Demi Lambourne (born 30 April 1996) is an English football

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who plays for

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club

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Early life

Lambourne is from

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and began playing for

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...

's centre of excellence.

Club career

In the

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season Oxford joined the inaugural

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and Lambourne made 18 appearances in her first season in senior football, following an injury to the club's regular goalkeeper Hannah Cox. In

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Lambourne established herself as Oxford's recognised first-choice goalkeeper, and signed a new contract with the club. Lambourne signed for

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in August 2018. She made her

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debut in November 2021, in a 1–0 defeat by Everton at

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. On 28 September 2023, Lambourne signed on loan with Crystal Palace for the

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season.

International career

In June 2015 Lambourne was called up to the England under-19 team.

Personal life

Lambourne is in a long-term relationship with her girlfriend Freya Kerry.

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