# Melissa Lawley

Melissa Lawley (born 28 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton.
She has previously played for Bristol Academy, Birmingham City, Manchester City and Liverpool. Lawley has represented England at the under-17, under-19, under-20, under-23 and senior levels.

## Club career

Lawley made her senior debut for Arsenal in their 6–0 Champions League win against FK Bobruichanka on 5 October 2011. Lawley signed for Birmingham City in 2013 from Bristol Academy. In January 2016, Lawley signed a new contract with Birmingham. In December 2016, she signed for Manchester City.
On 15 June 2019, Liverpool announced they had signed Lawley ahead of the 2019–20 season.
In the 2023–24 home game against Tottenham Hotspur, Lawley provided the assist for Marie Höbinger, equalizing 1–1 in the 91st minute.
After departing Liverpool at the end of her contract, Lawley signed for Everton on 25 July 2024.

## International career

Lawley was allotted 199 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arsenal | 2011 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bristol Academy | 2012 | Women's Super League | 12 | 1 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Birmingham City | 2013 | Women's Super League | 13 | 4 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 |
| Birmingham City | 2014 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Birmingham City | 2015 | Women's Super League | 14 | 1 | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Birmingham City | 2016 | Women's Super League | 15 | 1 | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Birmingham City | Total | Total | 66 | 7 | ? | ? | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 11 |
| Manchester City | 2017 | Women's Super League | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Manchester City | 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Manchester City | Total | Total | 22 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 51 | 3 |
| Liverpool | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Liverpool | 2020–21 | Championship | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Liverpool | 2021–22 | Championship | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Liverpool | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 84 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 108 | 9 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 172 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 254 | 23 |
* ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

### International

    As of match played 8 October 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| England | 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| England | 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| England | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 1 |
    Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lawley goal.
List of international goals scored by Melissa Lawley :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 28 November 2017 | Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification | |

## Honours

Manchester City
* FA Women's Cup: 2016–17
Liverpool FC
* FA Women's Championship: 2021-22