.F.C. season, 2020–21 season by scoring a brace in a 2–0 away league win against Aston Villa W.F.C., Aston Villa.
In the first Manchester derby of the 2021–22 Manchester City W.F.C. season, 2021–22 season, Stanway received a straight red card for a high challenge on Leah Galton in the 35th minute, with the score at 0–0. Despite this, Manchester City claimed a 2–2 draw. Stanway went on to win the FA WSL Goal of the Month award for December 2021. On 29 January 2022, Stanway became Manchester City's highest women's goalscorer after scoring a hat trick in an 8–0 win against Nottingham Forest Women F.C., Nottingham Forest in the fourth round of the 2021–22 Women's FA Cup.
Bayern Munich
On 17 May 2022, it was announced that Stanway had signed a three-year deal with Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich (women), Bayern Munich. She made her debut on 16th August 2022 in a 2–1 friendly win over FC Barcelona Femení, Barcelona. Stanway scored her first goals for Bayern Munich against Benfica in the Champions League. She received her first Bundesliga Yellow card (association football), yellow card in her first league match for Bayern Munich; by the end of October 2022, Deutsche Welle noted that Stanway's time in the club had been "characterized more by yellow cards than goals", and a parody Twitter account named "Did Georgia Stanway get booked today?" had been created.International career
Youth
In 2016, Stanway captained the England women's national under-17 football team, England under-17 team to third at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, 2016 Euros, qualifying for the World Cup. In 2018, Stanway played a pivotal role in England's 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign in France. Stanway scored six times (same as Golden Boot winner Patricia Guijarro but beaten only on assists) as England went on to finish third.Senior
Stanway scored her first England goal, on her debut, in a 3–0 Exhibition game#Association football, friendly victory against Austria women's national football team, Austria on 8 November 2018. Stanway scored her second international goal in a 2–1 defeat to Norway women's national football team, Norway in September 2019. On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Stanway had been selected as one of five strikers in the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Olympics. In June 2022 Stanway was included in the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, scoring the winner with a "22-yard rocket of a shot" in England's 2–1 win over Spain in the quarter-final. Stanway played 89 minutes in the final win over Germany.Personal life
Stanway is in a relationship with Toulouse Olympique rugby league footballer Olly Ashall-Bott. In Olympique's first match following England's victory in UEFA Women's Euro 2022, Euro 2022, Stanway was involved in the pitch side punditry for Sky Sports.Career statistics
Club
.International
:''Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2022.''International goals
:. ''England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stanway goal.''Honours
Manchester City * FA Women's Super League: 2016 FA WSL, 2016 * Women's FA Cup: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup, 2016–17, 2018–19 FA Women's Cup, 2018–19, 2019–20 Women's FA Cup, 2019–20 * FA Women's League Cup: 2016 FA WSL#WSL Cup, 2016, 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup, 2018–19, 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup, 2021–22 England U17 * UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship third place: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, 2016 England U20 *FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 2018 England *UEFA Women's Championship: UEFA Women's Euro 2022, 2022 *SheBelieves Cup: 2019 SheBelieves Cup, 2019 *Arnold Clark Cup: 2022 Arnold Clark Cup, 2022 Individual *UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship#Team of the Tournament, 2016 *FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Boot: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 2018 *PFA Women's Young Player of the Year: 2018–19 * FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month: 2021–22 FA WSL#Awards, December 2021 *Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022)References
External links
Profile
at the Manchester City F.C. website
Profile
at the Football Association website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanway, Georgia 1999 births Living people Expatriate sportspeople in Germany English women's footballers England women's youth international footballers England women's international footballers Olympic women's footballers of Great Britain Women's association football forwards Women's Super League players Manchester City W.F.C. players Sportspeople from Barrow-in-Furness 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Footballers from Cumbria UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Footballers educated at St Bede's College, Manchester