English footballer who russian ladies soccerway for French club Olympique Lyon and England. Bronze also represented England at all youth levels, and featured in their squads at Euro 2013 and the 2015 World Cup, helping them to third place at the latter tournament. Bronze began playing for Sunderland at under-12 academy level and joined the senior team when she turned 16 in 2007.

She had previously captained the under-16 team. That summer, Bronze moved to North Carolina to study at UNC. She won a scholarship from coach Anson Dorrance after impressing him during several soccer camps. She then returned to Sunderland in the Premier League National Division. In November 2012, Bronze left Everton to sign for local rivals Liverpool, following Natasha Dowie and Fara Williams who had made the same move days earlier.

Bronze was part of the Liverpool side that won the FA WSL in 2013 and again in 2014. The following year, she was awarded the PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year. In her first year at Manchester City, Bronze scored two goals from the full-back position, helping City to second place in the league, meaning they qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the first time. In 2016, her second season in Manchester, she scored two league goals as the Blues went unbeaten for the entire season. The defender contributed to an outstanding record in which we saw Manchester City only concede four league goals.