Jordan Nobbs

Jordan Nobbs (born 8 December 1992) is an English footballer who plays for FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies. She is a combative, goalscoring central midfielder. She has represented the England women's national football team and youth and senior level and is nicknamed Nobber by her England team–mates.

Nobbs joined the Sunderland centre of excellence aged eight, and was also attached to Middlesbrough as a youngster. In season 2008/09 she emulated her father Keith Nobbs by representing Durham schools, while a pupil at Sedgefield Community College.

Upon turning 16 in December 2008, Nobbs began playing for the Sunderland Women first-team. In her first season in senior football Nobbs helped Sunderland win the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and reach the 2009 FA Women's Cup final, where they were narrowly beaten by Arsenal. The following season, Nobbs was an "integral" part of Sunderland's success as they finished fifth in their first season back at the top level. In November 2009 Nobbs scored against Arsenal, as Sunderland inflicted only the Gunners' second league defeat in more than six years.

At the end of the season Nobbs was named manager's and player's player of the year at Sunderland. She also won the 2010 FA Young Player of the Year award.

When Sunderland's bid to join the FA WSL failed, Nobbs was approached by several of the leading clubs in the country. She eventually signed for Arsenal in August 2010. Arsenal's general manager Vic Akers said of Nobbs: "Jordan is only 17 years old, but has already shown huge potential, and I'm confident that she will prove herself on the highest level, when the Champions League gets underway in September."

Nobbs made her Arsenal debut in Serbia the following month, as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 UEFA Women's Champions League win over ZFK Masinac. She continued to play for Sunderland in the 2010/11 Premier League, with Arsenal awaiting the start of the new WSL in April 2011. She has since become an important player at Arsenal. In 2015, Nobbs scored two goals and was named Player of the Match in the Continental Cup final as Arsenal won the Continental Cup.

Nobbs was called into the England U-15 squad as a 12-year-old. Aged 13 she captained England U-15s against Wales and scored in a 2–0 victory. At the age of 14, Nobbs had progressed to captaining England's U-17 team.

Nobbs then captained England to fourth place at the 2008 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand. In July 2009 Nobbs played a starring role as England won the 2009 European Under-19 Championship in Belarus, scoring in the final win over Sweden.

In 2010 Nobbs helped England reach the final of the 2010 European Under-19 Championship in Macedonia, where they lost their title to France. Later that summer Nobbs played in all three of England's games at the 2010 Under-20 World Cup in Germany.

In June 2011 Nobbs was in the senior England party which visited 10 Downing Street ahead of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She received her first call up to the senior England squad for the final UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying match against Croatia at Banks's Stadium in Walsall on 19 September 2012.

Nobbs made her senior international debut at the 2013 Cyprus Cup, scoring England's first goal in their 4–2 win over Italy on 6 March 2013. She scored her next goal against Wales in October 2013's World Cup qualifier at The Den. Nobbs was made England vice-captain at the Cyprus Cup in 2015, and led the team to winning the trophy as captain Steph Houghton was out injured. Nobbs was named in the squad for the Women's World Cup in 2015 but only played one game due to injury.

• FA WSL: Winner 2011, 2012
• FA Women's Cup: Winner 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
• FA WSL Cup: Winner 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

• Cyprus Cup: Winner 2013, 2015