Sophie Marie Perry (born 11 November 1986) is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a full back for

Chonburi F.C. Chonburi Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดชลบุรี) is a Thai professional association football, football club based in the city of Chonburi, Chonburi province, that competes in the top division ...

in the

Thai Women's League The Women's League (WL) ( th, ฟุตบอลลีกหญิง) is a Thai semi-professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested b ...

. She previously played for Reading, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea and Millwall. She represented the Republic of Ireland at senior international level, having represented England up to under-23 level.

Club career

Perry started her career at Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Chelsea. She joined Reading in July 2016. In January 2017, Perry rejoined Brighton & Hove Albion. In January 2019, she joined Championship club

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...

on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. Perry accepted a job as a PE teacher at St. Andrews International School, Green Valley in summer 2019, bringing her professional playing career to an end. She set up a girls' football academy in Thailand. In September 2020, Perry signed with

champions

International career

In February 2012 Perry received her first call-up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad, for the

2012 Algarve Cup The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012. Format The twelve invited teams were split into three ...

. She made her debut with the Irish national team against Wales at the second game of the Algarve Cup on 3 March 2012. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. In July 2013 Perry played for Ireland at the Summer Universiade in Kazan.

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Sophie Perry
at FAI
Sophie Perry
at Chelsea FC
Women's Page at BHA
1986 births Living people Footballers from Brighton English people of Irish descent English women's footballers England women's under-23 international footballers Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Republic of Ireland women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players Chelsea F.C. Women players Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players Reading F.C. Women players Lewes F.C. Women players FA Women's National League players Women's Super League players {{Ireland-women-footy-bio-stub