| Abbey-Leigh Stringer | |
| Fullname: | Abbey-Leigh Stringer |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Nuneaton, England |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | DC Power |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Birmingham City |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Aston Villa (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Everton |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs4: | West Ham United |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | DC Power |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U23 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 28 May 2017 |
Abbey-Leigh Stringer (born 17 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club DC Power.
Stringer spent her youth development with Aston Villa's center of excellence.[1] Her performances and development there earned her call-ups for England's youth national teams at various levels.
In June 2014, Stringer signed with WSL 1 side and cross-town rivals, Birmingham City[2] [3] After limited appearances for Birmingham, she was loaned back to Aston Villa in July 2015 to gain more experience and develop her skills.[4] [5]
At the conclusion of her loan spell, she returned to Birmingham and signed a professional deal in January 2016.[4] During her time with Birmingham she would make 37 league appearances, 6 WSL Cup appearances, and help the Blues finish as runners up in the 2016 WSL Cup and the 2016–17 FA Women's Cup.
In August 2018, Stringer signed for Everton.[6] Stringer went on to having a 40 match spell with Everton. She scored 1 goal.
Stringer then moved to West Ham United in 2021. She played 37 matches and scored 1 goal.
In July 2024, Stringer was announced as a member of the inaugural roster for USL Super League club DC Power FC.[7] [8]
Stringer has made appearances for various youth levels of the England national team from U-17s through U-23s.[6] She contributed 2 starts and 3 appearances for England during their runner-up finish in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Birmingham City | 2014 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Women's Super League | 14 | 0 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Women's Super League | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2015 | Women's Super League 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Everton | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| West Ham United | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 119 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 150 | 2 | |||