Helen Alderson (footballer)

Helen Alderson
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 35)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 England U23

Helen Alderson (born 7 May 1989) is a retired English footballer who played for Sunderland A.F.C.[2]

Early life and education

Alderson was born on 7 May 1989.[3] She attended Loughborough University.[4]

Career

In 2008, at 18 years old, Alderson was selected to play for England's national under-23 women's football team to play in the Five Nations La Manga Tournament.[4] The following year, her team[which?] played in the finals for the Women's FA Cup.[5]

Alderson also played for Sunderland Ladies, as well as for the Lady Black Cats in the Women's Super League.[5]

In 2021, Alderson helped launch the "Helen Aldo GK all-female goalkeeping camp, which is the first of its kind in the North East."[5]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Helen Alderson". Soccer Donna (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ "Durham FC women goalkeeper Helen Alderson set to embark on a three-month charity work in Ghana". ModernGhana. 2017-02-14. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  3. ^ "Helen Alderson Biography". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  4. ^ a b "Alderson receives England call-up". BBC Sport. 2008-01-31. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  5. ^ a b c Donnelly, Mark (2021-04-29). "Sunderland, Newcastle United and Durham stoppers unite as North East's first all-female goalkeeping camp launched". Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.