Poppy Pritchard (born 3 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Celtic, on loan from Manchester City. She previously played for Durham, on loan for Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, and the England under-19 team.
An academy product of Women's Championship club Durham, Pritchard started her senior career at Durham, making a total of 22 appearances and scoring twice. She made 4 appearances in the 2022âÂÂ23 Championship season, followed by another 13 in the 2023âÂÂ24 season.
On 22 November 2022, Pritchard scored a hat trick for Durham under-21 team against Manchester United, becoming the first team to win against United's U21 side with a 3âÂÂ2 result. In the 2022âÂÂ23 season, she scored at total of 18 goals and provided 3 assists for Durham U21 team.
On 31 January 2024, Pritchard signed for Manchester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal, after interest from several WSL clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.
On 13 September 2024, Pritchard joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024âÂÂ25 season. The loan ended on 13 January 2025 and she returned to Manchester City. Five days later, she joined Women's Championship club Newcastle United on loan for the remainder of the 2024âÂÂ25 season.
On 4 September 2025, Durham announced that Pritchard had returned to the club on a season-long loan from Manchester City for the 2025-26 season. Having made 15 appearances and two assists in all competitions for Durham in the 2025-26 season, it was announced on 15 January 2026, that she had been recalled by Manchester City.
On 23 January 2026, Celtic announced the signing of Pritchard, alongside City teammate Tara O'Hanlon, for the remainder of the 2025âÂÂ26 season.
On 20 September 2023, Pritchard scored within 15 minutes of her youth international debut with England under-19s, in a 5âÂÂ0 win over Denmark, followed by a brace against Germany in a 3âÂÂ3 draw six days later. For 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification on 25 October 2023, she scored the fifth goal against Wales in a 6âÂÂ1 victory, and provided two assists. On 1 December 2023, as the number 9 striker, she scored two goals in the 5âÂÂ1 win over Sweden.
In April 2024, during Round 2 of U19 Championship qualification, Pritchard scored the opening goal against Switzerland in a 2âÂÂ0 victory, followed by a brace against Italy in a 4âÂÂ1 win, helping the team to qualify for the final tournament in Lithuania. With 9 goals in 9 appearances for the under-19s, BBC Sport described Pritchard as a player to "look out for" in the tournament. In July, Pritchard scored a hat-trick in England's opening group stage match of the tournament in a 10âÂÂ0 victory over Lithuania, followed by scoring the winning goal against France to win the group.
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