Fiona Worts

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fiona Worts

| fullname = Fiona Helen Worts{{cite web |title=Fiona Helen Worts |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3954273 |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |access-date=28 May 2022 |language=Norwegian}}

| image = Fiona Worts (46655304821) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Playing for Leicester City in 2019

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|1|30}}

| birth_place = Nottingham, England

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Adelaide United

| clubnumber = 23

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| youthclubs1 = Nottingham Forest

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| youthclubs2 = Leicester City

| years1 = 2013–2016

| clubs1 = Leicester City

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| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = Adelaide University

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| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = Guiseley Vixens

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| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Leicester City

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = Coventry United

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2020

| clubs6 = Fulham United FC

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| years7 = 2020–2023

| clubs7 = Adelaide United

| caps7 = 39

| goals7 = 18

| years8 = 2022

| clubs8 = → LSK Kvinner (loan)

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2023–2024

| clubs9 = Sydney FC

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Adelaide United

| caps10 = 8

| goals10 = 6

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| pcupdate = 8 January 2025

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{{Portal|Women's association football}}

Fiona Helen Worts (born 30 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for A-League Women side Adelaide United.{{Cite web|last=Pisani|first=Sacha|date=2023-09-06|title=Sydney FC make a statement with signing of Julie Dolan Medallist & Golden Boot winner|url=https://keepup.com.au/news/sydney-fc-sign-fiona-worts-a-league-transfer-news/|access-date=2023-09-07|website=keepup.com.au}}

Worts was also a regular in the FA Women's Championship in England where she spent time with Leicester City and Coventry United. During her time with Leicester she scored 36 times in 54 appearances.{{Cite web|last=Hadley|first=Craig|date=2019-08-17|title=Coventry United sign Foxes striker Fiona Worts|url=https://midlandwoso.com/2019/08/17/coventry-united-sign-foxes-striker-fiona-worts/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Midland Women's Soccer|language=en-GB|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504165436/https://midlandwoso.com/2019/08/17/coventry-united-sign-foxes-striker-fiona-worts/|url-status=usurped}}

For the 2020–21 W-League season, Worts signed with Adelaide United after also having spent some time playing in the National Premier Leagues Women's for Adelaide University.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-29|title=Fiona Worts heads to Australia|url=https://www.newschainonline.com/sport/womens-sport/football/coventry-united-star-fiona-worts-heads-w-league-side-adelaide-united-59056|access-date=2021-05-04|website=www.newschainonline.com|language=en}} In 2021–22 she was the top goal scorer in the rebranded A-League Women{{cite news |last1=Lavety |first1=Rich |title=Fiona Worts' League-Leading Goal Tally Helps Adelaide United Make the League Playoffs for the First Time |url=https://www.ourgamemag.com/2022/03/04/fiona-worts-league-leading-goal-tally-helps-adelaide-united-make-the-a-league-playoffs-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |publisher=Our Game Magazine |date=4 March 2022}} and won the Julie Dolan Medal.{{cite news |title=Worts reflects on winning Julie Dolan medal |url=https://adelaideunited.com.au/news/worts-reflects-on-winning-julie-dolan-medal |access-date=28 May 2022 |publisher=Adelaide United FC |date=26 May 2022}} In March 2022 she agreed her return to Adelaide United for the following season, but joined Norwegian Toppserien club LSK Kvinner FK on loan in the meantime.{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Ed |title=Worts back in Adelaide for next ALW season |url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/worts-back-in-adelaide-for-next-alw-season-577647 |access-date=28 May 2022 |publisher=FTBL |date=21 March 2022}}

In July 2024, Worts left Sydney FC.{{cite web|url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-fc-re-sign-grand-final-match-winner/|title=Sydney FC re-sign Grand Final match winner|website=Sydney FC|date=31 July 2024|quote=Meanwhile Sydney FC English striker Fiona Worts won’t be returning in Sky Blue for the upcoming Liberty A-League season.}} A couple of months later, she returned to Adelaide United.{{cite web|url=https://adelaideunited.com.au/news/dynamic-duo-adelaide-united-signs-chelsie-dawber-and-fiona-worts-for-2024-25-ninja-a-league-womens-season/|title=Dynamic Duo: Adelaide United Signs Chelsie Dawber and Fiona Worts for 2024/25 NINJA A-League Women’s Season|website=Adelaide United|date=21 September 2024}}

Worts also has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Leeds. During her successful 2021–22 season in Australia she combined her football career with working in McDonald's.{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Samantha |title=The Fiona Worts feel-good Maccas story highlights the unseen barriers facing A-League Women players |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-15/fiona-worts-feel-good-story-part-time-a-league-women/100830636 |access-date=29 May 2022 |publisher=ABC News (Australia) |date=15 February 2022}}