Molly Bartrip (born 1 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur.[1]

Early life

Bartrip started her playing career at age seven with Tottenham Hotspurs' U10s team, in the mid-2000s. She was initially scouted while playing on a local boys team.[2] At age 11 she went on to play for Charlton Athletic and a few years after that she joined Arsenal.[3][4]

Club career

Reading

Bartrip joined Reading on 4 April 2014 from Arsenal's academy, ahead of the club's debut season in the newly created FA Women's Super League 2.[5][6] She played four matches in the 2014 WSL Cup for Reading but no league appearances. In December 2015 Bartrip signed a professional contract with Reading ahead of the club's debut in the WSL.[7]

Her WSL debut came in the season opener on 23 March 2016 in a start against her former club Arsenal.[8] She scored her first and only goal for the club on 1 November 2017 in a win against Watford in the group stage of the 2017–18 FA WSL Cup.[9] Bartrip made her 100th appearance across all competitions for Reading on 10 February 2021 in a win away to Manchester United.[10] She left the club after the 2020–21 FA WSL season, along with seven other players.[11][12]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 July 2021, she joined Tottenham Hotspur from Reading for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.[13][1] She played her first game for Spurs in a 1–0 league win over Birmingham City.[14]

Personal life

In 2018, Bartrip revealed that she had anorexia nervosa during her teenage years.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 January 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2014 Women's Super League 0 0 ? ? 4 0 4 0
2015 Women's Super League 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2016 Women's Super League 12 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
2017 Women's Super League 2 0 – – 2 0
2017–18 Women's Super League 6 0 0 0 4 1 10 1
2018–19 Women's Super League 14 0 4 0 4 0 22 0
2019–20 Women's Super League 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
2020–21 Women's Super League 21 0 1 0 3 0 25 0
Total 59 0 9 0 17 1 85 1
Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22 Women's Super League 22 0 1 0 4 0 27 0
2022–23 Women's Super League 22 1 2 0 4 0 28 1
2023–24 Women's Super League 18 0 2 0 4 0 24 0
2024–25 Women's Super League 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0
Total 74 1 5 0 16 0 95 1
Career total 125 1 14 0 33 1 180 2
  1. ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Molly Bartrip completes move". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Molly v Ana - a teenage footballer's battle with anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Molly Bartrip profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Who is Molly Bartrip?". SYST Business. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ "BARTRIP JOINS THE ROYALS". www.facebook.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ^ getreading (11 July 2014). "Molly Bartrip gets the call up for England Under-19s". BerkshireLive. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Reading sign up Bruton and Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Arsenal vs. Reading - 23 March 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Result Details". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ FC, Reading. "💯 Bartrip makes 100th Royals appearance". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Eight players to depart from Reading FC Women this summer". Reading Chronicle. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  12. ^ FC, Reading. "Reading FC Women start to reshape squad ahead of fresh 2021-22 challenge". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Tottenham sign defender Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Graham scores as Spurs beat Birmingham". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  15. ^ Falkingham, Katie (7 November 2018). "Molly Bartrip: Reading defender on overcoming teenage anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  16. ^ "England - M. Bartrip - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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