Alex Greenwood
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EnglandAlex Greenwood was born on 7 September 1993 in Bootle, England. Playing as a centre-back and left-back, she captains Manchester City. At club level, she won Division 1 Féminine and the UEFA Women's Champions League with Olympique Lyonnais in 2020, the FA Women's Championship with Manchester United in 2019, and the FA Cup and League Cup with Manchester City. Her individual honors include FA Young Player of the Year in 2012 and FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 selections in 2023 and 2024. For England, she earned 111 caps and scored 7 goals, appearing at the 2015, 2019, and 2023 World Cups while winning UEFA Women's Euro 2022 and 2025.
Her 2025-2026 season:
Technical Distribution: Operates as an elite ball-playing defender, excelling in line-breaking progressive passes and initiating build-up play from deep central positions.
Defensive Flexibility: Displays exceptional tactical reading, comfortable slotting in seamlessly at both centre-back and left-back while maintaining precise positional discipline.
Set-Piece Precision: Provides immense value on dead-ball situations as a left-footed specialist tasked with corner deliveries and free-kicks.
Back-to-back Elite Recognition: Selected to the FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 in both 2023 and 2024.
Four-time All-Star: Earned four PFA WSL Team of the Year selections across the 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24 seasons.
International Milestone: Amassed 111 senior international caps and 7 goals for the England national team.
