Kerys Julia Harrop (born 3 December 1990) is an English football
central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
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wing back who currently plays for
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...
in the
FA WSL. Harrop has also been involved with the England national team at Under 19 and Under 23 level and was part of the Under 19 squad who won the European Championships in
Belarus
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in 2009. She was also a member of the
Great Britain
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team who won a gold medal in
Kazan
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in the 2013
World University Games. With
Birmingham City Ladies, she helped them win the
FA Cup
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in 2012 and helped them progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2014.
In addition to her footballing achievements, Harrop has obtained a
first class Honours degree
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from
Loughborough University in Sport Science and a
master's degree
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University of Wolverhampton
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.
Harrop holds both British and American citizenship.
References
External links
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England FA player profile
1989 births
Living people
Birmingham City W.F.C. players
English women's footballers
FA Women's National League players
Women's Super League players
Women's association football defenders
Universiade gold medalists for Great Britain
Universiade medalists in football
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
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