Sophie Kelly

**Last statistical update: 22:07, 23 January 2024 (UTC)**

**Sophie Kelly** is a footballer who plays for **Hashtag United** (women).

West Ham United
After progressing through the youth ranks, Kelly was promoted into the senior set-up of West Ham United during the 2016–17 season. She debuted on 13 November 2016 during a four-goal home loss in the Premier League - Premier Division, Southern Division to Cardiff City; having been selected as a starter, playing 80 minutes before being replaced by Stephaney Bent.

AFC Basildon
From 2018–19, Kelly began featuring for C & K Basildon. Her first appearance arrived on 16 December in the National League - Premier Division, Southern Division as Cardiff City won 7–0 at their stadium. On 28 April 2019, Kelly scored in a 3–1 league defeat at Watford. In 2019–20, as well as appearing for the development team with 1 goal (versus Billericay Town) in 8 games, Kelly made 6 appearances for the senior team across a campaign that was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canterbury Christ Church University
Whilst attending for her degree, Kelly played for the Canterbury Christ Church University football team; as she continued to do so while at HTU.

### HTU

2020–21
Following AFC Basildon's merger with HTU, Kelly was selected to be one of many players to make the move across under manager Jason Stephens. Her unofficial bow arrived on 9 August 2020 as *The Tags* lost in a friendly to Crawley Wasps, which was succeeded by further pre-season appearances versus Sporting Khalsa, Haringey Borough, Wymondham Town, Ashford Town and West Bromwich Albion. Kelly's competitive debut for HTU came on 20 September as the club lost their National League - Division One South East opener away at Ipswich Town. She was selected three more times in 2020–21, prior to a second COVID-19 pandemic-enforced curtailment.

2021–22
After making her first competitive appearance of 2021–22 on 15 August 2021 versus Cambridge City, Kelly notched her first HTU assist on 12 September in a National League Cup determining round 7–0 triumph over Stevenage - setting up Malika Apindia for one-nil. By the end of the season, Kelly had passed the 40 appearance mark for *The Tags* - which included a showing versus Billericay Town in the 2023 Essex Senior Cup final, which HTU won 2–1 at Parkside.

2022–23
Having appeared in pre-season, Kelly's first appearance of the 2022–23 campaign came on 21 August 2022 as they and AFC Wimbledon played out a goalless draw at Colston Avenue.

## Personal Life

Kelly attended Canterbury Christ Church University; studying for a degree in sports science. Her father, Stephen, worked for HTU around mid-2023 as women's secretary.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (90)
* List of appearances of Sophie Kelly

## HTU Honours

* National League - Division One South East (1): 2022–23

## References

1. ↑ "We don’t always do birthdays…but a 21st is a reason to celebrate" , 1 October 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sophie Kelly" .
3. ↑ "Kelly hits five for Hammers" , 13 September 2012.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Sophie Kelly player stats" .
5. ↑ "Our very own Sophie Kelly, Captain Gilly and DEANNA COOPER" , 29 February 2020.
6. ↑ "AWAY: OUR LINEUP VS UCL 2s! Lets go girls and get that win" , 2 February 2022.
7. ↑ "NEW LEAGUE, NEW TEAM?? Hashtag United 23/24 Women's Squad Update" , 18 August 2023.