| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 2007 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derby County | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2023– | Leicester City | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | England U17 | 8 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 [2] | |||
Denny Draper (born 17 March 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the England under-17 team.
Youth career
Draper played for Derby County's Regional Talent Club. She scored 7 goals in 5 appearances for the under-14s, [3] and became Derby's top scorer with 26 goals in 17 appearances for the under-16s. [4]
She is also product of the Leicester City Academy, [5] having scored 16 goals in 18 appearances. [6]
Club career
On 18 February 2024, Draper scored her first senior goal in a 5–2 win against Bristol City, [7] becoming the youngest goalscorer for Leicester City Women, less than a month before her 17th birthday. [8] [9] Sky Sports Football described the goal as a "huge moment" in her career". [10]
After sustaining an injury in March 2024, [11] Draper missed the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [12]
International career
Draper has represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth level. [5]
On 4 November 2023, she made her under-17 debut in 2024 U17 Championship qualification, scoring two goals in an 6–0 win against Northern Ireland. [13] Draper went on to become the joint top scorer in qualification with ten goals including four against Hungary and two against Belgium, [14] [15] and goals against Serbia and Greece in the second round in March 2024, [16] [17] helping the team to qualify for the final tournament. [18]
BBC Sport described Draper as a player to "look out for" and the "standout name" in the squad for the final tournment. [19] [20] However, she received an injury during qualifying and was not named in the squad in May 2024, where England reached the final and were beaten 4–0 by Spain. [11] [21] [22]
Personal life
Draper is the daughter of former Aston Villa midfielder Mark Draper. [5] She is a student at Loughborough College. [23]
Honours
Individual
- Leicester City Women Youngest Goalscorer: 16 years, 11 months, 2 days – 18 February, 2024 [9]
References
- ^ Denny Draper at Soccerway
- ^ Denny Draper at Flashscore.com
- ^ "Derby County RTC for girls U14 | FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Derby County RTC for girls U16 | FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Hutchinson, John (7 April 2023). "Former Player Remembers: Mark Draper". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Leicester City Women FC WSL Academy". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Millington, Adam (18 February 2024). "Leicester hit back for big WSL win over Bristol City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "A Record-Breaking Season In Numbers". Leicester City FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "LCFC Women Records". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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^
SEVEN GOAL THRILLER 😲 | Leicester 5-2 Bristol City | WSL Highlights (Video).
Sky Sports Football. 18 February 2024. Event occurs at 3:35. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via
YouTube.
Draper, what a moment for the youngster. The 16-year-old with her first ever professional goal. Huge moment in the career Draper.
- ^ a b "Draper To Be Assessed, O'Brien Making Progress, Foster Says". Leicester City FC. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (13 April 2024). "Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City: Women's FA Cup Preview, Semi-Final, 2024". VAVEL. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (4 November 2023). "Young Lionesses start UEFA WU17 Euros qualifiers with 6-0 win". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (8 November 2023). "Eight-goal England Women's U-17s go through with game to spare". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Belgium-England | Women's Under-17 2024". UEFA. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (12 March 2024). "England Women U-17s beat Serbia 3-0 in EURO qualifiers". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (13 March 2024). "England Women U-17s beat Greece to make it two wins from two". She Kicks. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (16 March 2024). "Report: Italy 1-3 England WU17s". England Football. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Uefa European Women's Under-17 Championship LIVE: Watch live stream - France v England". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship LIVE: England v Norway stream". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ McHugh, Beth (4 May 2024). "England WU17s squad named for EURO Finals". England Football. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Marissa (18 May 2024). "England 0-4 Spain: Lionesses thrashed in Women's Under-17 Euros final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "She's On the Ball! DiSE Learner Denny Takes U17s to Victory". Loughborough College. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
- Denny Draper at Soccerway
- Denny Draper at Flashscore.com