Isobel Goodwin (born 21 December 2002) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the England under-23s. She previously played for

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...

Coventry United Coventry United Football Club is an English association football club based in Coventry in the West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. The team competes in the , the 9th tier of English football, and is managed by Ellis Alleyne. The club was ...

, and

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...

, and has represented England since under-17 youth level.

Career

Aston Villa

Goodwin joined the Aston Villa Women's academy, working through the age groups. She made her first team debut on 17 November 2021, in a 2–1 home defeat to

in the League Cup. Goodwin made her

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debut on 22 October 2022, as a late substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Everton.

Coventry United

On 20 January 2023, Goodwin joined

club

on a free transfer after coming to a mutual agreement to terminate her Aston Villa contract.

Sheffield United

In July 2023, Goodwin joined

. She made her debut in the opening match of the season, against

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

, and scored her first goal away 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 ...

. In February 2024, Goodwin was nominated for the Women's Championship Player of the Month award. The following month, after 13 league appearances, she became second highest scorer with 10 goals, despite Sheffield positioned in the bottom half of the table. Goodwin ended the 2023–24 season with 15 goals in 19 league appearances for Sheffield.

London City Lionesses

On 7 September 2024 Goodwin completed her transfer to

, making her debut following day, as a substitute in the opening league game of the season at home to

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

. For the month of October, Goodwin was nominated for the Women's Championship Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards, that were both subsequently won by

Maria Farrugia Maria Farrugia (born 9 January 2001) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a forward for Sheffield United in the FA Women's Championship and for the Malta women's national team. Club career Growing up on the island of Gozo, Farrugia began play ...

. In November, after her first nine Championship appearances in the 2024–25 season, she scored seven goals, including four against

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, going on to become the league top scorer with 16 goals in the

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. On 11 May 2025, Goodwin was named as the Women’s Championship Player of the Season for the 2024-25 season.

International career

Goodwin played 10 games for the England U17s – scoring her first and second competitive goals for them on 22 September 2018, in a 7–0 victory over

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. In October 2024, she was called up to the England under-23 national team for European League fixtures. On 28 November 2024, Goodwin made her debut for the under-23s against Norway resulting in a 0–0 draw.

Style of play

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'' has credited Goodwin for her "strength, athleticism and movement" as a forward.

Personal life

Goodwin is inspired by

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striker

Erling Haaland Erling Braut Haaland (, ; born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and the Norway national football te ...

and

forward

Rachel Daly Rachel Ann Daly (born 6 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays predominantly as a striker for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League. Having spent most of her career with Houston Dash in the NWSL, she spent her yout ...

Career statistics

Club

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Isobel 2002 births Living people English women's footballers Aston Villa W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Coventry United W.F.C. players Women's Super League 2 players Sheffield United F.C. Women players London City Lionesses players England women's youth international footballers Women's association football forwards Footballers from Manchester 21st-century English sportswomen