Georgia Stanway

Georgia Marie Stanway (born 3 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the England national team.

"[6] She continued playing for boys' teams until she was thirteen;[6] in 2022, as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Stanway was installed at Furness Rovers.

[8] She also represented Cumbria in football, playing for Cumbria Schoolgirls in English Schools' Football Association competitions at regional level in 2013 and 2014; though the county team lost all their matches, Stanway was selected for the newly created England Schoolgirls under-15 international squad that won the Bob Docherty Cup in 2014.

[23] She came on as a substitute in their Women's FA Cup third round tie in February, scoring towards the end of the match that they eventually lost 4–5 to Portsmouth.

[24] The same weekend, she played for the under-17 Blackburn side in their FA Youth Cup second round tie, scoring twice in a solid team victory.

[41] In the first Manchester derby of the 2021–22 season, Stanway received a straight red card for a high challenge on Leah Galton in the 35th minute, with the score at 0–0.

[44] Injuries in the team for the first half of this season saw Stanway cycle through positions – nominally a forward at the start, she spent time as the first available right-back, in defensive midfield, and at one point was the second-choice goalkeeper.

After teammates returned in the new year, she was able to play a string of games as a central midfielder and felt she was showing her best form, saying in March 2022 that in future she did not want to be a versatile player.

[50] Stanway won the Frauen-Bundesliga in both of her first two years abroad at Bayern and firmly established herself as a key player in their starting team.

Her consistent form saw her win the 2022-23 Fans' Player of the Season award[51] and also earned her a 2023 Ballon d'Or nomination, where she placed 23rd in the final ranking.

[52] On 30 January 2025, Bayern Munich announced that Stanway had suffered a lateral collateral ligament knee injury, and had undergone a successful operation, stating that she will be out for several months.

[58] In October and November 2014 she played for the under-17s in 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches, netting seven goals (including a hat-trick against Russia) as England's top-scorer to see them through to the final tournament.

[72] Stanway scored the only goal of the match via a penalty in the opening World Cup game against Haiti[73] and helped the Lionesses reach the final of the tournament.

[74] In Olympique's first match following England's victory in Euro 2022, Stanway was involved in the pitch side punditry for Sky Sports.

Stanway playing for Manchester City during the 2017–18 Champions League
Stanway (number 19) playing for England in 2019