Alexandra Elena MacIver (born 18 June 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the England women's national team.

Club career

Youth career

MacIver began her youth career at Everton. On 1 June 2014, she appeared as a substitute in the FA Girls' Youth Cup final against

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held at

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. Everton lost 1–0. In 2015, she moved to the academy at

Clemson

In 2016, MacIver moved to the United States on a soccer scholarship to play for

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of the

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. She made four appearances in her freshman year. From her sophomore year onward she was Clemson's starter, starting 17 games in each of the following three seasons. On 19 October 2019 she registered her first career assist, in a game against

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Everton

On 2 January 2020, MacIver rejoined Everton after graduating from Clemson. She made her professional debut on 19 January 2020 in a 3–1 league win over

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. On 1 November 2020, MacIver won the player of the match award in the 2020 Women's FA Cup Final, despite Everton losing 1–3 after extra time to her former club

Manchester City

On 2 July 2022, Manchester City announced the signing of MacIver on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Chelsea FC Women v Everton FC Women, 12 September 2021 (03)

Youth

MacIver has represented England at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. She started every game for England at the

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; however, England were knocked out at the group stage. She also started every game at the

2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (20th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football champ ...

where England finished in fifth place. MacIver was part of the England squad that won bronze medal in the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, and was awarded the Golden Glove as the tournament's best goalkeeper.

Senior

In February 2019, MacIver named as part of the

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senior team's traveling party during the

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and trained with the team during the tournament but was not part of the playing squad. In August 2019, MacIver received her first senior England call up for friendlies against

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and

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but did not make an appearance. She was left out the next two camps but returned as part of the

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squad in February 2020 following a return to England with

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club Everton. She made her senior international debut on 23 February 2021 as a 61st minute substitute in a 6–0 friendly win over

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Team GB

On 27 May 2021, it was announced that MacIver had been selected as one of four reserve players for the

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for the delayed

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, the third choice goalkeeper behind

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and

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. Despite Bardsley being forced to withdraw a month prior to the tournament, MacIver remained a reserve player and

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called-up the previously unnamed

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as a replacement instead. On 1 July 2021, the

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and

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confirmed squads would be expanded from 18 to 22 meaning MacIver would be available for selection to the matchday squad. She was included as an unused substitute for one match, a 1–1 group stage draw with

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Personal life

On 29 May 2012, MacIver was a torch carrier during the

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as it was taken through

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 21 July 2021.''

Honours

Club

Manchester City *

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runner-up Everton *

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: 2019–20 runner-up

International

England U20 *

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third place:

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Individual

Golden Glove:

References

External links

Profile
at the Manchester City F.C. website
Profile
at the Football Association website * {{DEFAULTSORT:MacIver, Sandy 1998 births Footballers from Cheshire People from Winsford Clemson Tigers women's soccer players Living people English women's footballers England women's international footballers Women's association football goalkeepers English expatriate women's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Everton F.C. (women) players Women's Super League players Olympic women's footballers of Great Britain Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics