1. Ella Ann Toone was born on 2 September 1999 and is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team.
29 Facts About Ella Toone
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Ella Toone represented England from under-17 to under-21, scoring her first Euro goal against Spain in 2022, with another against Germany in the Euro 2022 final, helping the team to win the European Championship.
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Ella Toone then joined Manchester United's youth academy at 8 years old.
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Ella Toone has said her mother was a gymnast growing up, and on her father's side, family members were "all swimmers and water polo players".
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Ella Toone joined Manchester City in the summer of 2016 having previously been a youth at Manchester United for six years but moved on due to a lack of senior women's team.
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Ella Toone continued to play with Blackburn in the National League on dual registration terms.
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Ella Toone was nominated alongside four others for the FA Women's Young Player of the Year award in May 2018, an award eventually won by Beth Mead.
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Ella Toone was voted FA Women's Championship player of the month for February 2019, having scored five goals in United's two league games, with four of them scored against Leicester City on 13 February.
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Ella Toone finished the season as United's top goal scorer, with ten goals in all competitions, as well as five assists.
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On 20 November 2021, it was announced that Ella Toone had signed a new contract until June 2025.
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On 10 November 2022, Ella Toone signed a further contract extension until June 2026.
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In February 2023, Ella Toone had a red card and three-match ban overturned, after being sent off for pushing Tottenham's Eveliina Summanen.
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On 10 October 2023, Ella Toone played her first Champions League game against PSG, describing it as an "unbelievable feeling".
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Ella Toone represented England at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.
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Ella Toone scored 5 across the qualifying campaign as England finished second to Germany in the elite round.
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In June 2018, Ella Toone was part of the 35-player shortlist to make the England under-20 squad for the FIFA Women's U20 World Cup, but was ruled out through injury.
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In September 2020, Ella Toone received her first senior national team call-up as part of a 30-player training camp at St George's Park.
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Ella Toone scored a hat-trick on 26 October 2021 against Latvia during 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.
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In June 2022, Ella Toone was included in the England squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
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Ella Toone appeared in every match as a substitute, and scored twice.
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On 6 April 2023, at a sold-out Wembley stadium, Ella Toone scored the opening goal in the 2023 Women's Finalissima against Brazil, a game England won on penalties.
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On 31 May, Ella Toone was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming a regular starter in the tournament, after Fran Kirby's injury.
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Towards the end of 2024, Ella Toone suffered a torn calf injury, meaning she was unable to play in the remaining England matches for the year.
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In May 2021, Ella Toone was named to the Team GB squad as one of four reserve players for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Ella Toone was forced to withdraw from the pre-Olympic training camp held for the English players in June 2021 after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Ella Toone is a childhood Manchester United fan, with Cristiano Ronaldo being one of her favourite players.
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Ella Toone is in a relationship with footballer Joe Bunney and has a YouTube channel intended to provide a glimpse into her everyday life.
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In December 2023, Ella Toone launched her own brand ET7, becoming the first England women's player to trademark her name, similar to Cristiano Ronaldo's CR7 brand, with the intention to launch her own football academy in 2024.
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In September 2024, Ella Toone revealed that she had lost her father 3 days before his 60th birthday.