Courtney Sweetman-Kirk


Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk is an English footballer who plays as a forward. She has previously played for FA WSL clubs Liverpool, Everton, Notts County and Lincoln as well as Coventry City and Leicester City in the FA Women's Premier League. Sweetman-Kirk has represented England at under-23 level.

Club career

Lincoln / Notts County, 2013–2014

Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 1 club, Lincoln Ladies in July 2013. During her first season with the club, she made seven appearances and scored one goal during a 2–0 win over Chelsea L.F.C. Notts County finished in sixth place during the regular season with a.

Doncaster Rovers Belles, 2015–2017

In July 2014, Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 2 club, Doncaster Rovers Belles. She scored 20 goals in 20 matches during the 2015 FA WSL 2 season, helping lift the team to FA WSL 1 the following year. She was subsequently named FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year. During a match against Everton in August 2015, Sweetman-Kirk scored a hat trick after subbing in during the second half of the match when Everton was up 2–0. Her hat trick resulted in a 3–2 win.
In 2016, she signed a full-time professional contract with Doncaster, only to suffer a broken leg in a pre-season friendly. Although Doncaster were relegated in her absence, in the subsequent FA WSL Spring Series resurgent Sweetman-Kirk scored nine goals in nine games to finish as WSL 2 top goalscorer.

Everton, 2017–2018

signed Sweetman-Kirk from Doncaster after their promotion to the WSL 1 on a two-year contract and paying an undisclosed fee. She was Everton's top-goalscorer in her first season with nine goals in all competitions

Liverpool, 2018–2020

Sweetman-Kirk transferred to local rivals Liverpool in July 2018. On 23 May 2020, while the league was still suspended indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweetman-Kirk announced she had left the club following the expiration of her contract earlier in the month.

International

Sweetman-Kirk made her debut for the England under-23 national team in June 2013. Her five goals during the tournament helped Great Britain win the 2013 World University Games in Russia.

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Honours

Club

Coventry City