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Lexi Lloyd-Smith

Lexi Lloyd-Smith
Loyd-Smith playing for Southampton in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Forward, winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 10
Youth career
Arsenal
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Chelsea 0 (0)
2020–2021 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2022–2024 Southampton 33 (2)
2024– Bristol City 9 (6)
International career‡
England U15
2019 England U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:32, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Lexi Lloyd-Smith (born 5 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Bristol City. She previously played for Southampton, Charlton Athletic, college soccer side South Alabama Jaguars, and has represented England at youth level.

Early career

Lloyd-Smith began her football career with the Arsenal Academy,[3] playing four seasons with the youth set up,[4] prior to a move to Chelsea, where she played two seasons in the WSL Academy.[3]

On 28 January 2021, she signed for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic,[5] prior to playing college soccer for NCAA Division I side South Alabama Jaguars,[3] scoring 3 goals in 13 appearances.[4]

Club career

Southampton

Lloyd-Smith playing for Southampton against Lewes in 2023.

On 21 July 2022, Lloyd-Smith signed for Southampton.[6] On 22 September, during the 2022–23 season, she scored her debut goals in a 2–1 away victory over Crystal Palace.[7]

On 23 November 2023, she played against Arsenal in the 2023–24 League Cup group stage, in front of a recording breaking attendance for the Saints. After the 2–1 defeat, she swapped shirts with Vivianne Miedema, her icon, who posted on Twitter with her shirt after the game.[8]

In the fifth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup, where the Saints were defeated 3–1 by Manchester United, Lloyd-Smith scored the equalising goal as a second half substitute.[9][10][11]

She ended her two seasons with Southampton having scored five goals in 47 appearances across all competitions,[12] during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[13]

Bristol City

On 4 June 2024 it was announced that Lloyd-Smith would be leaving Southampton,[12] and a month later, she signed for Bristol City from Southampton on a two-year free transfer deal.[13][1]

On 8 September, she scored her debut goal for City against her former club Southampton in a 1–1 draw.[14][15] For October, having scored four goals during that month, Lloyd-Smith was nominated for the Women's Championship Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards,[16] that were both subsequently won by Maria Farrugia of Sheffield United.[17]

After her first nine Championship appearances in the 2024–25 season she scored six goals, becoming the joint second highest scorer in November, behind Isobel Goodwin of London City Lionesses.[18]

International career

Lloyd-Smith has represented England at under-15 and under-17 youth level.[4] In October 2019, she featured in 2020 Under-17 Championship qualification for England, playing in winning matches against Croatia,[19] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[20] and Belgium.[21]

In September 2022, Lloyd-Smith stated that her main goal was to return to the England youth set up.[7]

Style of play

She has been described as a fast and difficult striker who intimidates and threatens opposition defenders.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Frith, Wilf (8 July 2024). "Ex-Saints winger Lexi Lloyd-Smith signs for Bristol City Women". SheKicks. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ Lexi Lloyd-Smith at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b c Dougherty, Noah (8 July 2024). "Lloyd-Smith joins City". Bristol City FC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Southampton FC Women swoop for Lexi Lloyd-Smith". Southampton FC. 21 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ^ Pentland, Daniel (28 January 2021). "Chelsea academy graduate becomes Charlton Athletic's fifth transfer window addition". WSL Full-Time. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. ^ Frith, Wilf (22 July 2022). "Southampton FC Women sign winger Lexi Lloyd-Smith". SheKicks. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b Hargraves, Daniel (20 September 2022). "Lexi Lloyd-Smith targets England return after Saints impact at Crystal Palace". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  8. ^ Gokhale, Aditya (24 November 2023). "WATCH: The Vivianne Miedema effect! Southampton's Lexi Lloyd-Smith can't hide excitement after swapping shirts with hero and Arsenal icon issues classy response". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  9. ^ Rees-Julian, George (11 February 2024). "Williams brace helps Manchester United knock Saints out of Women's FA Cup". Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. ^ Wallace, Tom (13 February 2024). "'We've come a long way' - Lloyd-Smith proud of Saints performance against Man United". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  11. ^ Smith, Emma; Matthews, Callum; Salley, Emily (11 February 2024). "Women's FA Cup recap: Wins for Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Brighton, Everton & Liverpool". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b House, Alfie (6 June 2024). "Rafferty exits as Saints Women's retained list announced". Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  13. ^ a b c Pentland, Daniel (8 July 2024). "Former Southampton winger Lloyd-Smith joins Bristol City". WSL Full-Time. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  14. ^ Rees-Julian, George (8 September 2024). "Lloyd-Smith returns to deny Saints Women opening day win over Bristol City". Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  15. ^ Morgan, Ryan (8 September 2024). "Report: Southampton 1-1 Bristol City". Bristol City FC. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  16. ^ Morgan, Ryan (5 November 2024). "Lloyd-Smith nominated for Player of the Month". Bristol City FC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  17. ^ Cookson, Charlotte (12 November 2024). "Barclays Women's Championship October Player and Goal of the Month winners announced". Womens Leagues and Competitions. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Women's Championship Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  19. ^ "England-Croatia | Women's Under-17 2020". UEFA. 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  20. ^ "England-Bosnia and Herzegovina | Women's Under-17 2020". UEFA. 24 October 2024. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Belgium-England | Women's Under-17 2020". UEFA. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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