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| Ashleigh Megan Plumptre (born 8 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Premier League club Al-Ittihad and the Nigeria women's national team. Formerly an England youth international, she made her senior Nigeria debut in February 2022.
Born in Leicester, Plumptre grew up and attended primary school in Melton Mowbray. She began playing football at age 4 when she joined Asfordby Amateurs. At age 8, she joined the Leicester City Centre of Excellence, spending seven years with the club playing from under-10 to under-15 level. She left Leicester to join Birmingham City's under-17 team in 2013 where she also had the opportunity to train with the senior WSL 1 team. In 2014, Plumptre briefly joined third-tier FA Women's Premier League side Derby County's Centre of Excellence.
Plumptre joined WSL 1 side Notts County in 2014. She made her senior debut on 24 August 2014, as a 57th minute substitute for Caitlin Friend in a 1–0 defeat to Liverpool. In doing so she became the youngest Notts County debutant at 16 years 108 days. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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| Appearances, goals and cards for Plumptre
Womens UEFA U-17 2015
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