Eleanor Dale
English footballer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eleanor Dale (born 9 February 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Championship club Sunderland. Dale previously played for Everton, Durham, and Middlesbrough.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Billingham, Durham, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 65 | (44) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Middlesbrough | 29 | (16) |
| 2020 | Durham | 3 | (1) |
| 2024 | Everton | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sunderland | 11 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 7 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:29, 30 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 5 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Dale is from Billingham, Durham and attended the local Northfield School.[3][4]
Club career
Dale made her debut for Middlesbrough in the Northern Premier League on 25 February 2018, as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Derby County.[5] She scored her first goal for the club on 11 March, in a 4–1 win against Nottingham Forest.[6]
Dale began her senior career at Women's Championship club Durham, signing for the club on January 4, 2020.[7] She scoring her debut goal for Durham against Blackburn Rovers on 2 February.[8][9]
Dale played four seasons of college soccer for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the United States. In her senior year in 2023, she led the country with 28 goals, helping Nebraska win the Big Ten Conference regular season title, and was recognized as first-team All-American, first-team All-Big Ten, and the Big Ten Forward of the Year.[10][11]
On 1 February 2024 Dale signed for Women's Super League club Everton.[12] She made six appearances for club during the 2023–24 season.[13]
On 4 July 2024, she then signed for Sunderland, to return to playing in the Women's Championship.[14][15]
On 11 January 2025, she scored four goals in the 7–1 win over National League side Exeter City in the 2024–25 FA Cup fourth round.[16]
International career
Dale has represented England internationally at under-17 and under-18 youth level.[1][7] Dale made her debut for the under-23 team in a 0–0 draw against Spain on 16 February 2023.[17] She was described as "one of England’s rising stars, having... made her home country’s U23 team".[18]
Honours
Individual
- NCAA Division I First-Team All-America: 2023
- Big Ten Conference Forward of the Year: 2023
References
External links
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