{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Molly Bartrip | image = 20241006-Molly Bartrip (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Bartrip in 2024 | fullname = Molly Bartrip | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Romford]], [[England]] | height = <!--{{height|m=1.68}}--> | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = [[Charlton Athletic W.F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] | years1 = 2014–2021 | clubs1 = [[Reading F.C. Women|Reading]] | caps1 = 59 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021– | clubs2 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | caps2 = 90 | goals2 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[England women's national under-17 football team|England U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2013–2015 | nationalteam2 = [[England women's national under-19 football team|England U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2016 | nationalteam3 = [[England women's national under-20 football team|England U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2018 | nationalteam4 = [[England women's national under-23 football team|England U23]] | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | pcupdate = 14:34, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 10 June 2017 }} '''Molly Bartrip''' (born 1 June 1996) is an [[English people|English]] professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Women's Super League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Molly Bartrip completes move|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/july/molly-bartrip-completes-move/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Tottenham Hotspur|language=en|archive-date=16 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616135817/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/july/molly-bartrip-completes-move/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Early life== Bartrip started her playing career at age seven with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Tottenham Hotspur]]'s U10s team, in the mid-2000s. She was initially scouted while playing on a local boys team.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Molly v Ana - a teenage footballer's battle with anorexia|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46062827|access-date=2022-02-12|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212074156/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46062827|url-status=live}}</ref> At age 11 she went on to play for [[Charlton Athletic W.F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and a few years after that she joined [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Molly Bartrip profile, statistics and news|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/players/molly-bartrip/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Tottenham Hotspur|language=en|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908213822/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/players/molly-bartrip/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-27|title=Who is Molly Bartrip?|url=https://www.systbusiness.co.uk/who-is-molly-bartrip/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212072657/https://www.systbusiness.co.uk/who-is-molly-bartrip/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2022|access-date=2022-02-12|website=SYST Business|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Club career == === Reading === Bartrip joined [[Reading F.C. Women|Reading]] on 4 April 2014 from Arsenal's academy, ahead of the club's debut season in the newly created [[FA Women's Championship|FA Women's Super League 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 April 2014|title=BARTRIP JOINS THE ROYALS.|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=828622143819450|access-date=2022-02-12|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=getreading|date=2014-07-11|title=Molly Bartrip gets the call up for England Under-19s|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/molly-bartrip-gets-call-up-7409792|access-date=2021-09-08|website=BerkshireLive|language=en|archive-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616172641/http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/molly-bartrip-gets-call-up-7409792|url-status=live}}</ref> She played four matches in the [[2014 FA WSL|2014 WSL Cup]] for Reading but no league appearances. In December 2015 Bartrip signed a professional contract with Reading ahead of the club's debut in the WSL.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Reading sign up Bruton and Bartrip|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35007108|access-date=2022-02-14|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818051803/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35007108|url-status=live}}</ref>
Her WSL debut came in the season opener on 23 March 2016 in a start against her former club Arsenal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arsenal vs. Reading - 23 March 2016 - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/23/england/wsl/arsenal-lfc/reading-wfc/2194703/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=us.soccerway.com|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212072653/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/23/england/wsl/arsenal-lfc/reading-wfc/2194703/|url-status=live}}</ref> She scored her first and only goal for the club on 1 November 2017 in a win against Watford in the group stage of the [[2017–18 FA WSL Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Result Details|url=http://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Fixtures-Results/Fixtures/ResultDetailDom?matchId=3nehygzq7efpd0701o4g4am3u|access-date=2022-02-12|website=womenscompetitions.thefa.com|language=en|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212074209/https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Fixtures-Results/Fixtures/ResultDetailDom?matchId=3nehygzq7efpd0701o4g4am3u|url-status=live}}</ref> Bartrip made her 100th appearance across all competitions for Reading on 10 February 2021 in a win away to [[Manchester United W.F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=FC|first=Reading|title=💯 Bartrip makes 100th Royals appearance|url=https://readingfc.co.uk//news/2021/february/-bartrip-makes-100th-royals-appearance/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Reading FC|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212072656/https://www.readingfc.co.uk//news/2021/february/-bartrip-makes-100th-royals-appearance/|url-status=live}}</ref> She left the club after the [[2020–21 FA WSL|2020–21 FA WSL season]], along with seven other players.