| Freya Gregory | |
| Birth Date: | 2003 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
| Position: | Forward (club and country) Defender (country) |
| Currentclub: | Southampton (on loan from Aston Villa) |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Birmingham City |
| Clubs1: | Birmingham City |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | → Leicester City (loan) |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Clubs4: | → Reading (loan) |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Clubs5: | → Southampton (loan) |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:42, 5 July 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22 February 2024 |
Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Southampton, on loan from Women's Super League club Aston Villa, and as a defender for the England Under-23 youth team.
Gregory was part of the Birmingham City academy for two seasons and broke into the first team in the 2019–20 season.[1] On 17 November 2019, Gregory made her senior debut for Birmingham City against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–0 FA WSL defeat.[2] She left Birmingham in June 2020.[3]
On 4 July 2020, Gregory announced she was returning to Aston Villa, where she had previously been as a youth, ahead of the team's first season in the FA WSL.[4] She scored her first WSL goal in late April 2021, in a 1–1 draw against her former club Birmingham.[5] On 7 January 2022, Gregory joined Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6]
On 14 September 2023, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Gregory from Aston Villa.[7] Gregory returned to Aston Villa on 4 January 2024, ending her loan at Reading early.[8]
On 5 July 2024, Gregory joined Women's Championship side Southampton on a season-long loan.[9]
In October 2019, Gregory was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Belgium.[10]
On 23 October 2021, after being named in the under-19 for 2022 U19 Championship qualification,[11] Gregory scored a penalty against Northern Ireland in an 8–1 win in Round 1.[12] [13] On 17 February 2022, she scored in the Marbella International Tournament against Finland in a 4–0 victory with the U19 team.[14] On 9 April, in Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored the second goal in England's 2–0 victory against Iceland.[15] [16] In June 2022, with England qualifying for the tournament, she was named in the team for the 2022 U19 Championship.[17]
In February 2022, Gregory was named as part of the under-23 squad as a forward.[18] On 10 October, she scored against Sweden in a 1–1 draw.[19] On November 10, after being named as part of the U23 team as a defender,[20] she scored both goals against the Netherlands in the team's 2–0 win.[21] During 2023, Gregory returned to the squad as a forward,[22] [23] playing in matches against Portugal,[24] Belgium,[25] and Norway.[26] In February 2024, Gregory was again announced as a defender for the under-23 squad,[27] featuring as the number 3 against Spain in a 3–1 defeat.[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Birmingham City | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Reading (loan) | 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Career total | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 4 | |||