Megan Kelly Alexander (born 11 November 1993) is an English

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who plays as a defender. She has previously played for

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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 ...

, Everton,

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Millwall Lionesses Millwall Lionesses Football Club is an English women's football club based in Rotherhithe, south-east London, that plays in the , the fifth tier of English women's football. Founded in 1973, the group of women who made up the Lionesses were at ...

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...

, and

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 ...

. Alexander has represented England at under-17 level.

Playing career

Liverpool and Oxford United, 2014

In June 2014, Alexander was loaned on a three-month deal to

from Liverpool. Oxford finished in ninth place during the regular season with a record. Alexander made eight appearances during the regular season. She made two additional appearances during the

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and

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Everton, 2015

In January 2015, Alexander signed with

Everton F.C. (women) Everton Football Club () is an English women's association football team based in Liverpool, England, that competes in the FA Women's Super League, the top division of English women's football. Formed in 1983 as Hoylake W.F.C., it is now part of ...

to complete in the

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2. She made four appearances for the club during the regular season. Everton finished in third place with a record.

Bristol City, 2016–2017

Alexander signed with

ahead of the

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season. Of the signing, Bristol manager Willie Kirk said, "It became apparent quite quickly however, that she was a player that I wanted to work with in the longer term. She is young, enthusiastic, and is hungry to learn and develop. She gives us good options down the left hand side both defensively and attacking and I'm sure that she will be an important player for us this year." Alexander made 15 appearances for the club helping finish in second place with a record. The team's placement secured promotion back to

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for the

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season.

Yeovil Town, 2018–2019

On 15 August 2018, Alexander signed for

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side

linking up with her former

manager Lee Burch.

London Bees, 2019–2021

In August 2019, following Yeovil's relegation to the

FA Women's National League South The FA Women's National League South is a league in the third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are part of the FA Women's National League and below the Women's Super Leag ...

, Alexander once again reunited with manager Lee Burch, this time at

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team

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International

Alexander has represented England on the under-17 national team.

References

External links

England player profile

Everton player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Megan 1993 births Living people Women's Super League players Liverpool F.C. Women players Everton F.C. (women) players Bristol City W.F.C. players Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players Yeovil Town L.F.C. players English women's footballers Women's association football defenders Oxford United W.F.C. players London Bees players People from Wantage Footballers from Oxfordshire 21st-century English sportswomen