Emily Syme

Emily Syme
Syme with Bristol City in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Emily Syme
Date of birth (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 16
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Bristol City 1 (0)
2018–2019 Yeovil Town 15 (1)
2019–2022 Aston Villa 29 (1)
2021–2022 → Sheffield United (loan) 5 (0)
2022– Bristol City 59 (6)
International career‡
2017 England U17 3 (3)
2019 England U19 7 (4)
2019 England U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:15, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Emily Syme (born 23 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City.

Career

Having previously played for Bristol City, Syme signed her first professional contract with Yeovil Town in 2018, before joining Aston Villa in July 2019.

On 26 January 2022, Aston Villa announced that Syme had left the club by mutual consent.

Syme signed for Bristol City in 2022, and was part of the team which won promotion to the Women's Super League in the 2022-23 season. She was named as the Women’s Championship Player of the Month for December 2024. On 9 July 2025, it was announced that Syme had signed a one-year contract extension with the club, having been named the club's 2024/25 Players’ Player of the Year. On 18 January 2026, she scored both goals for Bristol in a 2–1 win over Southampton, helping Bristol to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

She has played for England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2017 Women's Super League 10 0 00010
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Yeovil Town 2018–19 Women's Super League 151 1 031192
Total 15 1 1 0 3 1 19 2
Aston Villa 2019–20 Championship 141 0 052193
2020–21 Women's Super League 150 1 041201
Total 291 1 093394
Sheffield United (loan) 2021–22 Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 8
Bristol City 2022–23 22 3 3 1 4 1 28 5
2023–24 Women's Super League 17 0 1 0 4 0 22 0
2024-25 Championship 20 3 1 0 3 0 24 3
2025-26 9 1 0 0 3 0 12 1
Total 59 6 4 1 11 2 86 9
Career total 1086 6 126615015

Honours

Bristol City

Aston Villa

References

  1. 1 2 3 Emily Syme at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "FOOTBALL: Syme snapped up by Super League club". Somerset County Gazette. 16 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "ASTON VILLA WOMEN: ENGLAND YOUTH PLAYER EMILY SYME JOINS". avfc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Pentland, Daniel (26 January 2022). "Aston Villa confirm departure of midfielder Syme". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Veevers, Nick (15 January 2025). "Barclays Women's Championship Player, Goal and Manager of the Month award winners announced". Womens Leagues and Competitions. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Robins, Sheridan (9 July 2025). "Syme signs new deal". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Morgan, Ryan (18 January 2026). "Report: Southampton Women 1-2 Bristol City (AET)". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Emily Syme at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2021.