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Emma Plewa
	Plewa with Lewes in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Emma Jane Plewa
Date of birth	8 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Brecon, Wales
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Crawley Wasps
Youth career
	Filton College Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Bristol Academy
2009	Lee University
2009–2010	Bristol Academy
2010–2013	Chelsea Ladies
2011–2012	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
2014	Millwall Lionesses
2015–2016	Lewes
2018–	Crawley Wasps
2021	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)
2022–	Wimbledon
International career‡
	Wales U19
2008–	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:08, 11 October 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2011

Emma Jane Plewa (born 8 September 1990) is a footballer who plays for the Welsh national team and Wimbledon. Plewa plays as a winger or forward.

Club career

Plewa was a regular in the Bristol Academy's (Filton) college team which won three national titles in 2008–09.^[1] In November 2008 she scored on her debut for the senior Academy team, in a 2–2 draw at Blackburn Rovers.^[1]

Plewa played for Lee University in 2009,^[2] but returned to Bristol Academy to finish season 2009–10.^[1] She signed for Chelsea in summer 2010.^[3] In April 2011 Plewa scored her first goal for Chelsea in a 4–1 win at Doncaster Rovers Belles. She signed for Tottenham Hotspur Ladies in autumn 2011.^[4]

After some time away from football, Plewa signed for plucky part-timers Crawley Wasps in 2018.^[5] In December 2018 she was named Player of the 1st Round in the Women's FA Cup.^[6]

Plewa signed with AFC Wimbledon in July 2022.^[7]

International career

Plewa won seven caps and scored five goals for the Wales U19s.^[8] She made her senior debut in a 2–1 friendly defeat by Finland in November 2008.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "First Team Squad". Bristol Academy Women's Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
^ "Lee University Smokes NCAA Division III Emory University, 4-0". NAIA.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
^ "Women's weekly". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "Welsh stars together at Lodge!". Tottenham F.C. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ Laverty, Rich (2 February 2019). "Crawley Wasps Prepare for Their Big Day Out against Arsenal". Our Game Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ Frith, Wilf (6 December 2018). "Crawley Wasps' Emma Plewa – #SSEWomensFACup Player of the 1st Round". She Kicks. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ "Emma Plewa signs for AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon Women. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "International Teams — Emma Plewa". Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
^ "Match Report — Wales 1 – 2 Finland". Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2010.