Hayley Ladd Explained

Hayley Ladd
Fullname:Hayley Elizabeth Ladd[1]
Birth Date:1993 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Dacorum, England[2]
Height:1.72m
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Currentclub:Manchester United
Clubnumber:12
Youthclubs1:St Albans City
Years1:2009–2012
Clubs1:Arsenal
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2012
Clubs2:Kokkola Futis 10 (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2012–2015
Clubs3:Coventry City
Caps3:26
Goals3:3
Years4:2015–2017
Clubs4:Bristol Academy/City
Caps4:35
Goals4:1
Years5:2017–2019
Clubs5:Birmingham City
Caps5:36
Goals5:2
Years6:2019–
Clubs6:Manchester United
Caps6:78
Goals6:9
Nationalyears1:2011–
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:95
Nationalgoals1:2
Pcupdate:5 May 2024
Ntupdate:16 July 2024

Hayley Elizabeth Ladd (born 6 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United. Born in England, she has been capped internationally for Wales.

She has previously played in England for Arsenal, Coventry City, Bristol Academy/City and Birmingham City as well as a short spell in Finland with Kokkola F10.

Club career

Early career

Formerly a youth at St Albans City, Ladd also trained with Arsenal's development academy having joined when she was 9 years old. In June 2012, Ladd joined Naisten Liiga club Kokkola Futis 10 on a four-month loan having struggled to break into the Arsenal team. The move was arranged by the Finnish coach of the Welsh national team, Jarmo Matikainen. It timed well with the break between the end of her A Level studies and the beginning of her degree course.[3]

Coventry City

Upon her return to the UK, Ladd joined Coventry City in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in October 2012, initially on loan, making her debut in a 2–1 defeat at Manchester City.[4] She spent three years with the Sky Blues while pursuing a Human Biology degree at nearby Loughborough University, ending in 2015.[5]

Bristol City

In January 2015, Ladd signed with FA WSL team Bristol Academy,[6] later rebranded as Bristol City, where she played for three seasons.

Birmingham City

Ladd signed for Birmingham City on 31 July 2017, where she played for a further two seasons[7] until 29 May 2019, when Ladd announced her decision to leave Birmingham City, after turning down a new contract.[8]

Manchester United

On 5 June 2019, Ladd agreed to sign with Manchester United ahead of the team's first season in the FA WSL.[9] Ladd made her debut for Manchester United against Manchester City in the FA WSL on 7 September 2019, a 1–0 loss in the inaugural Manchester derby.[10] She scored her first goal for the club on 21 November 2019 in an 11–1 League Cup Group Stage victory over Championship team Leicester City.[11] At the end of her debut season with the club she was named Manchester United Women's Player of the Year.[12]

On 24 February 2021, Ladd signed a contract extension with Manchester United until June 2023 with the option of a further year.[13] [14] On 14 December 2023, she signed a further extension until 2025.[15]

International career

Ladd was eligible to play for England through being born there, but chose to represent Wales. Ladd was named on standby for the senior Wales squad for the Algarve Cup in March 2011.[16] On 15 June 2011, Ladd won her first cap as an 87th-minute substitute for Helen Lander in a 2–0 friendly defeat to New Zealand, played in Savièse, Switzerland.[17] Five days later Ladd featured in Wales' 3–1 defeat to Colombia.[18]

On 8 June 2017, Ladd scored her first international goal in a friendly win over Portugal.[19] On 24 November 2017, she scored her first competitive international goal, a free kick in a 1–0 win over Kazakhstan during 2019 World Cup qualification.[20]

In January 2019, Ladd earned her 50th cap for Wales in a match against Italy. She was presented with a golden cap in recognition of the landmark in June 2019 by FAW Vice President Steve Williams and former men's international player Danny Gabbidon ahead of a match against New Zealand against whom she had made her senior debut 8 years prior.[21] [22]

Personal life

Ladd got engaged to her girlfriend Levi-Chambers Cook in June 2021.[23] [24]

Career statistics

Club

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Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueFA Cup[26] League Cup[27] Europe[28] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal2011WSL0000300030
2012WSL0000000000
Total0000300030
Kokkola F10 (loan)2012Naisten Liiga120120
Coventry City2012–13[29] WPL National1000030130
2013–14[30] WPL South1630030193
2014–15WPL North000000
Total263006000323
Bristol City2015WSL 1140106020230
2016WSL 21312000151
2017WSL 1800080
Total351306020461
Birmingham City2017–18WSL 11701041221
2018–19WSL1920040232
Total362108100453
Manchester United2019–20WSL1401061211
2020–211810030211
2021–221421030182
2022–232144020274
2023–24112303100173
Total789901720010411
Career total187151304032024218

