Sophia Poor

Sophia Poor
Personal information
Full name Sophia Isabella Poor[1]
Date of birth (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006[2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 London City Lionesses
Number 35
Youth career
20??–2022 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Leicester City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Loughborough Lightning (loan) 1 (0)
2023–2025 Aston Villa 2 (0)
2025 → London City Lionesses (loan) 0 (0)
2025– London City Lionesses 1 (0)
2025 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 England U17 7 (0)
2024– England U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2024

Sophia Isabella Poor (born 25 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses.[3]

Youth career

Poor graduated from the Leicester City's WSL Academy at age 16 in July 2022.[4]

During her youth career with Leicester City, she played 6 matches for the Girls' Regional Talent Club,[5] follow by 12 starts in 12 matches in the WSL Academy.[1]

Club career

In July 2022, Poor joined National League North club Loughborough Lightning on dual registration loan for the 2022–23 season,[4][6] making one appearance as a substitute.[7] In December 2023, she was reported to be recovering from a long-term injury.[8]

Having signed for Aston Villa in 2023,[9] on 17 April 2024 Poor made her WSL debut as a substitute to replace goalkeeper Anna Leat, who had been sent off after 4 minutes.[10] She conceded three goals in the 3–0 defeat to league leaders Chelsea,[11] and according to Sky Sports, "struggled throughout the second half with an apparent leg injury".[12] On 28 April 2024 Poor made her first start for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw to West Ham United, following the suspension of Leat,[13] and was later nominated for WSL Player of the Month for April.[14]

London City Lionesses

On 27 January 2025, Poor joined Women's Championship club London City Lionesses on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[15]

After London City Lionesses were promoted to the Women's Super League, Poor joined the club on a three-year permanent deal on 18 July 2025.[3] On 9 August 2025, she joined Nottingham Forest on loan.[16] On 10 October 2025, Forest announced that Poor had been recalled by London City Lionesses after Emily Orman had sustained a fracture to her arm.[17]

International career

In September 2022, Poor was named in the England under-17 squad for 2023 U17 Championship qualification,[18] where in October 2022 she maintained a clean sheet in her debut against Ukraine,[19] followed by conceding one goal against Denmark.[20] In the second round of qualifying in March 2023, Poor kept a clean sheet against Belgium in a 4–0 win,[21] and helped England to qualify with a 1–1 draw against Denmark.[22]

In the final tournament in May 2023, Poor featured in group stage victories over Poland and Sweden,[23][24] helping England to reach the semi-final of the tournament,[25] where they lost 3–1 to Spain in the final minutes of the game.[26]

On 16 October 2024, Poor was called up to the England under-19 team for Algarve Cup matches against Netherlands and Norway.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leicester City Women FC WSL Academy | Professional Game Academy League". The FA. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ Sophia Poor at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Sophia Poor signs for London City". London City Lionesses Football Club. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "LCFC Women WSL Academy Graduates Join First Team Environment". Leicester City FC. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Leicester City Girls' Regional Talent Cl | FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League". The FA. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Lightning Football agree season long loan with Leicester City Academy Graduates". Loughborough University. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Loughborough Lightning | The FA Women's National League". The FA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Aston Villa boss Carla Ward seeking emergency loan for goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Sophia Poor | Fantasy WSL - Fantasy football for the FA Women's Super League". Fantasy WSL. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (17 April 2024). "Hamano and Buchanan power Chelsea past Aston Villa to go top of WSL". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ Millington, Adam (16 April 2024). "Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa: Blues bounce back from cup exits". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ Long, Don (18 April 2024). "Chelsea Women 3-0 Aston Villa Women: Maika Hamano scores first Blues goal as Emma Hayes' side return top of WSL". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham". Aston Villa FC. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Poor nominated for WSL Player of the Month award". Aston Villa FC. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Sophia Poor arrives at Hayes Lane". London City Lionesses Football Club. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Sophia Poor joins Forest Women on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Sophia Poor recalled by London City". Nottingham Forest F.C. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  18. ^ Davies, Callum (30 September 2022). "England WU23s, WU19s and WU17s squads named for October internationals". England Football. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  19. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (7 October 2022). "Report: England WU17s 11-0 Ukraine". England Football. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  20. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2022). "Report: England WU17s 3-1 Denmark". England Football. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  21. ^ "England-Belgium". UEFA. 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Norway-England". UEFA. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  23. ^ "England-Poland". UEFA. 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Sweden-England". UEFA. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  25. ^ Frith, Wilf (17 May 2023). "England Women U-17s through to European semi-finals". She Kicks. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  26. ^ Frith, Wilf (23 May 2023). "England lose out late on in UEFA Women's U-17 semis". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  27. ^ McHugh, Beth (17 October 2024). "England WU19s squad named for Algarve Cup trip". England Football. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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