Fran Stenson (born 27 April 2001) is an English
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Women's Championship
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club
Southampton
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and the
England under-23 team.
Club career
Fran Stenson made her professional debut on 1 October 2017 when she came on as a second-half substitute for
Ann-Katrin Berger
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in
Birmingham City
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's 2–1 win over
Everton in the
FA WSL
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, though she had previously started for
England U17s a few weeks earlier. Following a transfer to
Manchester City
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, she made her full club start in the
FA WSL Cup
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against
Aston Villa
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on 13 December 2018.
In February 2019, Stenson went on
loan
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The document evidencing the deb ...
to
Blackburn Rovers
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of the
FA Women's National League North
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Established in 1991 as the W ...
. She was understudying
Karen Bardsley
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She played for Sky Blue FC in the previous top-flight American Women' ...
and
Ellie Roebuck at Manchester City, while Blackburn urgently required a goalkeeper following injuries to both
Danielle Gibbons and
Danielle Hill.
During preseason, Stenson appeared as part of the
Arsenal
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squad during the
Emirates Cup
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. She officially signed with the team on 16 August 2019. On 6 September 2019, Stenson returned to
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
on loan, this time in the
FA Women's Championship
The Women's Super League 2, also known as Barclays Women's Super League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in England, operated by WSL Football. It is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The div ...
.
On 11 July 2024, Stenson joined Women's Championship club
Southampton
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.
Career statistics
Club
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References
External links
Fran Stensonat Southampton F.C.
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2001 births
Living people
English women's footballers
Women's association football goalkeepers
Women's Super League players
Manchester City W.F.C. players
Birmingham City W.F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers W.F.C. players
Sheffield United F.C. Women players
Arsenal W.F.C. players
Southampton F.C. Women players
England women's youth international footballers
21st-century English sportswomen