Ellie Roebuck (born 23 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. She has also represented England at youth level.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ellie Roebuck[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 23 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–2015 | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Manchester City | 93 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | England U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | England U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | England | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Great Britain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2023 (UTC) |
Roebuck started her career at Sheffield United's centre of excellence, before leaving to join Manchester City, aged 15.[2][3] In grassroots football, she had played with Beighton Magpies in Sheffield; as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Roebuck was installed at the club.[4]
In January 2018, Roebuck signed her first professional contract with Manchester City.[5] A month later, she made her senior breakthrough from the development squad, due to an early injury to Karen Bardsley, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 league draw against Chelsea.[6] On 23 May 2019, Roebuck, having been part of the side that won both the FA Cup and League Cup, extended her contract with Manchester City for another two years.[7] At the end of the 2019–20 season, Roebuck was awarded the inaugural Barclays FA WSL Golden Glove having kept ten clean sheets in 16 league appearances.[8]
Roebuck missed much of the 2021–22 season with a calf injury, limiting her to 10 league appearances out of 22, her lowest since 2017. In addition she missed several international fixtures.[9]
On 30 March 2024, Roebuck disclosed that she had suffered an infarct in her occipital lobe. She said she had "not felt well for a little while" but would have "no lasting damage to her brain function or vision" and was "on the road to recovery". At the time, she had not featured in the current season (2023–24 Women's Super League), nor for the England national team in the same period.[10][11][12]
Roebuck played in the 2016 U-17 European Championship, helping her team win third place.[13] This qualified England for the 2016 U-17 World Cup in Jordan,[13] where Roebuck played in all four games until her team was defeated in the quarterfinals by defending champions Japan.[14] Roebuck was part of the England squad that won the bronze medal in the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, however, she was an unused substitute in all fixtures behind Sandy MacIver.[15][16] In April 2017, she played in the second qualifying round for the 2017 U-19 European Championship in the 7-0 win against the Czech Republic.[17]
In October 2018, England manager Phil Neville named Roebuck and Manchester City team-mate Georgia Stanway in his squad for the first time.[18] Roebuck made her senior team debut as a 79th minute substitute for Mary Earps on 8 November 2018 against Austria.[19] She made her first start, before being replaced by Earps at half time, in a 2–1 win against Spain on 9 April 2019.[20]
On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Roebuck had been selected as one of the two goalkeepers in the Great Britain team for the 2020 Olympics.[21] She made her debut on 21 July 2021 in a 2–0 win against Chile.[22] She played in all four games until they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Australia. In June 2022, Roebuck was included in the England squad which won the Euro 2022.[23][24]
On 31 May 2023, Roebuck was named to the squad for the 2023 World Cup in July 2023.[25]
Roebuck was born in Sheffield and grew up as a Sheffield United supporter.[26] Whilst at City, she attended Connell Sixth Form College to complete a sports qualification.[27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2016 | WSL 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | WSL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Career total | 93 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Great Britain | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Manchester City[28]
England
England U20
Individual