Alex Greenwood (born 7 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Manchester City, whom she captains, and the England national team.

Greenwood began her senior career at Everton, Notts County and Liverpool, before playing for Olympique Lyonnais and winning Division 1 and the Champions League with the club.

Greenwood is known for her tackling, positional play and passing; as a left-footed player she is a set-piece specialist, who often takes penalties, free kicks and corners.

[3] On 5 August 2010, a month before her 17th birthday, she made her first team debut in a 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualification round match against Faroese club KÍ.

[18] On 4 August 2019, Manchester United announced they had agreed a deal for the transfer of Greenwood to French Division 1 Féminine team Olympique Lyonnais, subject to personal terms.

[21] On 30 August 2020, Greenwood made her first Champions League appearance since 2010, entering as a stoppage time substitute for Eugénie Le Sommer as Lyon beat Wolfsburg 3–1 in the final.

[26][27] Before the start of the season, referees had been ordered to clamp down on time-wasting but Heaslip's decision was controversial and invoked comments such as "ridiculous" and "shocking".

[18] Senior national team coach Mark Sampson selected her for the 2014 Cyprus Cup,[31] where she made her debut against Italy on 5 March 2014.

[32] At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, youngest member of the squad Greenwood shared England's left-back duties with Claire Rafferty.

[45][46] On 31 May 2023, Greenwood was included in the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand in July and August that year.

[47] Wearing the number 5 shirt, Greenwood played on the left side of England's back three with Jess Carter (right) and Millie Bright (centre).

Play was held up for several minutes in the second half after Greenwood suffered a deep cut below her right eyebrow; she continued after lengthy treatment with her head bandaged.

[53] Greenwood has spoken out, on a number of occasions, about the online abuse that she and some of her colleagues receive regularly, which have included comments about her appearance, transfers and threats against her family.

[56] As part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Greenwood was installed at Northfield Sports Association in Bootle in September 2022.

[57] In October 2022, Greenwood was honoured with the creation by artist John Culshaw of a mural at 320 Stanley Road, in the centre of her home town of Bootle which is within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, to commemorate her part in Euro 2022.