Alex Greenwood (born 7 September 1993) is an English professional

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who plays for

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club

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, whom she captains, and the

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. Primarily a left-sided defender, she plays as both a

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and a

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. Greenwood began her senior career at Everton,

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and

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, before playing for

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and winning Division 1 and the Champions League with the club. She also captained

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, winning the

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in their inaugural season. Greenwood is known for her tackling, positional play and passing; as a left-footed player she is a set-piece specialist, who often takes penalties,

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s and corners. Greenwood captained England at youth level, made her senior debut in 2014, and first captained the senior team in the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup. She was named the Young Player of the Year in 2012 and has been featured in the WSL Team of the Year three times. In the 2023 World Cup, Greenwood was named as one of the outstanding players of the tournament as England reached the

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. Greenwood made her 100th appearance for Manchester City in a WSL game in October 2023.

Early life

Greenwood was born and grew up in

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and attended St Monica's RC Primary School,

. She joined Everton aged six, initially for weekly training sessions at the club's former youth academy site at Netherton, whilst playing for local junior teams and then progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence from the age of eight to sign her first professional contract with the club. Greenwood was brought up supporting Merseyside rivals

and admired

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and

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. She also attended Savio Salesian College in

Club career

Everton (2010–2014)

-born Greenwood joined Everton at the age of six, initially through weekly training sessions at the club's former youth academy site at Netherton and she then progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence from the age of eight to sign a professional contract with the club. On 5 August 2010, a month before her 17th birthday, she made her first team debut in a

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qualification round match against Faroese club KÍ. Everton won 6–0 win. Two days later, in the same competition, Greenwood scored a

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in the 80th minute as Everton defeated Macedonian team

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10–0. Everton's longstanding left-back

signed for

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after

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, the inaugural season of WSL, and Greenwood replaced her for

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. During the season, she played for England's under-19 team at the

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in Turkey. In November, she was named FA Young Player of the Year at

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Women's Football Awards. Greenwood played in Everton's 2–0 defeat by

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in the

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final. Despite reaching the cup final, Everton were

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at the end of

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. Greenwood requested a transfer to protect her national team place ahead of the

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. Ahead of

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, she signed for

on a two-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee. The move disappointed Everton who wanted Greenwood to leave on

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and come back if they were promoted again.

Notts County (2015)

Greenwood spent only one season,

, with

Liverpool (2016–2017)

In January 2016, she joined

. She scored in each of the three seasons spanning her two-year spell with Liverpool. Her first goal was a penalty against

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. At the end of

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, having made 44 appearances and scored six goals, Liverpool released her.

Manchester United (2018–2019)

On 13 July 2018, it was announced that Greenwood was joining

and would captain the team in its inaugural season. She made her competitive debut for them in a 1–0 League Cup victory over her former club Liverpool on 19 August. On 20 September, she made her

debut in a 3–0 win against

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. On 18 November, she scored her first goal for Manchester United with a penalty spot in a 5–0 away win at

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. Under her leadership, Manchester United won the Championship and gained promotion to the

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in their debut season.

Olympique Lyonnais (2019–2020)

On 4 August 2019, Manchester United announced they had agreed a deal for the transfer of Greenwood to French

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team

, subject to personal terms. Lyon confirmed the deal on 8 August for a fee of €40,000, plus €20,000 in potential add-ons. On 24 August, she made her league debut for the club in a 6–0 home win against

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. On 30 August 2020, Greenwood made her first Champions League appearance since 2010, entering as a stoppage time substitute for

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as Lyon beat

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3–1 in the

. By the end of her one-year contract with Lyon she had played 17 matches and won a quadruple of trophies including the Champions League.

