Lucy Hope (née Graham;[1] born 10 October 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Everton in the FA WSL and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Forfar Farmington and Hibernian in Scotland, Mallbackens in Sweden and Bristol City in England.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucy Hope | ||
| Birth name | Lucy Graham | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballingry, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Forfar Farmington | 31 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Hibernian | 10 | (3) |
| 2015 | Mallbackens | 12 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Hibernian | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bristol City | 19 | (7) |
| 2019– | Everton | 31 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Scotland U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Scotland U19 | 23 | (5) |
| 2017– | Scotland | 24 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:21, 16 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editForfar Farmington (2012–2013) and Hibernian (2013–2015)
editHope began her senior career at Forfar Farmington in 2012.[2] In her first season, she helped the club finish second in the SWPL and reach the Scottish Women's Cup final. Her performances earned her a nomination for the Players' Player of the Year award.[3]
In the summer of 2013, she left Forfar Farmington to join Hibernian.[4]
Mallbackens (2015)
editIn July 2015, Hope left Hibernian to join Swedish club Mallbackens.[5]
Return to Hibernian (2016–2018)
editIn January 2016, Hope returned to Hibernian.[6] On 5 October 2016, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 6–0 loss to Bayern Munich.[7] She played a crucial role in Hibernian's 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign, scoring four goals in three matches.[8]
Bristol City (2018–2019)
editHope joined Bristol City in July 2018.[9] On 19 August 2018, she scored twice in her debut against Leicester City in the FA WSL Cup.[10] On 9 September 2018, she made her league debut and scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion.[11] She ended the campaign as the team's leading goalscorer with seven league goals and twelve in all competitions. In May 2019, it was announced Hope was to leave Bristol after just one season.[12]
Everton (2019–)
editOn 4 July 2019, Everton announced they had signed Hope to a two-year deal.[13]
International career
editHope was included in the Scotland squad for a friendly match with Belgium in April 2017.[14] On 14 September 2017, she made her full international debut in a 3–0 win over Hungary.[15]
Personal life
editHope was known as Lucy Graham until getting married in December 2022.[1]
Career statistics
editInternational appearances
edit- Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023.[16]
| Year | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 0 |
Honours
editHibernian
editWinner
- Scottish Women's Cup (2): 2016, 2017
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup (2): 2016, 2017
Runner-up
- Scottish Women's Premier League: 2013
- Scottish Women's Cup: 2013
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup (2): 2014, 2015
Forfar Farmington
editRunner-up
References
edit- ^ a b "Everton's Lucy Graham is now Lucy Hope!". evertonfc.com. Everton FC. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Forfar Farmington sign Scotland Under-17 midfielder Lucy Graham". Scotzine. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Excited about the whole event - Lucy". Women's Soccer Scene. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "New Signing Lucy Graham interview". Pitchero. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Lucy Graham leaves Hibs Ladies for Mallbackens IF". Edinburgh Evening News. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Ladies sign Lucy Graham". Hibernian F.C. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian 0-6 Bayern Munich - UEFA Womens' [sic] Champions League: Bayern outclass a committed Hibs side". VAVEL.com. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Lucy Graham player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Bristol City Women: Scottish pair Lucy Graham and Eartha Cummings join". BBC Sport. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "City Women claim point against Leicester in opening round of Continental Cup". Bristol City F.C. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "REPORT: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Bristol City Women". Bristol City F.C. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "City Women Departures". Bristol City.
- ^ "Ladies Sign Scotland Midfielder Graham". www.evertonfc.com.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (29 March 2017). "Scotland women: Signeul hopes to add Barsley and Howard to squad to face Belgium". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Kerr begins reign with resounding victory". Scottish Football Association. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Lucy Graham at the Scottish Football Association