Ebony Salmon

Ebony Salmon (born 27 January 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City of the FA Women's Super League.

Ebony Salmon
Salmon training with Manchester United in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ebony Salmon
Date of birth (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Aston Villa 12 (7)
2018–2019 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019 → Sheffield United (loan) 9 (7)
2019– Bristol City 14 (5)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U17 14 (9)
2019– England U19 12 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:18, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:25, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

She has previously played for Aston Villa, Sheffield United and Manchester United, and has captained England at Under-17 level.

Club career

Aston Villa

After three years in the Aston Villa academy, Salmon joined the first team in the WSL 2 for the 2017–18 season.[1]

On 8 October 2017, Salmon made her debut in a 2–1 defeat at Sheffield.[2] A month later, she scored her first goal for the club in a 4–0 victory against Watford.[3] On 5 November, Salmon scored in a 2–2 WSL Cup draw against Sheffield, before being dismissed in the final minute of the match.[4][5]

She scored her first brace for the club in a 3–3 draw against the London Bees on 7 January 2018, and went on to score in three consecutive games in April.[6][7][8][9] Salmon scored a total of seven goals in 12 league games, despite her team finishing second from bottom in the table and winning just three of their 18 games.[10]

Manchester United

On 1 July 2018, Salmon joined the newly-formed Manchester United to compete in the FA Women's Championship.[11][12] On 4 January 2019, Salmon moved to fellow Championship side Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season having not yet made her United debut.[13] She was released at the end of the season having not made an appearance for the club.[14]

Loan to Sheffield United

On 6 January 2019, she made her league debut for Sheffield United, as a 52nd minute substitute for Chloe Dixon, in their 1–2 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.[15] On 27 January, Salmon scored her first goal for the club, converting a 90th minute penalty in Sheffield United's 2–3 defeat by Charlton Athletic in the Women's Championship.[16] She scored her second brace of the season on 11 May in a 6–0 win over Millwall.[17]

Bristol City

On 15 July 2019, Salmon signed with Bristol City ahead of the 2019–20 FA WSL season.[18] She made her debut on the opening day of the season on 7 September 2019, in a 0–0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.[19] Salmon scored the only goal in a 1–0 away win against former club Manchester United to secure Bristol City's first win of the season on 5 January 2020.[20] Salmon was Bristol City's highest goalscorer in the WSL for the 2019/20 season, scoring 5 goals - ensuring that Bristol City avoided relegation - as they finished 10th.[21]

International career

On 28 April 2017, Salmon made her debut for England Under-17s in a 2–0 defeat to the United States.[22] In her third appearance for the national team, she scored both of her country's goals in a 6–2 defeat in the United States after coming on as a half-time substitute.[23] Salmon also scored in the following match, a 10–0 victory against Latvia, and added two goals in 6–0 win against Slovakia in October 2017 to help qualify for the UEFA Women's U17 Championship.[24][25]

In May 2018, Salmon captained England at the tournament.[26] After scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Spain, Salmon scored a hat-trick in 18 minutes against Italy to secure a place in the knockout rounds.[27][28] She appeared in the semi-final and third-place fixtures as England finished the tournament in fourth.[26]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 January 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2017–18 WSL 2 1270042169
Manchester United 2018–19 Championship 00000000
Sheffield United (loan) 2018–19 Championship 972100118
Bristol City 2019–20 WSL 1450053198
Career total 351921954625
  1. Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
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References
  1. Wrack, Suzanne (9 October 2018). "From Ellie Roebuck to Ebony Salmon: 10 young English footballers to watch". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "Sheffield 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. "Aston Villa 4–0 Watford". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. "Aston Villa 2–2 Sheffield". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. "Aston Villa 2–2 Sheffield – Result Details". The Football Association. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. "Aston Villa 3–3 London Bees". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. "London Bees 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "Millwall Lionesses 2–1 Aston Villa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. "Aston Villa 1–0 Oxford United". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. "Ebony Salmon". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. "Ebony Salmon". www.manutd.com. Manchester United Football Club. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. "United Women's Squad: Player By Player". Manchester United Football Club. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. "Ebony Salmon joins on loan". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  14. "Man Utd Women release Devlin, Hartley, Roberts and Salmon". www.manutd.com.
  15. "United Women 1-2 Spurs - report". Sheffield United Football Club. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  16. "United Women 2-3 Charlton - report". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  17. "United Women 6-0 Millwall - report". SUFC.co.uk. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  18. "Salmon signs for City Women". Bristol City.
  19. Barton, Lewis (7 September 2019). "Report: Bristol City Women 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion". bcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. "Women's Super League: Manchester United 0–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  21. "Ebony Salmon Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  22. "United States U17 2–0 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  23. "United States U17 6–2 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  24. "England U17 10–0 Latvia U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  25. "England U17 6–0 Slovakia U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  26. "Ebony Salmon". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  27. "Spain U17 2–1 England U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  28. "England U17 4–0 Italy U17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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