Sophie Kerstan Haywood (born 10 January 1996) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Smal ...
for
Women's Championship
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club
Newcastle United
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. She spent four years in the United States alongside her studies at
South Alabama Jaguars
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and
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
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on a sporting scholarship.
Club career
Haywood joined Aston Villa on 1 July 2018.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
1996 births
Living people
Footballers from Kingston upon Hull
English women's footballers
Aston Villa W.F.C. players
Notts County L.F.C. players
Sheffield United F.C. Women players
South Alabama Jaguars women's soccer players
East Texas A&M Lions women's soccer players
Women's association football forwards
Women's Super League 2 players
Women's Super League players
21st-century English sportswomen
Newcastle United W.F.C. players
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