Lioness - My Journey to Glory: Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year

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This achievement also earned her the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in the same year, making her the first women’s footballer to receive the honor. Mead was also a runner-up for the Ballon d’Or and UEFA Player of the Year award. a b "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p.5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015 . Retrieved 20 July 2015. Mead’s youth career began at the age of nine when she played for both California Boys FC and Middlesbrough center of excellence. Her mother had to take on a second job to afford the petrol costs required for the twice-weekly 45-minute drive to Middlesbrough academy, where Mead was playing. Beth Mead played an hour of the final before being substituted. However, her contribution throughout the tournament was massive. She was the stand-out player. UEFA recognized Mead’s efforts by making her Player of the Tournament. She has since been nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or for 2021/22. Beth Mead Video

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In her first season playing in the FA Women’s Premier League (WPL) in 2011-2012, Beth Mead scored 23 goals in 23 games and helped Sunderland win the league and the FA Women’s Premier League Cup. The appointment of Sarina Wiegman as England’s head coach in 2020 was the start of a further elevation in England’s and Beth Mead’s fortunes. The Lionesses went into the European Championships in 2022 with newfound confidence and resilience. It was to be England’s and Beth Mead’s time to shine. Women’s Euros 2022 In 2015, Mead won the WSL Golden Boot and the WSL Player of the Year award, [4] becoming the youngest WSL Golden Boot winner at the age of 20. It was only a season after leading her then-club Sunderland's promotion and WSL 2 title win. Having scored 77 goals in 78 games, [5] she is regarded as one of the greatest players ever played for Sunderland. [6] [7] [8]

Mead is an ambassador for Ovarian Cancer Action. [220] In February 2023, she announced her captaincy for Walk in Her Name initiative in March for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. She asked fans and supporters to walk 100km for Ovarian Cancer Action's goal of at least half of women with ovarian cancer surviving for 10 years by 2032. Currently, only 3 in 10 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will live beyond 10 years. [221] [222] In January 2023, she started a fundraising campaign in honour of her mother to make ovarian cancer a survivable disease for everyone diagnosed. [223] In December 2022, she partnered with Ovarian Cancer Action on a limited edition Christmas card. [224] Other [ edit ] Whilst playing for Sunderland, Mead gained BA (Hons) in Sports Development from Teesside University. [208] Inspired by her experience, Mead and her alma mater launched Beth Mead Scholarship in February 2022 to support dual career students who have the potential to reach professional, national or international level within women's football. [209] In 2015, Mead won the first Yorkshire Open Egg Throwing Championships in her village, Hinderwell. [232] [233] The following season, she scored 30 goals in 28 matches and won the WPL Golden Boot and Sunderland Player of the year awards again. She also won the Top Female Achiever award at the Scarborough and District Sports Awards.

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a b Small, Aidan (16 December 2022). "Beth Mead signs new Arsenal contract". Arsenal . Retrieved 20 December 2022. Besides the WSL Golden Boot, Mead was named WSL Player's Player of the Year, [4] PFA Young Player of the Year, [40] England Young Player of the Year, [41] inaugural North East Football Writers' Association (FWA) Ladies Player of the Year, [42] Sunderland Player of the Year, [43] Sunderland Supporters' Player of the Year, [44] SportsByte Sports Person of the Year, [45] and Top Female Achiever at Scarborough and District Sports Awards; [46] was nominated for PFA Players' Player of the Year; [47] and was selected in the PFA Team of the Year. [48]Stunning' Mead strike gives England victory against Brazil". BBC Sport. 27 February 2019 . Retrieved 15 November 2020. a b Falk, Graham (20 December 2022). "Sports personality nominees 2022: Latest odds for BBC Spoty, who is favourite, Beth Mead, Jake Wightman odds". The Scotsman . Retrieved 22 December 2022. The first, which will be published in November, is called “Lioness: My Journey to Glory”, and will detail the “challenges, sacrifices and dedication” needed to win a major football tournament. Now, Beth shares the challenges that shaped her, what she faced on the journey to the top, and the life events that made her stronger - from being dropped from the England squad and receiving devastating family news, to finding her best form under the guidance of Jonas Eidevall and Sarina Wiegman. Filled with positive lessons and an exclusive account of England's triumphant Euros campaign, Beth offers readers of all ages a heartfelt, behind-the-scenes look into her remarkable journey to glory.

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Lavery, Glen (April 2018). "New position and new focus for England debutant Beth Mead". The Football Association . Retrieved 3 March 2019. a b Stillman, Tim (30 June 2019). "The Evolution of Beth Mead". Arseblog . Retrieved 23 August 2022. Although Mead turned professional upon Sunderland's promotion, she resolved to finish her final year at Teesside University; [30] as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Mead was installed at the university. [31] She also kept working at her local pub. The landlord had sponsored her during the formative years of her career and she repaid the support by working shifts behind the bar. [32] 2015–16: The youngest WSL Golden Boot winner [ edit ] Similarly, in the 2017-2018 FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup, Arsenal won against her former club Sunderland.

Beth Mead was born on May 9, 1995, to parents Richard and June Mead. She has a younger brother, Ben, and the family grew up in the small village of Hinderwell near Whitby in North Yorkshire. Beth Mead was a child with bags of energy and her mum was looking for somewhere for her to run around and let off some steam. Hinderwell Village was not blessed with such facilities. However, they did have Saturday morning football sessions for kids on a local field.

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Mead was previously in a relationship with then- Arsenal teammate Daniëlle van de Donk. [235] She is currently in a relationship with Arsenal teammate Vivianne Miedema. [236] [237] Beth Mead joined Arsenal in 2017, one of the most successful clubs in women’s football. However, there was one potential catch. Arsenal already had Vivianne Miedema up front, the leading goal scorer in the league’s history. From being placed in the local boys' team as a child because her mum wanted her to run off her boundless energy, to joining Middlesbrough FC's Centre of Excellence and making her professional debut at Sunderland, Beth and women's football have come a long way. On November 11, 2022, Mead reached her 50th appearance milestone for England, and she scored a total of 29 goals in various competitions, surpassing all her teammates by 12 goals. She has played in 23 games under Sarina Wiegman, contributing to 37 goals (21 goals and 16 assists), which is 13 goals more than any of her teammates. Mead was a part of the England U19 team that won the silver at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She scored a brace in the semifinal. [116] She won the silver ball. [117]THE VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED AND WINNERS NAMED FOR THE 2019 BT ENGLAND POTY AWARDS". The FA Association . Retrieved 14 January 2020. Previously, she was in a relationship status with Danielle van de Donk. Danielle is a Dutch professional women’s soccer player.