Jade Annmarie Lorton-Radburn (born 21 February 1989) is an English

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who plays as a defender or

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for

Keynsham Town Keynsham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Keynsham, Somerset, England. Affiliated to the Somerset County FA, they are currently members of the and play at Crown Fields. History The club was established in 1895 ...

Club career

Lorton-Radburn joined Leicester City Women at under-10 level and later spent three years with the first team, before joining Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2009 close season after a successful trial. She moved to OOH Lincoln Ladies in November 2009. Lorton-Radburn greatly impressed Lincoln manager Rod Wilson with her performances, both at centre-half and in midfield. Jade Radburn 2013

In October 2010 Radburn signed for

. She was then revealed as part of Bristol Academy's

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squad in March 2011. Lorton-Radburn made her WSL debut in a 0–0 draw at Everton, but was ineligible for Bristol's

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final defeat to

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after playing for Keynsham in an earlier round of the competition. She was named in Bristol Academy's

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2011−12 UEFA Women's Champions League was the eleventh edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012. As in the past two Champions League season ...

squad in September 2011. In March 2012 it was reported that Lorton-Radburn had rejoined Leicester City. She signed for

Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club, previously Doncaster Belles, is an England, English women's association football, women's football club that currently plays in the , the fourth tier of women's football in England. The club's admin ...

in July 2015, after leaving

Yeovil Town Ladies Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who were previously known as Yetminster Ladies, Sherborne Ladies, Yeovil Town Ladies and Yeovil United. Founded in 1990, they ...

and the end of the previous season.

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-chasing Belles manager Glen Harris praised Lorton-Radburn's "strength and power". She scored a goal on her debut for the club, a header in a 5–0 win over

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International career

Lorton-Radburn represented Great Britain at the

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, playing in the 2009 tournament in Belgrade and winning a bronze medal.

Personal life

Lorton-Radburn attended

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, whe ...

. In July 2013 Radburn

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Yeovil teammate Justine Lorton.

Blackburn Rovers statistics

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* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Leicester English women's footballers Notts County L.F.C. players Bristol Academy W.F.C. players Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. players Yeovil Town L.F.C. players FA Women's National League players Alumni of Loughborough University Women's Super League players English LGBT sportspeople Lesbian sportswomen LGBT association football players Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players Leicester City W.F.C. players Women's association football central defenders Women's association football midfielders Keynsham Town L.F.C. players Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain Universiade medalists in football {{England-women-footy-bio-stub