 Kearns with Liverpool in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Liverpool | 69 | (10) |
| 2021 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | England U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | England U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2021– | England U23 | 14 | (7) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:27, 19 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:46, 27 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Missy Bo Kearns (born 14 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool and had represented the England national team at youth level.
Early life
Kearns was born on 14 April 2001 in Liverpool, England. She grew up supporting Liverpool and regularly attended their matchday.[2] She joined Liverpool's youth academy when she was eight years old[3] after being scouted as the only girl playing in the local grassroots team Mossley Hill, alongside future Liverpool player Curtis Jones[4]
Club career
Kearns made her first team debut for Liverpool in March 2019 against Chelsea. She signed her first professional contract with the club in January 2020 and joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season[5] She saw significant increased in game time during the 2020–21 season and established herself as a first team regular for Liverpool towards the second half of the season.[6] On 17 January 2021, she scored her first senior goal for the club in a 2–1 league loss against Leicester City.[7] In October 2021, at the age of 20, she became the youngest player to ever captain the side.[8] She won the Standard Chartered Women's Player of the Season and was voted the fan's player of the year at the end of the 2020–21 season.[9]
In August 2023, Missy Bo Kearns was nominated for the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year Award.[10]
International career
Missy Bo Kearns currently plays for the England U-23 National Team having played through the ranks for both the England U17's and England U19's. In September 2023, she captained the Under 23 side for the first time against both Norway and Belgium.[11][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 December 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Championship | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 91 | 12 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2019-20 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 72 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 94 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Includes Women's FA Cup
- ↑ Includes FA Women's League Cup
Honours
Liverpool
References
- ↑ "7 Missy Bo Kearns Midfielder". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "'I don't think it's sunk in that I'm a Liverpool player' - Reds star Missy Bo Kearns is living the dream | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "lfc_fixture_women_player_profile". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Liverpool-born Missy Bo Kearns proud to represent Reds, hopes to inspire young girls". Yahoo News. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Missy Bo Kearns signs first professional contract with Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Missy Bo Kearns wins Standard Chartered Women's Player of the Season". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Liverpool vs. Leicester City WFC - 17 January 2021 - Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Missy Bo Kearns: Captain at 20, taking 'undefendable' corners in front of Alexander-Arnold and living her dream". theathletic.com.
- ↑ "Missy Bo Kearns - Midfield". liverpoolf.com.
- ↑ "Missy Bo Kearns nominated for PFA Women's Young Player of the Year award". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ "Report: Norway 1-1 England WU23s". England Official. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "Report: England WU23s 3-0 Belgium". England Official. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "England - M. Kearns - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
- Missy Bo Kearns at Liverpool F.C. Women
- Missy Bo Kearns – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Missy Bo Kearns at Soccerway