International goals

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ladd goal.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=colNo.scope=col data-sort-type=dateDatescope=colVenuescope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetitionscope=col class=unsortable
scope=row style="text-align: center"18 June 2017 Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, Portugal align=center 1–0 align=center 2–1
scope=row style="text-align: center"224 November 2017 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0

Honours

Manchester United

2023–24;[31] runner-up: 2022–23[32]

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Born Kicking – Hayley Ladd. She Kicks. 31 August 2014. 22 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826003252/http://www.shekicks.net/flog/interviews/post/1022. 26 August 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Hayley Ladd . FootballDatabase.eu . 6 September 2019.
  3. News: Arsenal starlet enjoying Finland experience. Herts Advertiser. 11 August 2012. 6 August 2012. Liam. Osborne. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160102094042/http://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal_starlet_enjoying_finland_experience_1_1472979. dead.
  4. News: Women's Football: Coventry City Ladies lose to Manchester City Ladies. Coventry Telegraph. 10 October 2012. dead. 22 October 2012. 14 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014070355/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-warwickshire-sport/coventry-warwickshire-non-league-footbal/other-non-league-football/2012/10/10/women-s-football-coventry-city-ladies-lose-to-manchester-city-ladies-92746-32001139/.
  5. Web site: City Ladies International Leaves – Coventry MAD . coventrycity-mad.co.uk.
  6. Web site: Trio Sign For Bristol Academy . Bristol City . en.
  7. Web site: Hayley Ladd: Wales midfielder leaves Bristol City Women. 23 July 2018. 31 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Hayley Ladd: Wales midfielder leaves Birmingham City Women . BBC Sport. 6 June 2019 . 29 May 2019.
  9. Web site: Hayley Ladd: Manchester United sign Wales midfielder from Birmingham . BBC . 5 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Sanders . Emma . Manchester City Women 1–0 Manchester United Women: Weir seals win in front of record WSL crowd . BBC Sport . 7 September 2019 . 7 September 2019.
  11. Web site: Man Utd Women v Leicester Women match report . Manchester United F.C. . en.
  12. Web site: Plant . Michael . Hayley Ladd wins Man Utd Women's Player of the Year for 2019/20 . Manchester United . 18 September 2020 . 18 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Hayley Ladd signs new United contract . www.manutd.com.
  14. Web site: Ladd extends contract with Man Utd . BBC Sport.
  15. Web site: Hayley Ladd signs contract extension . Manchester United F.C. . 15 December 2023 . 14 December 2023.
  16. Web site: Women's Squad for Algarve Cup Named. FAW. 19 June 2011. 16 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404094211/http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW51047.ink. 4 April 2012.
  17. Web site: Wales v New Zealand –Match Report.. FAW. 19 June 2011. 16 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404094220/http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW61560.ink. 4 April 2012.
  18. Web site: Team List. Match World Group. 27 July 2011. 20 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317083911/http://www.matchworldgroup.com/multimedia/docs/2011/06/A3_Teams_list_Colombia_vs_Wales_20.06.2011_complete.pdf. 17 March 2012.
  19. Web site: Friendly: Portugal 1–2 Wales . BBC . 8 June 2017.
  20. Web site: Women's World Cup – Matches. UEFA. 13 February 2019.
  21. Web site: FAW / Green the hero as Wales beat the Ferns . faw.cymru . en.
  22. Web site: Milestone of former St Albans City Youth Hayley Ladd recognised by Wales . Herts Advertiser . 5 June 2019 . 8 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608105847/https://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/football/milestone-of-former-st-albans-city-youth-hayley-ladd-recognised-by-wales-1-6089055 . dead .
  23. Web site: Ladd . Hayley . Getting hitched! . Instagram . 8 November 2023 . 1 July 2021.
  24. Web site: Ladd . Hayley . Engagement celebrations 30.06.21 . Instagram . 8 November 2023 . 13 July 2021.
  25. Web site: Hayley Ladd player profile. Soccerway. 5 June 2019.
  26. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  27. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup and FA WPL Cup
  28. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
  29. Web site: Hayley Ladd – Player Stats 2012–13 . fulltime-league.thefa.com. 5 June 2019.
  30. Web site: Hayley Ladd – Player Stats 2013–14 . fulltime-league.thefa.com . 5 June 2019.
  31. Web site: Sanders . Emma . 12 May 2024 . Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy . 12 May 2024 . BBC Sport .
  32. News: Wrack . Suzanne . 14 May 2023 . Chelsea claim FA Cup hat-trick after Sam Kerr sees off Manchester United . The Guardian . 29 November 2023 . 0261-3077.