Grace Fisk
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Grace Fisk
| image = Grace Fisk (20828407738) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Fisk playing for Millwall Lionesses in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|01|05|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=Grace Fisk Liverpool |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/womens/player/grace-fisk |website=www.liverpoolfc.com}}
| birth_place = Bromley, England{{cite web |title=Grace Fisk Gamecocks profile |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/grace-fisk/6210 |website=South Carolina Gamecocks Official Athletics Site |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103011039/https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/grace-fisk/6210 |url-status=live }}
| height = {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Liverpool
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = 2008–2015
| youthclubs1 = Millwall Lionesses
| collegeyears1 = 2016
| college1 = Penn State Nittany Lions
| collegecaps1 = 18
| collegegoals1 = 1
| collegeyears2 = 2017–2019
| college2 = South Carolina Gamecocks
| collegecaps2 = 61
| collegegoals2 = 5
| years1 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = Millwall Lionesses
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2020–2023
| clubs2 = West Ham United
| caps2 = 64
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Liverpool
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = England U19
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = England U20
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = England U21
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 10:00, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 1 June 2019
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fbw|ENG}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}}
{{Medal|3rd|2018 France|}}
}}
Grace Rebecca Fisk (born 5 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Liverpool and has represented the England national team at youth level.
College career
In 2016, Fisk moved to the United States to play collegiately for Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference and started 18 of Penn State's 21 matches as a freshman.{{cite web |title=Grace Fisk Nittany Lions profile |url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/grace-fisk/6429 |website=Penn State Nittany Lions Official Athletics Site}} For her sophomore year, Fisk transferred to SEC team South Carolina Gamecocks. In 2019, Fisk was an ever-present in a Gamecocks backline that achieved the second most shutouts in the country with 17 on the way to winning the SEC Championship with Fisk named as tournament MVP.{{cite web |title=Gamecocks Win 2019 SEC Tournament Championship |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2019/11/10/womens-soccer-gamecocks-win-2019-sec-tournament-championship.aspx |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103011038/https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2019/11/10/womens-soccer-gamecocks-win-2019-sec-tournament-championship.aspx |url-status=live }} She was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year in all three seasons at South Carolina.{{cite web |title=2018 SEC Soccer awards announced |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/25106916/2018-sec-soccer-awards-announced |website=www.secsports.com |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=31 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031082853/http://www.secsports.com/article/25106916/2018-sec-soccer-awards-announced |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=2019 SEC Soccer Awards announced |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/27997908/2019-sec-soccer-awards-announced |website=www.secsports.com}}
Club career
=Millwall=
Fisk joined Millwall Lionesses age 10, rising from the Centre of Excellence to the Development Squad.{{cite web |title=Lioness Grace gets England call – News – Millwall FC |url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2014/august/lioness-grace-gets-england-call/ |website=www.millwallfc.co.uk |language=en-gb |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103011040/https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2014/august/lioness-grace-gets-england-call/ |url-status=live }} In 2014, she became the youngest player to debut for the Millwall Lionesses senior team when she did so at age 16, and was named the club's Young Player of the Year in 2015.
