Jasmine Matthews (born 24 March 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

in the

FA Women's Championship The Women's Championship (formerly The FA Women's Championship) is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2). WSL 2 replaced the previous level 2 d ...

. She has previously played for

and represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-23 level.

Club career

Matthews signed with

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

ahead of the

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season. She made her debut for the senior squad during a match against

Birmingham City L.F.C. Birmingham City Women F.C. is an English women's football club affiliated with Birmingham City F.C. As founding members of the FA Women's Super League in 2011, the team currently plays in the second-highest division of women's football in Eng ...

on 14 April 2011. She made seven appearances during her first season with Bristol. The team finished in fifth place with a record. During the

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season, Matthews made seven appearances helping the team finish in fourth place with a record. In 2014, Matthews played for Bristol in the

2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 14th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA. The final was played on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany. Unlike recent year ...

. Bristol was the only English team to make the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by eventual winners

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. In 2015, she competed in the

2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 15th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 7th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. The final was played at the Map ...

for the second time. In July 2018, Matthews signed for

. After one season with Liverpool, it was announced on 12 July 2019 that Matthews was returning to

ahead of the 2019–20 season.

International

Matthews has represented England on the under-17, under-19 and under-23 national teams.

Honours

; with Bristol City * WSL Runner-up: 2013 * FA Women's Cup Runner-Up: 2012–2013 ; with Liverpool FC * FA Women's Championship: 2021–2022

References

External links

*
England player profile

* 1993 births Living people Women's Super League players Bristol Academy W.F.C. players Bristol City W.F.C. players Liverpool F.C. Women players English women's footballers Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders {{England-women-footy-bio-stub

Club career

International

Honours

See also

References

Further reading

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