Sophia Isabella Poor (born 25 June 2006) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

London City Lionesses London City Lionesses is a professional women's association football club based in Hayes, Bromley, England. The team competes in the Women's Super League the first tier of English women's football. The club was founded in May 2019, as an indep ...

Youth career

Poor graduated from the

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's WSL Academy at age 16 in July 2022. During her youth career with Leicester City, she played 6 matches for the Girls' Regional Talent Club, follow by 12 starts in 12 matches in the WSL Academy.

Club career

In July 2022, Poor joined

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club

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on dual registration loan for the 2022–23 season, making one appearance as a substitute. In December 2023, she was reported to be recovering from a long-term injury. Having signed for

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in 2023, on 17 April 2024 Poor made her WSL debut as a substitute to replace goalkeeper Anna Leat, who had been sent off after 4 minutes. She conceded three goals in the 3–0 defeat to league leaders Chelsea, and according to

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, "struggled throughout the second half with an apparent leg injury". On 28 April 2024 Poor made her first start for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw to

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, following the suspension of Leat, and was later nominated for WSL Player of the Month for April. On 27 January 2025, Poor joined

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club

on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. After London City Lionesses were promoted to the

, Poor joined the club on a three-year permanent deal on 18 July 2025.

International career

In September 2022, Poor was named in the England under-17 squad for 2023 U17 Championship qualification, where in October 2022 she maintained a clean sheet in her debut against

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, followed by conceding one goal against

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. In the second round of qualifying in March 2023, Poor kept a clean sheet against

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in a 4–0 win, and helped England to qualify with a 1–1 draw against

. In the

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in May 2023, Poor featured in group stage victories over

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and

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, helping England to reach the semi-final of the tournament, where they lost 3–1 to

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in the final minutes of the game. On 16 October 2024, Poor was called up to the England under-19 team for

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matches against

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and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poor, Sophia 2006 births Living people Aston Villa W.F.C. players English women's footballers England women's youth international footballers FA Women's National League players Leicester City W.F.C. players London City Lionesses players Women's association football goalkeepers Women's Super League players 21st-century English sportswomen