# Courtney Sweetman-Kirk

Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk (born 16 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Sheffield United in the FA Women's Championship. She has also previously played for FA WSL clubs Liverpool, Everton, Notts County and Lincoln as well as Coventry City and Leicester City in the FA Women's Premier League. Sweetman-Kirk has represented England at under-23 level.

## Club career
### Lincoln / Notts County, 2013–2014

Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 1 club, Lincoln Ladies in July 2013. During her first season with the club, she made seven appearances and scored one goal during a 2–0 win over Chelsea L.F.C. Notts County finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 2–8–4.

### Doncaster Rovers Belles, 2015–2017

In July 2014, Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 2 club, Doncaster Rovers Belles. She scored 20 goals in 20 matches during the 2015 FA WSL 2 season, helping lift the team to FA WSL 1 the following year. She was subsequently named FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year. During a match against Everton in August 2015, Sweetman-Kirk scored a hat trick after subbing in during the second half of the match when Everton was up 2–0. Her hat trick resulted in a 3–2 win.
In 2016, she signed a full-time professional contract with Doncaster, only to suffer a broken leg in a pre-season friendly. Although Doncaster were relegated in her absence, in the subsequent FA WSL Spring Series resurgent Sweetman-Kirk scored nine goals in nine games to finish as WSL 2 top goalscorer.

### Everton, 2017–2018

Everton signed Sweetman-Kirk from Doncaster after their promotion to the WSL 1, on a two-year contract and paying an undisclosed fee. She was Everton's top-goalscorer in her first season with nine goals in all competitions

### Liverpool, 2018–2020

Sweetman-Kirk transferred to local rivals Liverpool in July 2018. On 23 May 2020, while the league was still suspended indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweetman-Kirk announced she had left the club following the expiration of her contract earlier in the month.

## International

Sweetman-Kirk made her debut for the England under-23 national team in June 2013. Her five goals during the tournament (including a hat trick against Ireland) helped Great Britain win the 2013 World University Games in Russia.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 23 May 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Leicester City | 2008–09 | WPL Northern | 12 | 4 | | | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Leicester City | 2009–10 | WPL Northern | 21 | 14 | | | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 |
| Leicester City | 2010–11 | WPL Northern | 21 | 15 | | | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 |
| Leicester City | Total | Total | 54 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 36 |
| Coventry City | 2011–12 | WPL National | 17 | 6 | | | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| Coventry City | 2012–13 | WPL National | 18 | 9 | | | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 |
| Coventry City | Total | Total | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 17 |
| Lincoln / Notts County | 2013 | WSL 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Lincoln / Notts County | 2014 | WSL 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lincoln / Notts County | Total | Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2014 | WSL 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2015 | WSL 2 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2016 | WSL 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2017 | WSL 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Total | Total | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 45 |
| Everton | 2017–18 | WSL 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 9 |
| Liverpool | 2018–19 | WSL | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 |
| Liverpool | 2019–20 | WSL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 14 |
| Sheffield United F.C. | 2020-21 | Women's Championship | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Sheffield United F.C. | 2021-22 | Women's Championship | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 |
| Sheffield United F.C. | 2022-23 | Women's Championship | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| Sheffield United F.C. | Total | Total | 65 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 75 | 27 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 254 | 129 | 15 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 318 | 151 |
* ↑ Includes the Women's FA Cup
* ↑ Includes the National League Cup, WSL Cup

## Honours

Coventry City
* Birmingham FA County Cup: 2013
Individual
* FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year: 2015
* FA WSL 2 Spring Series Top Goalscorer: 2015

## Sky

Sweetman-Kirk has been an occasional match reporter for Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports.