Neve Herron

Neve Grace Herron (born 27 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Championship club Birmingham City and the England under-23 national team.

Herron began playing for Boldon Girls, in the north east of England, then trialed for Middlesbrough and Sunderland youth academies, before choosing the latter having been offered to join both.

[5] On 7 November 2019, she scored a brace against Stoke City to continue Sunderlands unbeaten run in the league with seven wins, having come on as a 67th-minute substitute.

[23] Herron is able to play across the defence as well as in midfield,[24] and as a versatile player has been described as a "flexible, adaptive, committed, and technically gifted" by Roker Report.

With Sunderland she played centrally in defence, and according to Wyscout stats, was rated among the highest in the Championship for defensive and aerial duels, ball dribbling, and crosses from deep.