Toni Duggan (born 25 July 1991) is an English

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who plays as a winger or

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for Everton and the England national team, but is currently on a hiatus/maternity leave, after announcing her pregnancy on 27 September 2022. She has previously played in England for Everton and

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, and in Spain for

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and

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Club career

Everton: 2007–2013

Duggan broke into the Everton side in the 2007–08 season when the regular forwards suffered injuries. She scored the winning extra–time goal against Watford Ladies to put Everton into that season's

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final. Duggan was the named the FA Women's Young Player of the Year in 2009, the England Women's Under-23 Player of the Year in 2012 and the North West Female Player of the Year in 2013. Duggan also played in Everton's 2010

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final win over

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. Her form in the second part of the

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season led teammate

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to predict a call–up to the senior England squad.

Manchester City: 2014–2017

After seven years at Everton, it was announced on 28 November 2013 that Duggan had signed with

. In August 2015, she became the first female player to receive the club's Goal of the Season award following an impressive goal against Chelsea in the

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. She was part of the team when Manchester City played in the Women's Champions League for the first time. In November 2016, Duggan scored a noted goal in City's Champions League match with Brøndby.

Barcelona: 2017–2019

Toni Duggan signed for

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on 6 July 2017. She was part of the squad that finished runners up to

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in the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. On 5 July 2019, Duggan announced she was leaving Barcelona after two seasons in Spain in search of a "new challenge."

Atlético Madrid: 2019–2021

On 31 July 2019, Duggan joined Atlético Madrid. On January 16 2021 she won her first trophy as an Atlético player appearing as a 2nd half substitute in their 3-0 win in the Supercopa de España Femenina final against Levante. After two seasons, Duggan left Atlético Madrid. She made 55 appearances in all competitions.

Everton: 2021–present

On 9 July 2021, Duggan returned to Everton, signing a two-year contract with the club.

International career

In March 2007, 15-year–old Duggan came off the substitute's bench to score on her debut for

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Under–17s. She has since represented England at Under–19, Under–20 and Under–23 levels. She played in the

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in both

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and

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. On Duggan's 18th birthday, she scored one of the two goals in England's

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maiden final win, against

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. Duggan completed her first

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for

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's senior team in England's 3–0 win over

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on 19 September 2012. She scored her first international

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in a match against

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on 26 September 2013. She scored another hat-trick in England's World Cup qualifying game against

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in April 2014. In 2015, Duggan was part of England's squad for the

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in Canada. The team came third in the competition, securing the bronze medal, and were subsequently congratulated by Prince William at a reception held at Kensington Palace.

Personal life

Like nearly all of today's professional women footballers, Duggan started playing with boys – for an under-eight team known as the Jellytots. Duggan attended Notre Dame Catholic College and graduated from

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in 2010. Duggan is an ambassador for Kick It Out, football's anti-discrimination organisation and the charity Saving Lives. On 27 September 2022, Duggan announced that she was pregnant with her first child, and would miss the rest of the WSL season.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

: ''As of match played 2 July 2019. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Duggan goal.''

Honours

Everton *

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: 2007-08 *

: 2009–10 Manchester City *

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: 2016–17 Barcelona *

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: 2018, 2017 *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Atlético Madrid * Supercopa de España Femenina: 2020-21 England *

third place:

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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duggan, Toni Living people English women's footballers Everton F.C. (women) players FA Women's National League players Footballers from Liverpool 1991 births Women's Super League players England women's under-23 international footballers England women's international footballers Manchester City W.F.C. players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players English expatriates in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Primera División (women) players FC Barcelona Femení players Women's association football forwards Women's association football wingers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Atlético Madrid Femenino players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players