Ellie Wilson
_(cropped).jpg) Ellie Wilson with London Bees before the start of a match on 10 February 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eloise Jayne Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Windsor, Berkshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Reading | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bristol City | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | London Bees | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Sheffield United | 33 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Melbourne Victory | 16 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Melbourne City | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | England U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U-23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 October 2016 | |||
Eloise Jayne Wilson (born 11 May 1997) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for A-League Women club Melbourne City. She previously played for Reading F.C., Bristol City, London Bees, Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Melbourne Victory. She has represented England Women's national team at under-19, under-20 and under-23 level. She has also represented Team GB at the World University Games in 2017.
Club career
[edit]Reading, 2014–2015
[edit]Wilson played for Reading for the 2015 FA WSL season. She made two appearances for the team. Reading finished in first place with a 14–1–3 record securing promotion to FA WSL 1 for the 2016 season.[2]
Bristol City, 2016–2018
[edit]Wilson signed with Bristol City in January 2016 ahead of the 2016 FA WSL season.[3] She made 11 appearances for the team and helped secure a second-place result with a 10–3–3 record and promotion to FA WSL 1.[4]
London Bees, 2018–2020
[edit]Sheffield United, 2020–2023
[edit]Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2023–2024
[edit]Melbourne Victory, 2024–2025
[edit]In August 2024, Wilson moved to Australia, signing with A-League Women club Melbourne Victory for the 2024–25 A-League Women season.[5] In September 2025, following the end of the season and the conclusion of her contract, Wilson departed the club.[6]
Melbourne City, 2025–2026
[edit]In September 2025, Wilson joined cross-city rivals Melbourne City for the 2025–26 A-League Women season.[7] She made eight appearances for the club and departed in August 2026, at the conclusion of her contract.[8]
International career
[edit]Wilson has represented England on the under-19 national team. In 2016, she was called up to training for the under-20 national team.[9]
Honours
[edit]- with Reading F.C.
- FA WSL 2 Winner: 2015
- with Bristol City
- FA WSL 2 Winner: 2016
- with Melbourne City F.C.
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "2015 Standings and Player Statistics". FA WSL. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ellie Wilson: Bristol City sign England Under-19 defender". BBC. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Standings and Player Stats". FA WSL. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Ellie Wilson". Melbourne Victory. 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Wilson, Zois, Briedis and Candy depart Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Kovacic, Jack (19 September 2025). "English defender to pull on City blue after cross-town move". Melbourne City.
- ↑ Kovacic, Jack (25 August 2026). "ALW Squad Update: City confirms four further departures". Melbourne City.
- ↑ "We Have To Make The Most Of This Opportunity– Wilson". Bristol City W.F.C. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- Caudwell, Jayne (2011), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Routledge, ISBN 041556087X
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Scraton, S., Magee, J., Caudwell, J. (2008), Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience (Ifi) (Vol 1), Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1841262250
- Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
- Williams, Jean (2003), A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain, Routledge, ISBN 0415263387
External links
[edit]- Ellie Wilson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Bristol City player profile[permanent dead link]
- Ellie Wilson on X
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Women's Super League players
- Bristol Academy W.F.C. players
- London Bees players
- Reading F.C. Women players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C. players
- Melbourne Victory FC (women) players
- Melbourne City FC (women) players
- English women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Footballers from Windsor, Berkshire
- Sheffield United W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League 2 players
- England women's youth international footballers
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- English women's football biography stubs