Sophie Marie Perry (born 11 November 1986) is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a full back for

Thai Women's League The Thai Women's League (TWL) () is a semi-professional league contested by 10 association football clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's primary women's football competition—followed by the Thai Women's Leagu ...

club

Chonburi FC Chonburi Football Club () is a Thai professional association football, football club based in the city of Chonburi, Chonburi province, that competes in the first division in Football in Thailand, Thai football, Thai League 1, after promotion in t ...

. She previously played for

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifacete ...

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

, Chelsea and

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of ...

. She has represented England (where she was born) and the Republic of Ireland at under-23 and

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international levels, respectively.

Club career

Perry started her career at

before moving to Chelsea. She joined

in July 2016. In January 2017, Perry rejoined Brighton & Hove Albion. In January 2019, she joined

Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ...

club

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the Sou ...

on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. Perry accepted a job as a

PE teacher Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing primary, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United States it is informally called gym class or ...

at St. Andrews International School, Green Valley in summer 2019, bringing her professional playing career to an end. She set up a girls' football academy in Thailand. In September 2020, Perry signed with

champions Chonburi F.C.

International career

In February 2012 Perry received her first call-up to the senior

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. ...

squad, for the

2012 Algarve Cup The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational Women's association football, women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012. Format The twelve invited ...

. She made her debut with the Irish national team against

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

at the second game of the Algarve Cup on 3 March 2012. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. In July 2013 Perry played for Ireland at the

Summer Universiade The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "Universi ...

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References

External links

Sophie Perry
at FAI
Sophie Perry
at Chelsea FC
Women's Page at BHA
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Sophie 1986 births Living people Footballers from Brighton English people of Irish descent English women's footballers England women's under-23 international footballers Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Republic of Ireland women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players Chelsea F.C. Women players Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players Reading F.C. Women players Lewes F.C. Women players FA Women's National League players Women's Super League players English expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Irish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand English expatriate women's footballers Irish expatriate women's association footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Thailand 21st-century English sportswomen 21st-century Irish sportswomen