Bridget Galloway (born 19 July 1999) is an English

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player, playing as a

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for

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in the

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. She has represented England at under-19 level.

Club career

Sunderland

Galloway made her first team debut for Sunderland on 29 October 2016, replacing

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in the 80th minute of a 0–0 draw with

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in the WSL 1. Galloway's first team involvement increased in 2017–18. She scored her penalty in a WSL Cup shoot-out win against

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on 16 November 2018. She scored her first goal on 5 December 2017 in a 1–0 WSL Cup win against

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, heading in the eventual winner. Her first league goal came five days later in a 5–1 defeat at Everton in the WSL 1. On 20 May 2018, Galloway scored Sunderland's last WSL 1 goal with a winner on the last day of the season against

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. Following Sunderland's demotion to the

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, Galloway scored the team's first goal of the 2018–19 season, scoring a penalty against

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on 26 August 2018. She scored her first senior hat-trick on 18 November 2018 in a 5–2 home win against

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Durham

After two seasons in the National League with Sunderland, Galloway decided to move on and joined

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club

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on 14 July 2020.

Newcastle United

Galloway moved to

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on 14 July 2023.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest announced the signing of Galloway on a 1 year contract on 6 August 2024.

International career

Galloway has represented England at under-19 level. She received her first call-up in January 2018 before making her debut against Ireland on 19 January 2018. She scored her first goal for England on 4 March 2018 in a 4–3 win over the

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. She got her second goal for the under-19's in the

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qualifying round, scoring the opening goal in a 4–1 win against

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on 3 April 2018.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galloway, Bridget 1999 births Living people English women's footballers Women's association football forwards Sunderland A.F.C. Women players Durham W.F.C. players Newcastle United W.F.C. players Nottingham Forest Women F.C. players Footballers from Gateshead 21st-century English sportswomen