| Sophie Barker | |
| Fullname: | Sophie Louise Floella Barker[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Lincoln, England |
| Height: | 157cm |
| Position: | Defender / Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Portsmouth |
| Youthclubs1: | Lincoln City |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Notts County Ladies F.C. |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Rotherham United (loan) |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Nettleham (loan) |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | Sheffield FC |
| Years5: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Sheffield United |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Leicester City |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | → Sheffield United (loan) |
| Caps8: | 13 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Sheffield United |
| Caps9: | 22 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 15:24, 3 May 2022 (UTC) |
Sophie Louise Floella Barker (born 25 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Portsmouth.[2] She previously played for Lincoln Ladies,[3] [4] Sheffield and Doncaster Rovers Belles.[5] [6] [7]
Barker scored "a fine strike" in Lincoln's 5–1 FA Women's Cup semi-final defeat by Arsenal before a record 3,000 crowd at Sincil Bank in March 2008.[8] In the 2016 FA WSL season midfielder Barker was re-purposed as a full-back. Despite Doncaster's relegation, she adapted to the new role successfully, being awarded a new contract and named Manager's Player of the Season.[9]
On 22 August, ahead of the 2020–21 FA Women's Championship season, Leicester City announced the signing of Barker, among a host of others, as the club embarked on their journey as a fully professional club.