Emily Syme
 Syme with Bristol City in 2022. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Syme | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bristol City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Aston Villa | 29 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bristol City | 59 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | England U17 | 3 | (3) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2019 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:15, 26 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Emily Syme (born 23 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City.[1]
Career
[edit]Having previously played for Bristol City,[1] Syme signed her first professional contract with Yeovil Town in 2018,[2] before joining Aston Villa in July 2019.[3]
On 26 January 2022, Aston Villa announced that Syme had left the club by mutual consent.[4]
Syme signed for Bristol City in 2022, and was part of the team which won promotion to the Women's Super League in the 2022-23 season. She was named as the Women’s Championship Player of the Month for December 2024.[5] On 9 July 2025, it was announced that Syme had signed a one-year contract extension with the club, having been named the club's 2024/25 Players’ Player of the Year.[6] On 18 January 2026, she scored both goals for Bristol in a 2–1 win over Southampton, helping Bristol to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.[7]
She has played for England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 March 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2017 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Bristol City | 2022–23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 | Championship | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2025-26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 86 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 150 | 15 | ||
Honours
[edit]Bristol City
- FA Women's Championship: 2022-23
Aston Villa
- FA Women's Championship: 2019-20
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Emily Syme at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL: Syme snapped up by Super League club". Somerset County Gazette. 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "ASTON VILLA WOMEN: ENGLAND YOUTH PLAYER EMILY SYME JOINS". avfc.co.uk.
- ↑ Pentland, Daniel (26 January 2022). "Aston Villa confirm departure of midfielder Syme". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Veevers, Nick (15 January 2025). "Barclays Women's Championship Player, Goal and Manager of the Month award winners announced". Womens Leagues and Competitions. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ Robins, Sheridan (9 July 2025). "Syme signs new deal". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ Morgan, Ryan (18 January 2026). "Report: Southampton Women 1-2 Bristol City (AET)". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Emily Syme at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Emily Syme at Soccerway
- Emily Syme at WorldFootball.net
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