=West Ham United=
On 30 December 2019, Fisk returned to England to sign with FA WSL team West Ham United.{{cite web |title=West Ham sign highly-rated England defender Grace Fisk |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/december/30-december/west-ham-sign-highly-rated-england-defender-grace-fisk |website=West Ham United}} She made her debut on 12 January 2020, starting in a 2–1 WSL defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite web |title=Tottenham 2–1 West Ham |url=https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Article/Tottenham-2-1-West-Ham-12-01-2020 |website=womenscompetitions.thefa.com |language=en |access-date=12 January 2020 |archive-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213064936/https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Article/Tottenham-2-1-West-Ham-12-01-2020 |url-status=live }}
=Liverpool=
On 20 July 2023, Fisk signed for Liverpool, rejoining former West Ham manager Matt Beard.{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Andy |title= Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Grace Fisk |url= https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-women-complete-signing-grace-fisk|website=Liverpool Football Club Official|access-date=20 July 2023}} She made her Reds debut on 1 October 2023 in a 1–0 Women's Super League win over Arsenal F.C. at the Emirates Stadium.{{cite web |title=LFC Women kick off new WSL season with win at Emirates Stadium |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-women-kick-new-wsl-season-win-emirates-stadium |website=Liverpool FC |access-date=5 October 2023 |date=1 October 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009073254/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-women-kick-new-wsl-season-win-emirates-stadium |url-status=live }}
International career
=Youth=
Fisk has represented England at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. Having scored twice against Bulgaria in qualifying,{{cite web |title=England-Bulgaria {{!}} Women's Under-17 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/match/2013168--england-vs-bulgaria/?referrer=%2fwomensunder17%2fseason%3d2015%2fmatches%2fround%3d2000524%2fmatch%3d2013168%2findex |website=UEFA |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818140616/https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/match/2013168--england-vs-bulgaria/?referrer=/womensunder17/season%3D2015/matches/round%3D2000524/match%3D2013168/index |url-status=live }} Fisk started all three games for England at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship as the team were knocked out at the group stage.{{cite web |title=Summary – UEFA U17 Championship Women – Europe – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Women Soccerway |url=https://us.women.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-u17-championship-women/20142015/group-stage/group-a/g8621/ |website=us.women.soccerway.com |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713224847/https://us.women.soccerway.com/international/europe/uefa-u17-championship-women/20142015/group-stage/group-a/g8621/ |url-status=live }} Fisk also appeared in every game at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where England finished in 5th place, beating Scotland in the U20 World Cup qualifying play-off.{{cite web |title=Women's Under-19 – Scotland-England |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/match/2022929--scotland-vs-england/ |website=UEFA |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718150256/https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/season=2017/matches/round=2000768/match=2022929/index.html |url-status=live }} Fisk captained the England squad that won a bronze medal at the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, beating the host nation on penalties in the third place match.{{cite web |title=England squad named for FIFA Women's U20 World Cup |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/jul/23/england-squad-fifa-u20s-world-cup-230718 |publisher=The FA |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024043527/http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/jul/23/england-squad-fifa-u20s-world-cup-230718 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/aug/24/world-cup-england-france-bronze-medal-240818 |title=England win bronze medal at FIFA U20 Women's World Cup |publisher=The FA |date=24 August 2018 |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230115130/http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/aug/24/world-cup-england-france-bronze-medal-240818 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Matches - France - England |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/match/300424872/#match-summary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031720/https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/match/300424872/#match-summary |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 August 2018 |website=www.fifa.com}}
=Senior=
In February 2020, Fisk received her first senior England call-up as part of the 2020 SheBelieves Cup squad.{{cite web |last1=Association |first1=The Football |title=Neville names youthful SheBelieves squad as England prepare to defend title |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2020/feb/18/180220-shebelieves-cup-squad-announcement-2020 |website=www.thefa.com |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021202911/https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/feb/18/180220-shebelieves-cup-squad-announcement-2020 |url-status=live }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 9 February 2025}}.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/grace-fisk/387539/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 December 2019|title=Grace Fisk player profile|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929024404/https://uk.soccerway.com/players/grace-fisk/387539/|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" |Millwall Lionesses
|2014 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015
|Women's Super League 2 |13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016
|Women's Super League 2 |7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| rowspan="5" |West Ham United
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Women's Super League |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Women's Super League |16 |2 |4 |0 |3 |0 |23 |2 | ||||||||
| 2022–23
|Women's Super League |21 |0 |2 |0 |5 |0 |28 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!64 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3" |Liverpool
|Women's Super League |22 |1 |3 |0 |4 |0 |29 |1 | ||||||||
| 2024–25
|Women's Super League |9 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |12 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!31 !1 !4 !0 !6 !0 !41 !1 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!120 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 157 | 5 |
Honours
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
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- [https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/grace-fisk/6210 Grace Fisk] at South Carolina Gamecocks
- [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/womens/player/grace-fisk Grace Fisk] at Liverpool F.C. Women
- [http://www.thefa.com/england/womens-seniors/squad/grace-fisk Grace Fisk] at the Football Association website
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{{Liverpool F.C. Women squad}}
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Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Bromley
Category:Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer players
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks women's soccer players
Category:English women's footballers
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:English expatriate women's footballers
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players
Category:West Ham United F.C. Women players
Category:Liverpool F.C. Women players
Category:Women's Super League players