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Freya Gregory

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Freya Gregory
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward (club and country)
Defender (country)
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 11
Youth career
–2018 Aston Villa
2018–2020 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Birmingham City 3 (0)
2020–2025 Aston Villa 22 (1)
2022 → Leicester City (loan) 11 (1)
2023–2024 → Reading (loan) 8 (2)
2024–2025 → Southampton (loan) 10 (2)
2025– Newcastle United 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U17 6 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 10 (3)
2022–2024 England U23 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2024

Freya Gregory (born 12 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Newcastle United.

Club career

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Birmingham City

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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]

Aston Villa

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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]

Reading (loan)

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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]

Southampton (loan)

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On 5 July 2024, Gregory joined Women's Championship side Southampton on a season-long loan.[9]

Newcastle United

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On 20 January 2025, Women's Championship side Newcastle United announced the signing of Gregory on a permanent deal.[10]

International career

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England youth

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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.[11]

On 23 October 2021, after being named in the under-19 for 2022 U19 Championship qualification,[12] Gregory scored a penalty against Northern Ireland in an 8–1 win in Round 1.[13][14] On 17 February 2022, she scored in the under-19 Marbella International Tournament against Finland in a 4–0 victory.[15] On 9 April, in Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Gregory scored the second goal in England's 2–0 victory against Iceland.[16][17] In June 2022, with England qualifying for the tournament, she was named in the squad for the 2022 U19 Championship and started in their opening game of the tournament against Norway.[18][19]

In February 2022, Gregory was named as part of the under-23 squad as a forward.[20] On 10 October, she scored against Sweden in a 1–1 draw.[21] On November 10, after being named as part of the U23 team as a defender,[22] she scored both goals against the Netherlands in the team's 2–0 win.[23] During 2023, Gregory returned to the squad as a forward,[24][25] playing in matches against Portugal,[26] Belgium,[27] and Norway.[28] In February 2024, Gregory was again announced as a defender for the under-23 squad,[29] featuring as the number 3 against Spain in a 3–1 defeat.[30] In October 2024, Gregory started in a draw against Netherlands Under-23.[31]

Scotland

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Gregory is eligible to represent Scotland through ancestry and in February 2025 she was named in the Scotland senior squad.[32]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 January 2025[33]
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
Southampton (loan) 2024–25 10 2 0 0 1 0 11 2
Career total 54 6 5 0 10 0 69 6

References

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  1. ^ "Freya reflects on her Blues Women debut". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Brighton 3-0 Birmingham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  3. ^ "Gregory leaves City". www.newschain.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Freya Gregory joins Aston Villa". Freya Gregory. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (28 April 2021). "Birmingham's Sarri grabs vital draw with last-minute goal against Aston Villa". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Leicester City sign Aston Villa's Freya Gregory & Missy Goodwin". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "FREYA GREGORY JOINS READING FC WOMEN ON SEASON-LONG LOAN". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 September 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Freya Gregory Returns to Villa". AVFC.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 4 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Freya Gregory joins Women on loan". Southampton FC. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Newcastle United Women sign Freya Gregory". Newcastle United. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Freya Gregory (Birmingham) - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. ^ Davies, Callum (15 October 2021). "England WU19s squad named for start of Euro qualifying campaign". England Football. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  13. ^ "England-Northern Ireland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Frank (23 October 2021). "England WU19s 8-1 Northern Ireland". England Football. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ^ Smith, Frank (17 February 2022). "Goals from Grace Clinton, Elysia Boddy and Freya Gregory help England women's under-19s to victory". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ "England-Iceland | Women's Under-19 2022". UEFA. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ^ Smith, Frank (9 April 2022). "England WU19s take a step closer to EURO qualification with victory over Iceland". England Football. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  18. ^ Davies, Callum (24 June 2022). "WU19s squad named for EUROs". England Football. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  19. ^ Smith, Frank (27 June 2022). "Match report: England WU19s 4-1 Norway". England Football. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  20. ^ Davies, Callum (9 February 2022). "Young Lionesses set for action". England Football. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  21. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (10 October 2022). "Report: Sweden 1-1 England WU23s". England Football. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  22. ^ Davies, Callum (2 November 2022). "England WU23s squad named for Netherlands test". England Football. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  23. ^ Smith, Frank (10 November 2022). "England WU23s impress in Walsall against the Netherlands". England Football. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  24. ^ Demetriou, Greg (29 March 2023). "England WU23s squad named". England Football. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  25. ^ McHugh, Beth (14 September 2023). "England WU23s squad named for September double-header". England Football. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  26. ^ Smith, Frank (6 April 2023). "Report: Portugal 2-3 England WU23". England Football. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  27. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (10 April 2023). "Report: Belgium 0-0 England WU23s (4-5 on pens)". England Football. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  28. ^ McHugh, Beth (21 September 2023). "Report: Norway 1-1 England WU23s". England Football. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  29. ^ McHugh, Beth (14 February 2024). "England WU23s squad announcement for Spain camp". England Football. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  30. ^ Smith, Frank (22 February 2024). "Report: Spain 3-1 England WU23s". England Football. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  31. ^ Drury, Adam (24 October 2024). "Report: England WU23s 1-1 Netherlands". England Football. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  32. ^ Canavan, Amy (6 February 2025). "'Exciting future' forecast as Scotland overhaul squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  33. ^ Freya Gregory at Soccerway
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