| Missy Goodwin | |
| Fullname: | Deearna Missy Goodwin |
| Birth Date: | 2003 1, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Redditch, England[2] |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Leicester City |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Birmingham City |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Leicester City |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:12, 10 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 6 April 2023 |
Deearna Missy Goodwin (born 27 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the England U23 team.
Goodwin grew up in Redditch and attended St Augustine's High School.[3] She played in the Worcestershire County Schools’ under-14s and featured in the 2017 Gothia World Youth Cup.[4]
Goodwin came up through the Birmingham City youth system, spending 10 years with the club.[5] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, she spent preseason with the senior team before being registered as part of the first-team squad, gaining first tier gameday experience although she did not debut.[6]
In July 2020, Goodwin left Birmingham to sign with Aston Villa. Initially playing as part of the club's under-21 academy,[7] She made her senior debut on 17 November 2021, as a 78th-minute substitute in Villa's 2–1 defeat to Sheffield United in the FA Women's League Cup.[8]
On 7 January 2022, Goodwin signed for Leicester City on a short-term contract for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[9] making her first appearance for the team on 16 January 2022 against Brighton & Hove Albion for a 1–0 win.[1] On 18 January 2023, during the 2022–23 season, she scored her debut goal for the Foxes in the League Cup, scoring the first goal in a 5–0 result against Sunderland.[10]
On 29 April 2023, she scored her debut WSL goal, in injury time against Liverpool in a 4–0 victory.[11] On 6 July 2023, she signed a new long-term deal with the club.[12] On 5 November 2023, she scored her first goal of the 2023 24 season against Liverpool, with the game ending in a 2–1 defeat.[13]
In October 2019, with England under-17s, Goodwin played in all three qualifying round matches during 2020 U-17 Championship qualification, as England won all three games, qualifying the team for the elite round, that was subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
In October 2021, Goodwin featured in the under-19 squad during 2022 U-19 Championship qualification and scored in an 8–1 win over Northern Ireland.[15] In the second round of qualification on 6 April 2022, she scored the second goal against Wales in a 3–0 victory.[16]
In February 2023, Goodwin was named as part of the under-23 squad for a fixture against Belgium,[17] and was an unused substitute in the match.[18] On 6 April 2023, she made her debut for England U23 as 68th-minute substitute, gaining a penalty in injury time to secure a 3–2 victory.[19] [20]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Leicester City | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 4 | |||