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eight players to depart from Reading FC Women this summer|url=https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/19300358.eight-players-depart-reading-fc-women-summer/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Reading Chronicle|date=13 May 2021|language=en|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908213821/https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/19300358.eight-players-depart-reading-fc-women-summer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=FC|first=Reading|title=Reading FC Women start to reshape squad ahead of fresh 2021-22 challenge|url=https://readingfc.co.uk//news/2021/may/-reading-fc-women-start-to-reshape-squad-ahead-of-fresh-2021-22-challenge/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Reading FC|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908213822/https://www.readingfc.co.uk//news/2021/may/-reading-fc-women-start-to-reshape-squad-ahead-of-fresh-2021-22-challenge/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Tottenham Hotspur === On 16 July 2021, she joined [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] from [[Reading F.C. Women|Reading]] for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tottenham sign defender Bartrip|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57863398|access-date=2021-09-08|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908213821/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57863398|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She played her first game for Spurs in a 1–0 league win over [[Birmingham City W.F.C.|Birmingham City]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Graham scores as Spurs beat Birmingham|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58366047|access-date=2021-09-08|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908213824/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58366047|url-status=live}}</ref> Having played in every game of the [[2024–25 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season| 2024–25 season]] Bartrip signed a new three-year contract, taking the 29-year-old defender until 2028. Spurs had concluded their efforts second from the bottom culminating in the sacking of coach [[Robert Vilahamn]] on 8 June 2025 after two seasons in charge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Club statement - Robert Vilahamn departs |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/june/spurs-women-club-statement-robert-vilahamn-departs/ |website=Tottenham Hotspur |date=8 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bartrip signs new Tottenham deal until 2028 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/womens-super-league |website=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == In 2018, Bartrip revealed that she had [[anorexia nervosa]] during her teenage years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Falkingham|first1=Katie|date=7 November 2018|title=Molly Bartrip: Reading defender on overcoming teenage anorexia|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46062827|access-date=19 December 2018|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108113701/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46062827|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== Club === {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/molly-bartrip/212830/ | title=England - M. Bartrip - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }}</ref> {| 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{{efn|Includes [[FA Women's League Cup]]}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="9" |[[Reading F.C. Women|Reading]] |2014 |[[Women's Super League]] |0 |0 |? |? |4 |0 |4 |0 |- |2015 |Women's Super League |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |- |[[2016 Reading F.C. Women season|2016]] |Women's Super League |12 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |14 |0 |- |[[2017 Reading F.C. Women season|2017]] |Women's Super League |2 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |2 |0 |- |[[2017–18 Reading F.C. Women season|2017–18]] |Women's Super League |6 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |10 |1 |- |[[2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season|2018–19]] |Women's Super League |14 |0 |4 |0 |4 |0 |22 |0 |- |[[2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season|2019–20]] |Women's Super League |4 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |6 |0 |- |[[2020–21 Reading F.C. Women season|2020–21]] |Women's Super League |21 |0 |1 |0 |3 |0 |25 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !59 !0 !9 !0 !17 !1 !85 !1 |- | rowspan="6" |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] |[[2021–22 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2021–22]] |Women's Super League |22 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |27 |0 |- |[[2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2022–23]] |Women's Super League |22 |1 |2 |0 |4 |0 |28 |1 |- |[[2023–24 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2023–24]] |Women's Super League |18 |0 |2 |0 |4 |0 |24 |0 |- |[[2024–25 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2024–25]] |Women's Super League |22 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |27 |0 |- |[[2025–26 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2025–26]] |Women's Super League |6 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |8 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !90 !1 !7 !0 !17 !0 !114 !1 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !141 !1 !16 !0 !34 !1 !199 !2 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{UEFA player|250041985}} * [http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/molly_bartrip.html Reading player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905193946/http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/molly_bartrip.html |date=5 September 2017 }} * {{Twitter}}
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