Helen Ward (footballer)

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Helen Ward
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Personal information
Full name Helen Jane[1] Ward
Date of birth (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Brent, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 Watford Ladies
2009–2010 Arsenal Ladies[2] 27 (8)
2010–2013 Chelsea Ladies 40 (12)
2013– Reading
International career‡
2007 England U23 1 (0)
2008– Wales[3] 54 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2012

Helen Jane Ward (née Lander; born 26 April 1986) is an international football striker who plays club football for FA WSL 2 team Reading. Ward previously spent three seasons with Chelsea Ladies, whom she joined from Arsenal in 2010. Born in the London Borough of Brent, Ward began her career with 14 years at Watford Ladies where she was a prolific goalscorer and team captain.

Ward played for the England women's national under-23 football team in 2007, but chose to represent Wales at senior level in 2008. With over 30 goals, she is the Welsh national team's all–time record goalscorer.

Club career

Ward began her career with Watford Ladies, joining at the age of nine and progressing to become captain of the senior side. She left to join Arsenal Ladies in January 2009, scoring on her debut later that month as Arsenal beat Colchester United in the FA Women's Cup.[4][5]

Ward moved to Chelsea Ladies in September 2010.[6]

In December 2013, Ward announced a transfer from Chelsea to Reading. There she was reunited with former Arsenal and Wales teammate Jayne Ludlow, who was Reading's manager.[7] Ward returned to training ahead of the 2015 FA WSL 2 season, after giving birth to daughter Emily in September 2014.[8]

International career

In July 2007, Ward made a 10-minute substitute appearance for the England women's national under-23 football team in a 4–1 Nordic Cup defeat by Finland.[9]

Ward represented England at Under-23 level, but, due to her mother's father being Welsh,[3] she made her senior debut for Wales against Luxembourg on 30 September 2008. Wales came from behind to win 6–1, with Ward scoring the second goal.[10]

In August 2010 Ward scored six goals in Wales' 15–0 win over Azerbaijan. She was listed as a Chelsea player.[11] By the time of Ward's 50th cap, against Belarus in September 2013, she had scored 30 international goals.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first.

References

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