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Demi Stokes

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Demi Stokes
Stokes with Manchester City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Demi Lee Courtney Stokes[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Dudley, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.59 m)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 3
Youth career
–2007 Sunderland
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 South Florida Bulls 73 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Sunderland 42 (7)
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 (0)
2015–2024 Manchester City 126 (4)
2024– Newcastle United 39 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 England U19 15 (6)
2010 England U20 3 (0)
2010–2013 England U23 6 (1)
2014–2022 England 74 (1)
2021 Great Britain 3 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner2022 England
Representing  Great Britain
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:30, 12 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:30, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Demi Lee Courtney Stokes (born 12 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Women's Super League 2 club Newcastle United.[3]

Early life

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Stokes was born in Dudley, a town in the West Midlands; she is often incorrectly listed online as being born in South Shields, the area her family moved to in her youth.[4] Stokes has three brothers and a sister, and grew up in a single-parent household.[5]

She began playing football in primary school and captained the boy's team.[4]

Stokes attended Gateshead College so she could continue to study while playing football.[6]

As a child, she played with Boldon CA girls' team, as did future England teammates Steph Houghton and Jill Scott; as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, plaques honouring Stokes and Scott were installed at the club in 2022.[7][8]

Club career

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Sunderland

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Stokes joined Sunderland's youth academy as an 8-year-old and began playing in the first team at 16.[9] She was part of the team which won the 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and came second in the 2009 FA Women's Cup, losing the final 2–1 to Arsenal.[10]

During her time at Sunderland, she played alongside future international teammates Lucy Bronze, Jordan Nobbs, and Lucy Staniforth.[4]

North American years

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In 2011, Stokes accepted a four-year scholarship with the University of South Florida.[11]

In 2012, she played 13 games for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the pro-am W-League.[12]

Manchester City

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In January 2015, Stokes signed a three-year contract with Women's Super League club Manchester City.[13] Stokes won a domestic double (the league title and Continental Cup) during her first full season at City.[14][15]

In May 2017, Stokes started in the final of the Women's FA Cup as City won the title for the first time in the club's history.[16]

In mid-2018, Stokes suffered a hip injury which prevented her from playing for eight months.[17] She returned to the team as City secured their second domestic double, winning both the FA Cup and the Continental Cup.[18][19] Stokes won her third FA Cup with the club in November 2020 in a behind-closed-doors final delayed by over six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

In March 2021, Stokes signed a two-year contraction extension with City.[21] In March 2023, she signed a contract extension for a further year.[22]

In 2024, after 9 years at the club, it was announced that Stokes would leave Manchester City at the end of her contract on 18 May.[23] At the time of her departure, she was the second longest serving player (behind retiring captain Steph Houghton) and one of only three players to have made over 200 appearances for the club.[24] She won seven major honours with the club (a league title, three FA Cups, and three Continental Cups)[25] and finished runner-up in the WSL a further seven times.

Newcastle United

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On 10 July 2024, Stokes joined Women's Championship club Newcastle United.[26] Following the departure of Amber Keegan-Stobbs, Stokes was named as Newcastle's captain ahead of the 2025-26 season.[27]

International career

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Youth teams

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In July 2009, Stokes was a part of the England under-19 squad who won the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus.[28] In 2010, she helped England reach the final of the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in North Macedonia, where they lost their title to France.[29][30] Later that summer, Stokes started two of England's three games at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.[11]

In July 2013 Stokes captained Great Britain to a gold medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[1]

Senior team

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Newly appointed England coach Mark Sampson included Stokes in a 30-player squad for an annual training camp in La Manga.[31] She made her senior debut during a 1–1 draw to Norway, starting at left back.[32] In April 2014 she scored in England's 9–0 victory over Montenegro.[33]

Stokes was not included in England's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[34] She was restored to the squad for the subsequent UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaign.

She represented England at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[35] England were defeated in the semi-final by eventual champions the United States,[36] and lost the third place play off to Sweden.[37]

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.[38]

In June 2022, Stokes was included in the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[39][40]

Stokes was allotted 183 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[41][42]

Personal life

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Stokes is of Jamaican descent through her father.[43]

She is openly gay.[44] She became engaged to her partner, Katie, during the UK's COVID-19 lockdown.[45]

In May 2022, shortly before her participation in and eventual victory at the Women's Euro, Stokes and her partner became parents. Their son was born six weeks premature.[46]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 May 2026[47][48]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2007–08 WPLR 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2008–09 WPLR 13 0 2 0 — — 15 0
2009–10 WPLN 21 3 2 1 — — 23 4
2010–11 WPLN 17 7 2 0 — — 19 7
Total 59 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 65 11
Vancouver Whitecaps 2012 USL W-League 13 0 — — — 13 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Manchester City 2015 Women's Super League 140305000220
2016 Women's Super League 162304000232
2017 Women's Super League 70—008 0150
2017–18 Women's Super League 150404082312
2018–19 Women's Super League 111402000171
2019–20 Women's Super League 140203040230
2020–21 Women's Super League 10 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 15 0
2021–22 Women's Super League 19 1 5 0 4 0 2 0 30 1
2022–23 Women's Super League 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 9 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 4 0 0 0 1 0 — 5 0
Total 12642402702622036
Newcastle United 2024–25 Women's Championship 20 1 2 0 3 1 — 25 2
2025–26 Women's Super League 2 19 0 1 0 3 0 — 23 0
Total 39 1 3 0 6 1 0 0 48 2
Career total 2371533133126032919