Manchester City (2020–)

On 9 September 2020, Greenwood returned to England, signing a three-year contract with

following the expiration of her Lyon contract. One of her first games was the

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final at

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on 1 November 2020. City defeated Everton 3–1. In the second match of the

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season, when Manchester City Women met Chelsea Women at the Joie Stadium, Greenwood received two yellow cards and was sent off in the 38th minute by referee Emily Heaslip. The first card was for a foul but the second was for time-wasting after Greenwood spent 26 seconds taking a free kick. Before the start of the season, referees had been ordered to clamp down on time-wasting but Heaslip's decision was controversial and invoked comments such as "ridiculous" and "shocking". Following the retirement of

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, Greenwood was announced as her successor as Manchester City's club captain on 20 September 2024. During a Champions League fixture against SKN St. Pölten on 12 December 2024, Greenwood suffered a knee injury which required her to undergo surgery. She returned to the pitch after a four month absence on 27 April 2025, coming on as a substitute during Manchester City's 1–0 league win against

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International career

Greenwood captained

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at youth level and played at the

. Senior national team coach

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selected her for the

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, where she made her debut against

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on 5 March 2014. She scored her first goal for England in September 2014 in a 10–0 win against

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. At the

, youngest member of the squad Greenwood shared England's left-back duties with Claire Rafferty. She won a bronze medal when the team beat

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in the third place play-off. Although she was the youngest member of the squad, Greenwood was England's best left-footed exponent in dead-ball situations. In 2019, Greenwood was part of the England team that won the

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in the United States. Later that year, Greenwood was selected as part of England's

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squad. As part of England's social-media facing squad announcement, her name was announced by singer

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. On 23 June, Greenwood scored England's third goal in the 3–0

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win against

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as England went on to finish fourth. Greenwood was a member of the England squad that won

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. She was allotted 184 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international. Greenwood first captained England during an

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match on 19 February 2023, having previously worn the armband after a series of substitutions in England's 20–0 victory over Latvia on 30 November 2021, becoming the fourth captain in that match. On 31 May 2023, Greenwood was included in the squad for the

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taking place in Australia and New Zealand in July and August that year. Wearing the number 5 shirt, Greenwood played on the left side of England's back three with Jess Carter (right) and

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(centre). She played in all seven of England's matches and has been recognised as one of the most outstanding players in the tournament. Writing for

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, former international

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said Greenwood was "tremendous" both in defence and in possession of the ball. Praising Greenwood's positional play, her tackling and above all her defence-splitting passes, Bardsley rated Greenwood and

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as the tournament's two best centre backs. England reached the final but lost 1–0 to

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. Play was held up for several minutes in the second half after Greenwood suffered a deep cut below her right eyebrow; she continued after lengthy treatment with her head bandaged. On 6 June 2025, Greenwood was named in England's squad for

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Personal life

Greenwood is in a relationship with ex-professional footballer Jack O'Connell. Greenwood has spoken out, on a number of occasions, about the online abuse that she and some of her colleagues receive regularly, which have included comments about her appearance, transfers and threats against her family. Greenwood generally opts to keep her personal life private and tends to keep her social media posts football-related. As part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Greenwood was installed at Northfield Sports Association in

in September 2022. In October 2022, Greenwood was honoured with the creation by artist John Culshaw of a mural at 320 Stanley Road, in the centre of her home town of

which is within the

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, to commemorate her part in Euro 2022. Greenwood commented: "It’s really important for me to be able to send a message to young girls in my area that anything is possible". On 19 October 2023, Greenwood was awarded the Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Sefton which is the highest award the Council can bestow on an individual. The Council resolution stated:

"This Council wishes to place on record its high appreciation of Alex Greenwood as an ambassador for Bootle and an outstanding role model for women and girls in sport and football, and in the light of her hard work, dedication and success, the Council resolves that the Honorary Freedom of the Borough be conferred on Alex Greenwood in recognition of her outstanding achievements."

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Greenwood goal.''

Honours

Manchester United *

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: 2018–19 Olympique Lyonnais *

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: 2019 *

: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 Manchester City *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2021–22 England *

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runner-up:

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; third place:

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Individual * FA Young Player of the Year: 2012 * PFA WSL Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 * Honorary Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022) * Honorary Freedom of the

: 19 October 2023 * FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11:

, 2024

References

External links

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- Personal website
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at the Olympique Lyonnais website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwood, Alex 1993 births Living people Footballers from Bootle English women's footballers Women's association football defenders Everton F.C. (women) players Notts County L.F.C. players Liverpool F.C. Women players Manchester United W.F.C. players Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players Manchester City W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Première Ligue players England women's youth international footballers England women's under-23 international footballers England women's international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players UEFA Women's Championship–winning players English expatriate women's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France 21st-century English sportswomen UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players