Emma Lipman

Emma Louise Lipman (born 23 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Florentia San Gimignano of Serie A, the top level of women's league football in Italy. Lipman was born and brought up in England but chose to play for Malta at international level.

Emma Lipman
Personal information
Full name Emma Louise Lipman
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Florentia
Number 2
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Coventry City
2009–2011 Leeds City Vixens
2011–2013 Leeds United
2014–2015 Manchester City 15 (0)
2016–2017 Sheffield FC
2017–2018 AGSM Verona 21 (0)
2018–2019 Roma 17 (1)
2019– Florentia 12 (0)
National team‡
2019– Malta 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:14, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Lipman joined Coventry City as a 10-year-old and was playing in their first team by the time she was 14 years old.[1] After moving to Yorkshire to attend Leeds Beckett University, Lipman represented Leeds City Vixens[2] and Leeds United in the FA Women's Premier League.

In July 2013 Lipman transferred to Manchester City.[3] When Sheikh Mansour-backed Manchester City successfully bid for an FA WSL franchise in 2014, they handed Lipman a professional contract.

Lipman won a contract extension for Manchester City's 2015 season, but the club's purchase of England full-backs Lucy Bronze and Demi Stokes reduced her opportunities to play. In February 2016 she joined Sheffield FC, who had just been promoted into WSL 2.[4]

In 2017 Lipman accepted an offer to play in Italy, with AGSM Verona. She featured in 21 of 22 league fixtures as the club secured a mid-table finish in Serie A. That prompted Roma to sign Lipman for their newly-formed women's team.[5] After playing in 17 of Roma's 22 2018–19 Serie A games, contributing one goal, Lipman signed for another Italian club Florentia San Gimignano in July 2019.[6]

International career

As well as England, Lipman was also eligible for the national teams of Scotland and Malta due to her grandparents.[7] In May 2019 Lipman received a call-up to Malta's squad for a friendly match against Bolton Wanderers.[8] She started Malta's 2–1 win at the Malta Football Association training grounds in Ta' Qali.[9]

On 4 October 2019 Lipman won her first official cap for Malta, in a home UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group B fixture against Italy. Although Lipman's handball conceded an injury time penalty kick, converted by Cristiana Girelli, Malta emerged with credit from their 2–0 defeat.[10] Lipman retained her place in the team for the next qualifier, a 1–1 draw with Israel.[11]

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References
  1. Lipman, Emma (25 March 2015). "Emma Lipman - My Story So Far". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. "Women's first team playing profile". Leeds City Vixens. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "16 Emma Lipman". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. Ruszkai, Ameé (6 February 2016). "Sheffield FC complete signing of Emma Lipman". Vavel.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  5. Dunlop, Martin (31 January 2019). "From Coventry City to the Eternal City: Emma Lipman on life at Roma". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. "Emma Lipman resta in Italia e sceglie la Florentia San Gimignano!" (in Italian). Florentia San Gimignano S.S.D. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  7. Melling, Cam (11 November 2018). "Emma Lipman: The former Manchester City defender on life in Italy and the growth of Women's Serie A". English Players Abroad. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. Lia, Gianluca (25 May 2019). "Lipman, Vincenti ready to embrace Malta challenge". Times of Malta. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. Lia, Gianluca (25 May 2019). "Malta women defeat Bolton Ladies". Times of Malta. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  10. "Brave display by Malta women not enough to spare 0-2 defeat by Italy". MaltaFootball.com. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. "Women's national team earns point in draw with Israel". MaltaFootball.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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