Jenna May Dear (born 29 May 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland in the English Women's Championship.
_(cropped).jpg) Dear with Watford in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jenna May Dear[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hayes, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–15 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Watford (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–17 | Everton | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sheffield FC | 15 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Vålerenga | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Fleury 91 | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Dijon | 18 | (2) |
| 2023– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | England U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2017 | |||
Career edit
Born in Hayes, Hillingdon, Dear spent her early years at the Reading FC Girls' Centre of Excellence and played for Yiewsley Predators and Hayes & Yeading Youth.[2][3]
She joined Chelsea LFC at the age of 14, and went on loan to Watford Ladies in March 2015 for the first half of that season.[2] She joined Everton LFC in January 2016,[4] before moving to Sheffield in April 2017.[2]
She has since mid-August 2018 played for Vålerenga Fotball Damer in Norway.[5] Before this, she played for Sheffield F.C. Ladies.[6]
In July 2023, Dear returned to England, signing with Championship club Sunderland.[7]
International career edit
Dear has represented England at under-15 level, captaining the side at the age on 14.[3] She made the move up to under-19 level, where she made her debut against Sweden on 15 July 2014, and has since represented the under-20 team.[8]
References edit
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2014 and 31/12/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 1. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Johnson Adds Jenna Dear To Spring Series Squad". Sheffield FC Ladies. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Hayes footballer skippers England to glory". Get West London. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Spence's Happy New Dear". Everton LFC. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ She is coming home, from vif-damefotball.no, last accessed on August 22, 2018.
- ^ O'Neill, Jen (1 April 2017). "Jenna Dear Joins Sheffield FC". She Kicks. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Jenna Dear joins the Lasses". Sunderland. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Jenna Dear". TheFA.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links edit
- Jenna Dear – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jenna Dear at Soccerway
- Jenna Dear at Sheffield FC Ladies
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