Quick Facts
Biography
Isobel Mary "Izzy" Christiansen (born 20 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Manchester City and the England national team.
Club career
Christiansen captained the women's football club at the University of Birmingham.
Christiansen has played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with Everton and also played for Birmingham City.
On 7 February 2014, Christiansen officially signed for new WSL club Manchester City Women. On 16 October 2014, she scored the only goal to help Manchester City defeat Arsenal Ladies and win the 2014 FA WSL Continental Cup. In April 2016 she was named PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year and was also named in the PFA WSL Team of the Year.
International career
As a junior international, she won the 2009 U-19 European Championship and a silver in the following year's edition, and played the 2008 U-17 and 2010 U-20 World Cups.
Christiansen helped Great Britain to win a gold medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. In January 2014 she was promoted from the under-23s into the senior England squad, to replace Jodie Taylor who had withdrawn.
Coach Mark Sampson gave Christiansen her senior international debut in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying match against Estonia on 21 September 2015. She marked the occasion by scoring in England's 8–0 win.
International goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 September 2015 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 1 |  Estonia | 5–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 2 | 23 October 2015 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China |  Australia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Dewellbon Cup | |
| 3 | 4 June 2016 | Adams Park, Wycombe, England |  Serbia | 5–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
Honours
Club
Manchester City
- FA WSL Continental Cup: 2014
Individual
- PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year: 2015–16
