Ellie Roebuck

Ellie Roebuck (born 23 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. She has also represented England at youth level.
Club career
Roebuck started her career at Sheffield United's centre of excellence, before leaving to join Manchester City, aged 15. In grassroots football, she had played with Beighton Magpies in Sheffield; as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Roebuck was installed at the club.
In January 2018, Roebuck signed her first professional contract with Manchester City. A month later, she made her senior breakthrough from the development squad, due to an early injury to Karen Bardsley, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 league draw against Chelsea. On 23 May 2019, Roebuck, having been part of the side that won both the FA Cup and League Cup, extended her contract with Manchester City for another two years. At the end of the 2019–20 season, Roebuck was awarded the inaugural Barclays FA WSL Golden Glove having kept ten clean sheets in 16 league appearances.
Roebuck missed much of the 2021–22 season with a calf injury, limiting her to 10 league appearances out of 22, her lowest since 2017. In addition she missed several international fixtures.
International career
Roebuck played in the 2016 U-17 European Championship, helping her team win third place. This qualified England for the 2016 U-17 World Cup in Jordan, where Roebuck played in all four games until her team was defeated in the quarterfinals by defending champions Japan. Roebuck was part of the England squad that won the bronze medal in the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, however, she was an unused substitute in all fixtures behind Sandy MacIver. In April 2017, she played in the second qualifying round for the 2017 U-19 European Championship in the 7-0 win against the Czech Republic.
In October 2018, England manager Phil Neville named Roebuck and Manchester City team-mate Georgia Stanway in his squad for the first time. Roebuck made her senior team debut as a 79th minute substitute for Mary Earps on 8 November 2018 against Austria. She made her first start, before being replaced by Earps at half time, in a 2–1 win against Spain on 9 April 2019.
On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Roebuck had been selected as one of the two goalkeepers in the Great Britain team for the 2020 Olympics. She made her debut on 21 July 2021 in a 2–0 win against Chile. She played in all four games until they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Australia. In June 2022, Roebuck was included in the England squad which won the Euro 2022.
On 31 May 2023, Roebuck was named to the squad for the 2023 World Cup in July 2023.
Personal life
Roebuck was born in Sheffield and grew up as a Sheffield United supporter. Whilst at City, she attended Connell Sixth Form College to complete a sports qualification.
Career statistics
Club
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International
Statistics accurate as of match played 19 February 2023.
Honours
Manchester City
FA Women's Super League: 2016
Women's FA Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
FA Women's League Cup: 2016, 2018–19, 2021–22
England
FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2023
UEFA Women's Championship: 2022
Women's Finalissima: 2023
Arnold Clark Cup: 2022, 2023
England U20
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018
Individual
Women's Super League Golden Glove: 2019–20
Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022)
References
External links
Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
Profile at the Football Association website
Living people
1999 births
Footballers from Sheffield
English women's footballers
England women's youth international footballers
England women's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Great Britain
Women's association football goalkeepers
Women's Super League players
Manchester City W.F.C. players
Sheffield United F.C. Women players
Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
UEFA Women's Championship-winning players
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players