| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Reading (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Aston Villa | ||
| 2018–2020 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Birmingham City | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Aston Villa | 19 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Leicester City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Reading (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2022– | England U23 | 4 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023 | |||
Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Reading on loan from Aston Villa.
Club career
Birmingham City
Gregory was part of the Birmingham City academy for two seasons and broke into the first team in the 2019–20 season.[1] On 17 November 2019, Gregory made her senior debut for Birmingham City against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–0 FA WSL defeat.[2] She left Birmingham in June 2020.[3]
Aston Villa
On 4 July 2020, Gregory announced she was returning to Aston Villa, where she had previously been as a youth, ahead of the team's first season in the FA WSL.[4] She scored her first WSL goal in late April 2021, in a 1–1 draw against her former club Birmingham.[5] On 7 January 2022, Gregory joined Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6]
Reading loan
On 14 September 2023, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Gregory from Aston Villa.[7]
International career
In October 2019, Gregory was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Belgium.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 October 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Reading (loan) | 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career total | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ "Freya reflects on her Blues Women debut". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Brighton 3-0 Birmingham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ↑ "Gregory leaves City". www.newschain.uk.
- ↑ "Freya Gregory joins Aston Villa". Freya Gregory. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (28 April 2021). "Birmingham's Sarri grabs vital draw with last-minute goal against Aston Villa". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Leicester City sign Aston Villa's Freya Gregory & Missy Goodwin". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ "FREYA GREGORY JOINS READING FC WOMEN ON SEASON-LONG LOAN". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Freya Gregory (Birmingham) - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ↑ Freya Gregory at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at Birmingham City website
- Freya Gregory – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Freya Gregory at Soccerway