Demi Stokes
Demi Lee Courtney Stokes (born 12 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. She previously played for Sunderland in the English FA Women's Premier League. Club career. Stokes joined Sunderland's youth academy as an 8-year-old and began playing in the first team at 16. She was part of the team which won the 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and lost the 2009 FA Women's Cup final 2–1 to Arsenal. She accepted a four-year scholarship to the University of South Florida  in 2011. In 2012 Stokes played 13 games for Vancouver Whitecaps in the pro–am North American W-League. In January 2015, Stokes signed a three-year professional contract with Manchester City. International career. England. In July 2009 Stokes featured as England under-19 won the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, with a 2–0 final win over Sweden. In 2010, she helped England reach the final of the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Macedonia, where they lost their title to France. Later that summer Stokes started two of England's three games at the 2010 FIFA  U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany. Newly appointed England coach Mark Sampson included Stokes in a 30-player squad for the annual training camp in La Manga, which included a match against Norway on 17 January 2014. She started the 1–1 draw with Norway at left back, to win her first senior cap. In April 2014 she scored in England's 9–0 thrashing of Montenegro at Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove. Stokes was disappointed to be left out of England's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was restored to the squad for the subsequent  UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaign. 2019 Women's World Cup. In the group stage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Stokes played left back in England's match against Japan where she helped England win 2–0. Stokes also played in the quarter final against Norway, helping England beat Norway 3–0. Great Britain. In July 2013 Stokes captained Great Britain to a gold medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Stokes had been selected in the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the 2020 Olympics . Personal life. Stokes went to Gateshead College so she could continue to study whilst still playing football. Stokes is in a same-sex relationship. Honours. Club. Manchester City International. England