International

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As of match played 12 October 2022[47]
YearEngland Great Britain
AppsGoals Apps Goals
2014121 -
201580 -
201690 -
2017160 -
201840 -
201980 -
202010 -
202160 3 0
2022 10 0 -
Total741 3 0
Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 April 2014Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England Montenegro7–09–0World Cup 2015 qualification

Honours

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Sunderland

Manchester City[50]

England

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 19 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Demi Stokes signs for Newcastle United Women". 10 July 2024. Newcastle United (official website). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Growing Up: Demi Stokes". England Football. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Ferguson, Donna (24 February 2024). "Footballer Demi Stokes: 'Mam paid for my kit in weekly instalments'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gateshead College". Gateshead College. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Goodwin, Nicole (9 January 2023). "Jill Scott returns to Boldon Girls club to visit aspiring Lionesses in BBC show". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "England's Euro 2022 winners honoured with gold plaques at local football clubs". 90min. 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Demi Stokes: England profile". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Demi Stokes player profile". MCFC.[permanent dead link]
  11. 1 2 "Demi Stokes". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "2012 Statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Demi Stokes joins Manchester City Women on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Women's Super League One: Manchester City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. 25 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Garry, Tom (30 September 2019). "Women's Continental Cup final: Manchester City 1-0 Birmingham City (aet)". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Manchester City clinch SSE Women's FA Cup in style". The FA. 13 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Lavery, Glenn (30 May 2019). "Demi Stokes stronger and smarter after eight-month lay-off". The FA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  18. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (4 May 2019). "Man City beat West Ham to win Women's FA Cup - follow reaction". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Oatway, Caroline. "Bardsley heroics clinch Conti Cup". MCFC. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Everton 1-3 Manchester City". The FA. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Demi Stokes: England international signs two-year contract extension with Man City". Sky Sports. 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Demi Stokes' City career in numbers". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Roebuck, Stokes, Mace & Angeldahl leaving Man City". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  24. ↑ Kelsey, George. "Four players set for City exit". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Demi Stokes' City career in numbers". Manchester City FC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Newcastle sign England defender Stokes". BBC Sport. 10 July 2024. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  27. ↑ "Demi Stokes appointed Newcastle United Women captain". www.newcastleunited.com. 6 September 2025. Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  28. ↑ "'Team' England take maiden honours". UEFA. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "England complete hat-trick over Sweden". UEFA. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Clinical France time run perfectly". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "Lianne Sanderson recalled to England training squad". British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "New England women's boss Mark Sampson denied winning start". British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  33. ↑ Magowan, Alistair (5 April 2014). "Toni Duggan hits hat-trick as England thrash Montenegro 9–0". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  34. ↑ Brookes, Christian (19 January 2016). "Demi Stokes interview: Lionesses defender's breakout beats with the Bulls". Beats & Rhymes FC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  35. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Matches - Japan - England". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  36. ↑ Garry, Tom (30 June 2019). "England 1-2 USA: Lionesses beaten in Women's World Cup semi-final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  37. ↑ Garry, Tom (5 July 2019). "Women's World Cup: England finish fourth after Sweden defeat". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  38. ↑ "Team GB: Steph Houghton, Sophie Ingle and Caroline Weir in Olympics squad". bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  39. ↑ Davies, Callum (15 June 2022). "England Women's final squad named for Euro 2022". England Football.com. The FA. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  40. ↑ England Squad Archived 12 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. UEFA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  41. ↑ "England Player Legacy and Results Archive" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  42. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  43. ↑ Oatway, Demi Stokes, Caroline. "Letter to My Younger Self: Demi Stokes". www.mancity.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  44. ↑ "Demi Stokes: England defender hails inclusive women's game". BBC Sport. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  45. ↑ "Demi Stokes: My life in six pictures - by Man City and England defender". BBC Sport. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  46. ↑ Lally, Maria (17 November 2022). "'I Was Born Ten Weeks Premature – And Ended Up Playing For England'". Grazia. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  47. 1 2 "England - D. Stokes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  48. ↑ "Demilee Stokes player stats | the FA Women's National League". Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  49. ↑ "Arsenal win FA Women's Cup". 4 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  50. ↑ "D. Stokes". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  51. ↑ Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  52. ↑ "England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  53. ↑ "England 3 - 1 Germany". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  54. ↑ "PFA WSL 1 Team of the Year: Five Chelsea Ladies players named". bbc.com. BBC. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  55. ↑ "PFA Women's Team of the Year: Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City dominate". The Guardian. 26 April 2019.
  56. ↑ "Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win". ITV News. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

Further reading

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  • Aluko, Eniola (2019), They Don't Teach This, Random House, ISBN 9781473564480
  • Caudwell, Jayne (2013), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781317966234
  • Dunn, Carrie (2019), Pride of the Lionesses: The Changing Face of Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, ISBN 9781785315411
  • Dunn, Carrie (2016), The Roar of the Lionesses: Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing Limited, ISBN 9781785311512
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
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