Millie Turner

Millie Turner
Turner playing for Manchester United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Millie Turner
Date of birth (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Wilmslow, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 21
Youth career
Manchester United
2013–2014 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Everton 32 (3)
2017–2018 Bristol City 26 (1)
2018– Manchester United 114 (8)
International career‡
2013–2015 England U19 10 (1)
2018 England U23 1 (0)
2024– England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Millie Turner (born 7 July 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team. A product of the United academy, she previously played for Everton and Bristol City, and represented England at under-19 and under-23 youth level before making her senior debut in 2024.

Club career

Early career

Millie grew up in Wilmslow with older brother Bruce and younger brother Jake, now a professional goalkeeper with Gillingham.[1][2] At the age of 10 she began playing with Stockport County before moving to Manchester City and then Crewe Alexandra's highly regarded youth setup. When Crewe's Centre of Excellence folded she drew offers from both Merseyside giants Liverpool and Everton but turned them down in favour of Manchester United.[3]

Everton

Turner joined Everton midway through the 2013 season and linked up with the development squad.[4] She signed her first senior contract ahead of the 2014 season and made her league debut in a 2–0 defeat to Notts County on 20 April.[5] She made a further five league appearances in her inaugural season, as well as two appearances in the FA WSL Cup.[6]

On 1 June, Turner featured in the Women's FA Cup Final as Everton lost 2–0 to Arsenal at Stadium MK.[7]

Bristol City

In January 2017, Turner joined Bristol City ahead of the FA WSL Spring Series.[8] She made her debut in a 3–1 defeat to Reading on 22 April and went on to play in a further seven games that season.[9]

Turner was named captain ahead of the 2017–18 FA WSL campaign and scored her first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Chelsea in the FA WSL Cup on 4 November.[10][11] She scored her first league goal in a 6–1 defeat to Manchester City on 3 May 2018.[12]

Manchester United

Turner playing for Manchester United in 2019.

On 1 July 2018, Turner joined the newly-formed Manchester United to compete in the FA Women's Championship, reuniting with manager Willie Kirk who had been appointed assistant manager at United.[13][14][15] She was one of seven players to return to the senior side having played for the club at youth level.[16] She made her debut for the club in a 1–0 FA WSL Cup win over Liverpool on 19 August, and her league debut three weeks later in a 12–0 victory at Aston Villa.[17][18] On 23 September, Turner scored her first goal for the club during a 5–0 win against London Bees.[19]

Turner missed the second half of the 2021–22 season after being diagnosed with a carotid artery dissection, forcing her to stop all physical activity.[20] She was able to resume training ahead of the 2022–23 season and made her first appearance since her diagnosis starting in United's opening day WSL victory over Reading.[21]

International career

Youth

In February 2014, Turner was named in the England under-19 for the 2014 La Manga Tournament in March.[22] In July 2015, she was named in the England under-19 squad for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel.[23] England finished bottom of group B and did not progress.

Senior

In September 2020, Turner received her first senior national team call-up as part of a 30-player training camp at St George's Park.[24][25] In February 2021, she received her fourth senior call up to the Lioness squad, replacing injured Chelsea defender Millie Bright.[26]

After an almost three-year absence, Turner was recalled to the England squad in November 2023 for a pair of Nations League matches against the Netherlands and Scotland, again replacing Bright due to injury,[27] where she was an unused substitute in both matches.[28] In February 2024, she was called up to the squad for friendly fixtures against Austria and Italy, to replace an injured Leah Williamson.[29] She made her senior international debut on 27 February, as an 80th-minute substitute in a 5–1 win against Italy.[30]

Personal life

Turner was previously in a relationship with fellow women's footballer Rachel Daly.[31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2014 WSL 1 6 0 3 0 2 0 — 11 0
2015 WSL 2 10 2 2 0 4 0 — 16 2
2016 16 1 3 0 0 0 — 19 1
Total 32 3 8 0 6 0 0 0 46 3
Bristol City 2017 WSL 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
2017–18 WSL 1 18 1 0 0 5 1 — 23 2
Total 26 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 31 2
Manchester United 2018–19 Championship 20 2 3 0 6 0 — 29 2
2019–20 WSL 14 0 1 0 5 0 — 20 0
2020–21 22 2 2 1 3 0 — 27 3
2021–22 4 0 0 0 3 0 — 7 0
2022–23 22 2 5 0 3 0 — 30 2
2023–24 22 2 5 1 2 0 2 0 31 3
2024–25 10 0 1 0 3 0 — 14 0
Total 114 8 17 2 25 0 2 0 158 10
Career total 172 12 25 2 36 1 2 0 235 15
  1. ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 3 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Manchester United

References

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  2. ^ "Newcastle United snap up former Bolton keeper Jake Turner". The Bolton News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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