1. Alex Greenwood was born on 7 September 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Manchester City, whom she captains, and the England national team.
34 Facts About Alex Greenwood
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Alex Greenwood captained Manchester United, winning the Championship in their inaugural season.
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Alex 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.
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Alex Greenwood captained England at youth level, made her senior debut in 2014, and first captained the senior team in the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup.
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Alex Greenwood was named the Young Player of the Year in 2012 and has been featured in the WSL Team of the Year three times.
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Alex Greenwood made her 100th appearance for Manchester City in a WSL game in October 2023.
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Bootle-born Alex Greenwood joined Everton at the age of six, initially through weekly training sessions at the club's former youth academy site at Netherton and she then progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence from the age of eight to sign a professional contract with the club.
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Everton's longstanding left-back Rachel Unitt signed for Birmingham City after 2011 FA WSL, the inaugural season of WSL, and Alex Greenwood replaced her for 2012 FA WSL.
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Alex Greenwood requested a transfer to protect her national team place ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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The move disappointed Everton who wanted Alex Greenwood to leave on loan and come back if they were promoted again.
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Alex Greenwood spent only one season, 2015 FA WSL, with Notts County.
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Alex Greenwood scored in each of the three seasons spanning her two-year spell with Liverpool.
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On 13 July 2018, it was announced that Alex Greenwood was joining Manchester United and would captain the team in its inaugural season.
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On 9 September 2020, Alex Greenwood returned to England, signing a three-year contract with Manchester City following the expiration of her Lyon contract.
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The first card was for a foul but the second was for time-wasting after Alex Greenwood spent 26 seconds taking a free kick.
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Alex Greenwood captained England at youth level and played at the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
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At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, youngest member of the squad Alex Greenwood shared England's left-back duties with Claire Rafferty.
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Alex Greenwood won a bronze medal when the team beat Germany in the third place play-off.
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In 2019, Alex Greenwood was part of the England team that won the SheBelieves Cup in the United States.
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Later that year, Alex Greenwood was selected as part of England's World Cup squad.
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Alex Greenwood was a member of the England squad that won UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
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Alex Greenwood was allotted 184 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.
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On 31 May 2023, Alex 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.
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Alex Greenwood played in all seven of England's matches and has been recognised as one of the most outstanding players in the tournament.
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Play was held up for several minutes in the second half after Alex Greenwood suffered a deep cut below her right eyebrow; she continued after lengthy treatment with her head bandaged.
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Alex Greenwood was born and grew up in Bootle and attended St Monica's RC Primary School, Bootle.
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Alex Greenwood joined Everton aged six, initially for weekly training sessions at the club's former youth academy site at Netherton, whilst playing for local junior teams and then progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence from the age of eight to sign her first professional contract with the club.
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Alex Greenwood was brought up supporting Merseyside rivals Liverpool and admired Jamie Carragher and Rachel Unitt.
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Alex Greenwood is in a relationship with ex-professional footballer Jack O'Connell.
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Alex 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.
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Alex Greenwood generally opts to keep her personal life private and tends to keep her social media posts football-related.
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In October 2022, Alex 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.
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Alex Greenwood commented: "It's really important for me to be able to send a message to young girls in my area that anything is possible".
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On 19 October 2023, Alex Greenwood was awarded the Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Sefton which is the highest award the Council can bestow on an individual.