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Grace Clinton
Grace Clinton (born 31 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Super League (WSL) club Manchester City and the England national team. Clinton started her senior career at Everton before moving to Manchester United. She had loan spells at Bristol City, where she won the 2022–23 Championship title, and Tottenham Hotspur.
Clinton earned PFA Women's Young Player of the Year honors in 2024 and was named to the PFA WSL Team of the Year for the 2023–24 season. She was named Bristol City Women's Young Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season. She was part of the England squad which won UEFA Euro 2025.
Clinton came through the Everton academy. In preseason ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, then-16-year-old Clinton was called up to train with the first team after manager Willie Kirk singled her out as "a really talented teenager, but she's probably our sixth-choice midfielder. She could play for every Championship team and possibly a couple of WSL teams." He did, however, note room for improvement in her game defensively, stating she was "a little bit frustrating because she was a little bit lazy out of possession" and stated the influence of experienced England international Jill Scott could have after her arrival on loan in January 2021.
In August 2020, Clinton scored during a 5–0 preseason friendly win against Championship side Blackburn Rovers. She made her competitive senior debut for the club on 3 October 2020, appearing as a 74th-minute substitute for Izzy Christiansen in a 6–0 FA WSL victory over Aston Villa.
On 1 November 2020, Clinton was named as part of the squad for the delayed 2020 Women's FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, where she was an unused substitute as Everton lost to Manchester City 3–1 in extra-time. She made her first start for the club on 18 November 2020 in a Merseyside derby as Everton beat Liverpool 1–0 in the 2020–21 League Cup.
On 15 July 2022, it was announced Clinton had signed for Manchester United on a three-year contract. United manager Marc Skinner was delighted with the signing, saying "she will bring invention, creation, and has the personality and resilience required".
On 14 January 2023, having not yet made an appearance for Manchester United, Clinton joined Women's Championship side Bristol City on loan for the remainder of the season. The next day, she scored a 93rd minute equaliser on her debut in a game that Bristol City ended up winning 3–2 against Coventry United. In her second appearance, Clinton was sent off for two yellow cards against Lewes in the 2022–23 League Cup, that City won 1–0.
On 23 April 2023, she scored the opening goal in the 4–0 win over Charlton Athletic, helping the team to win the 2022–23 Championship and promotion back to the WSL. In total, Clinton scored six goals in 15 appearances in all competitions for Bristol City, with her loan spell described as a "good stepping stone" by Skinner.
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Grace Clinton
Grace Clinton (born 31 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Super League (WSL) club Manchester City and the England national team. Clinton started her senior career at Everton before moving to Manchester United. She had loan spells at Bristol City, where she won the 2022–23 Championship title, and Tottenham Hotspur.
Clinton earned PFA Women's Young Player of the Year honors in 2024 and was named to the PFA WSL Team of the Year for the 2023–24 season. She was named Bristol City Women's Young Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season. She was part of the England squad which won UEFA Euro 2025.
Clinton came through the Everton academy. In preseason ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, then-16-year-old Clinton was called up to train with the first team after manager Willie Kirk singled her out as "a really talented teenager, but she's probably our sixth-choice midfielder. She could play for every Championship team and possibly a couple of WSL teams." He did, however, note room for improvement in her game defensively, stating she was "a little bit frustrating because she was a little bit lazy out of possession" and stated the influence of experienced England international Jill Scott could have after her arrival on loan in January 2021.
In August 2020, Clinton scored during a 5–0 preseason friendly win against Championship side Blackburn Rovers. She made her competitive senior debut for the club on 3 October 2020, appearing as a 74th-minute substitute for Izzy Christiansen in a 6–0 FA WSL victory over Aston Villa.
On 1 November 2020, Clinton was named as part of the squad for the delayed 2020 Women's FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, where she was an unused substitute as Everton lost to Manchester City 3–1 in extra-time. She made her first start for the club on 18 November 2020 in a Merseyside derby as Everton beat Liverpool 1–0 in the 2020–21 League Cup.
On 15 July 2022, it was announced Clinton had signed for Manchester United on a three-year contract. United manager Marc Skinner was delighted with the signing, saying "she will bring invention, creation, and has the personality and resilience required".
On 14 January 2023, having not yet made an appearance for Manchester United, Clinton joined Women's Championship side Bristol City on loan for the remainder of the season. The next day, she scored a 93rd minute equaliser on her debut in a game that Bristol City ended up winning 3–2 against Coventry United. In her second appearance, Clinton was sent off for two yellow cards against Lewes in the 2022–23 League Cup, that City won 1–0.
On 23 April 2023, she scored the opening goal in the 4–0 win over Charlton Athletic, helping the team to win the 2022–23 Championship and promotion back to the WSL. In total, Clinton scored six goals in 15 appearances in all competitions for Bristol City, with her loan spell described as a "good stepping stone" by Skinner.
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