Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is a Scottish professional

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who plays for

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club

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, mainly as a

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. She previously played for

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and

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, and on loan at

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and

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. She represented her birth nation England at various youth levels and is eligible for

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due to her heritage. She made her competitive debut for the latter in 2025.

Club career

Birmingham City

Gregory was part of the

academy for two seasons and broke into the first team in the 2019–20 season. On 17 November 2019, Gregory made her senior debut for Birmingham City against

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in a 3–0

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defeat. She left Birmingham in June 2020.

Aston Villa

On 4 July 2020, Gregory announced she was returning to

, where she had previously been as a youth, ahead of the team's first

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in the

. She scored her first WSL goal in late April 2021, in a 1–1 draw against her former club Birmingham. On 7 January 2022, Gregory joined

on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.

Reading (loan)

On 14 September 2023,

announced the season-long loan signing of Gregory from Aston Villa. Gregory returned to Aston Villa on 4 January 2024, ending her loan at Reading early.

Southampton (loan)

On 5 July 2024, Gregory joined

side

on a season-long loan.

Newcastle United

On 20 January 2025,

side

announced the signing of Gregory on a permanent deal.

International career

England youth

In October 2019, Gregory was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against

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and

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. On 23 October 2021, after being named in the under-19 for 2022 U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored a penalty against

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in an 8–1 win in Round 1. On 17 February 2022, she scored in the under-19 Marbella International Tournament against

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in a 4–0 victory. On 9 April, in Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored the second goal in England's 2–0 victory against

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. In June 2022, with England qualifying for the tournament, she was named in the squad for the 2022 U19 Championship and started in their opening game of the tournament against

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. In February 2022, Gregory was named as part of the under-23 squad as a forward. On 10 October, she scored against Sweden in a 1–1 draw. On November 10, after being named as part of the U23 team as a defender, she scored both goals against the Netherlands in the team's 2–0 win. During 2023, Gregory returned to the squad as a forward, playing in matches against Portugal, Belgium, and Norway. In February 2024, Gregory was again announced as a defender for the under-23 squad, featuring as the

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against

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in a 3–1 defeat. In October 2024, Gregory started in a draw against Netherlands Under-23.

Scotland

Gregory was eligible to represent Scotland through ancestry and in February 2025 was named in the

senior squad.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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