Safia Middleton-Patel
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 September 2004 | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Liverpool | ||
2020– | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023 |
→ Coventry United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2023 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2024 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2021 | Wales U17 | 6 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Wales U19 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2023 |
Safia Middleton-Patel (born 21 September 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United of the Women's Super League, and the Wales national team.[1]
Club career
Manchester United
Middleton-Patel joined Women's Super League club Manchester United from Liverpool in summer 2020. During the 2021–22 season, she was part of the under-21 team that won the WSL Academy League and Academy Cup double.[2] She was named to her first senior matchday squad for the club on 5 February 2022, a WSL match against Arsenal.[3] She signed her first senior professional contract with the club in January 2023.[4]
Loan spells
In November 2021, Middleton-Patel joined
On 12 March 2022, she joined WSL club Leicester City on an emergency goalkeeper loan for an away trip to Everton following injuries to Demi Lambourne and Kirstie Levell.[6] She was an unused substitute behind Sophie Harris as Leicester lost 3–2.[7]
On 11 February 2023, Middleton-Patel joined Championship club
In total she played three matches, conceding nine goals.On 26 April 2023, Middleton-Patel returned to Blackburn Rovers on an emergency loan deal.[10] Four days later, she kept her first clean sheet in senior football as Blackburn beat Sunderland 1–0.[11]
On 19 January 2024, she joined Championship club Watford on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[12][13] She made a total of six appearances, keeping two clean sheets and conceding eight goals, as Watford finished last and were relegated.
International career
Youth
Middleton-Patel represented Wales at under-17 and under-19, appearing during 2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification and 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification as well as 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.
Senior
In September 2022, Middleton-Patel received her first senior Wales call-up for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers against Greece and Slovenia but did not appear.[14] She was recalled to the squad during the next two windows, for two further qualifiers and a friendly but again did not appear for the team. On 15 February 2023, Middleton-Patel made her senior international debut, aged 18, when she started against the Philippines at the 2023 Pinatar Cup.[15] She played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory for Wales.[16] She departed camp prior to the second game in order to appear for the under-19 team.[17]
Personal life
Middleton-Patel was born to an Indian father and a Welsh mother.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2024.[1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 2021–22 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leicester City (loan) | 2021–22 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coventry United (loan)
|
2022–23 | Championship
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Watford (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 15 February 2023.[1]
Wales | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d "S. Middleton-Patel - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ Wilkes, Louise (27 January 2023). "Man United WSL U21 academy make the finals for the second consecutive year". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Match Report Arsenal v United Women 5 February". www.manutd.com.
- ^ "Middleton-Patel signs first pro contract". www.manutd.com.
- ^ "Safia and Chloe are both Blues". Blackburn Rovers FC. 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Middleton-Patel Joins LCFC Women For Everton Trip". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "The Toffees Take Three Points As Foxes Fall To WSL Reverse". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "Safia Middleton-Patel: Coventry United sign Manchester United keeper on emergency loan". BBC Sport. 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Coventry United vs Blackburn match report". www.coventryunited.co.uk.
- ^ "Manchester United goalkeeper Middleton-Patel joins Blackburn Rovers on loan". FAWSL Full-Time. 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Report: Sunderland 0-1 Rovers". Blackburn Rovers FC. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Safia Middleton-Patel joins Watford on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Women: Hornets Sign Middleton-Patel". Watford F.C. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "FAW / Cymru squad announced for final 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers". www.faw.cymru. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "'Happy tears' for debutant keeper Middleton-Patel". BBC Sport.
- ^ "FAW / Cymru kick off 2023 with Pinatar Cup win against Philippines". www.faw.cymru. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Cymru play out goalless draw with Iceland in Pinatar Cup". www.faw.cymru. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "THE STORY OF UNITED WOMEN'S GOALKEEPING UNION". manutd.com. 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Major documentary series on Wales' Black and Asian footballers released". nation.cymru. 17 July 2023.
- ^ Falk, Graham (5 September 2023). "Man Utd goalkeeper opens up on autism diagnosis and calls for more 'inclusivity and understanding'". Manchester World. National World. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Middleton-Patel: I want to be a role model". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
External links
- Safia Middleton-Patel at Soccerway