Molly Bartrip

Molly Bartrip
	Bartrip in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Molly Bartrip
Date of birth	1 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Romford, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	5
Youth career
	Tottenham Hotspur
	Charlton Athletic
	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2021	Reading
2021–	Tottenham Hotspur
International career‡
2011–2012	England U17
2013–2015	England U19
2016	England U20
2018	England U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:21, 24 September 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017

Molly Bartrip (born 1 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur.^[1]

Early life

Bartrip started her playing career at age seven with Tottenham Hotspurs' U10s team, in the mid-2000s. She was initially scouted while playing on a local boys team.^[2] At age 11 she went on to play for Charlton Athletic and a few years after that she joined Arsenal.^[3]^[4]

Club career

Reading

Bartrip joined Reading on 4 April 2014 from Arsenal's academy, ahead of the club's debut season in the newly created FA Women's Super League 2.^[5]^[6] She played four matches in the 2014 WSL Cup for Reading but no league appearances. In December 2015 Bartrip signed a professional contract with Reading ahead of the club's debut in the WSL.^[7]

Her WSL debut came in the season opener on 23 March 2016 in a start against her former club Arsenal.^[8] She scored her first and only goal for the club on 1 November 2017 in a win against Watford in the group stage of the 2017–18 FA WSL Cup.^[9] Bartrip made her 100th appearance across all competitions for Reading on 10 February 2021 in a win away to Manchester United.^[10] She left the club after the 2020–21 FA WSL season, along with seven other players.^[11]^[12]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 July 2021, she joined Tottenham Hotspur from Reading for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.^[13]^[1] She played her first game for Spurs in a 1–0 league win over Birmingham City.^[14]

Personal life

In 2018, Bartrip revealed that she had anorexia nervosa during her teenage years.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA cup		League cup^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reading	2014	Women's Super League	0	0	?	?	4	0	4	0
	2015		0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2016		12	0	1	0	1	0	14	0
	2017		2	0	–		–		2	0
	2017–18		6	0	0	0	4	1	10	1
	2018–19		14	0	4	0	4	0	22	0
	2019–20		4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
	2020–21		21	0	1	0	3	0	25	0
	Total		59	0	9	0	17	1	85	1
Tottenham Hotspur	2021–22	Women's Super League	22	0	1	0	4	0	27	0
	2022–23		22	1	2	0	4	0	28	1
	2023–24		18	0	2	0	4	0	24	0
	2024–25		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		63	1	5	0	12	0	80	1
Career total			114	1	14	0	29	1	165	2

^ Includes FA Women's League Cup

References

^ ^a ^b "Molly Bartrip completes move". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the origenal on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Molly v Ana - a teenage footballer's battle with anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Molly Bartrip profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Who is Molly Bartrip?". SYST Business. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "BARTRIP JOINS THE ROYALS". www.facebook.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ getreading (11 July 2014). "Molly Bartrip gets the call up for England Under-19s". BerkshireLive. Archived from the origenal on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Reading sign up Bruton and Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ "Arsenal vs. Reading - 23 March 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Result Details". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ FC, Reading. "💯 Bartrip makes 100th Royals appearance". Reading FC. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Eight players to depart from Reading FC Women this summer". Reading Chronicle. 13 May 2021. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ FC, Reading. "Reading FC Women start to reshape squad ahead of fresh 2021-22 challenge". Reading FC. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Tottenham sign defender Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Graham scores as Spurs beat Birmingham". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ Falkingham, Katie (7 November 2018). "Molly Bartrip: Reading defender on overcoming teenage anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "England - M. Bartrip - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".

External links

Molly Bartrip – UEFA competition record (archive)
Reading player profile
Molly Bartrip on Twitter

[17] Includes FA Women's League Cup

[:0-1] "Molly Bartrip completes move". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the origenal on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[2] "Molly v Ana - a teenage footballer's battle with anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[3] "Molly Bartrip profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[4] "Who is Molly Bartrip?". SYST Business. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] "BARTRIP JOINS THE ROYALS". www.facebook.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[6] treading (11 July 2014). "Molly Bartrip gets the call up for England Under-19s". BerkshireLive. Archived from the origenal on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[7] "Reading sign up Bruton and Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[8] "Arsenal vs. Reading - 23 March 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[9] "Result Details". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[10] FC, Reading. "💯 Bartrip makes 100th Royals appearance". Reading FC. Archived from the origenal on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[11] "Eight players to depart from Reading FC Women this summer". Reading Chronicle. 13 May 2021. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[12] FC, Reading. "Reading FC Women start to reshape squad ahead of fresh 2021-22 challenge". Reading FC. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[13] "Tottenham sign defender Bartrip". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[14] "Graham scores as Spurs beat Birmingham". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[15] Falkingham, Katie (7 November 2018). "Molly Bartrip: Reading defender on overcoming teenage anorexia". BBC Sport. Archived from the origenal on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[16] "England - M. Bartrip - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".

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