Sophie Warnes, 17, who plays for Redcar Town, scored one of the goals as England beat Wales 4-0
By Sam Jones
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A teenage footballer from Redcar made a sensational impact on her international debut for England U19s by bagging a goal.
Sophie Warnes, who plays for Redcar Town, couldn’t have dreamt of a better start to her call up for the England U19 College squad after netting one of the goals against Wales in a 4-0 victory on Friday.
Sophie, 17, said: “I have played football since I was seven and playing for England has always been my dream.
“I have never felt so happy and privileged, knowing I have finally achieved my goal.
“I played for Middlesbrough Academy for five years. However I have spent the last year at Redcar Town Ladies. When I received the phone call asking me to play for my country, it was immense, I nearly burst with excitement and I nearly cried with happiness.
“I owe a massive thank you to all my family, friends and former teachers from Galley Hill and Laurence Jackson for the great support they have given me over the years, also Prior Pursglove where I study now. However, my biggest thank you must go to Mark Sunley, because without him I wouldn’t be the player I am today.”
Dave Johnston, sports development coordinator at Prior Pursglove College, said: “Sophie has been called up to the British Colleges Sport National Representative squad after being on the standby list following the trials process.
“She attended the phase 1 trial (North East & North West) along with 50 other female students from a number of different colleges. The final phase was a North/South trial where the final squad was selected. After an impressive trial, she narrowly missed out making the final squad and she was placed on the standby list.
“She was called up last Thursday to take part in the game vs. Wales on Friday, again impressing by scoring on her debut.
“This is an excellent opportunity for Sophie to impress at the highest level possible for a college student. The added bonus for her is that she is only in her first year here at Prior, so hopefully bigger opportunities will materialise and help her develop even further.
“Sophie is another name on the long list of Prior students representing the BCS National teams over recent years and I’m confident we will keep on promoting, encouraging and helping our sporting elite students in whichever way we can.”
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