Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk (born 16 November 1990) is an English football pundit and former player. She played as a forward, most recently in the FA Women's Championship. She has also previously played for Liverpool, Everton, Notts County and Lincoln Coventry City, Leicester City and Sheffield United. She also represented England at under-23 level.
Since retiring in 2023, Sweetman-Kirk has worked as a pundit and commentator.
Club career
Lincoln / Notts County, 2013–2014 Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 1 club, Lincoln Ladies in July 2013. During her first season with the club, she made seven appearances and scored one goal during a 2–0 win over Chelsea L.F.C. Notts County finished in sixth place during the regular season with a .
Doncaster Rovers Belles, 2015–2017 In July 2014, Sweetman-Kirk signed with FA WSL 2 club, Doncaster Rovers Belles. She scored 20 goals in 20 matches during the 2015 FA WSL 2 season, helping lift the team to FA WSL 1 the following year. She was subsequently named FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year. During a match against Everton in August 2015, Sweetman-Kirk scored a hat trick after subbing in during the second half of the match when Everton was up 2–0. Her hat trick resulted in a 3–2 win.
In 2016, she signed a full-time professional contract with Doncaster, only to suffer a broken leg in a pre-season friendly. Although Doncaster were relegated in her absence, in the subsequent FA WSL Spring Series resurgent Sweetman-Kirk scored nine goals in nine games to finish as WSL 2 top goalscorer.
Everton, 2017–2018
Everton signed Sweetman-Kirk from Doncaster after their promotion to the WSL 1, on a two-year contract and paying an undisclosed fee. She was Everton's top-goalscorer in her first season with nine goals in all competitions
Liverpool, 2018–2020
Sweetman-Kirk transferred to local rivals Liverpool in July 2018. On 23 May 2020, while the league was still suspended indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweetman-Kirk announced she had left the club following the expiration of her contract earlier in the month.
After the 2022–23 season, Sweetman-Kirk announced her retirement from football, aged 33.
International Sweetman-Kirk made her debut for the England under-23 national team in June 2013. Her five goals during the tournament (including a hat trick against Ireland) helped Great Britain win the 2013 World University Games in Russia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupIncludes the Women's FA CupLeague CupIncludes the National League Cup, WSL CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeicester City2008–09WPL Northern124 301542009–102114 2123152010–112115 322417Total543300836236Coventry City2011–12WPL National176 312072012–13189 512310Total351500824317Lincoln / Notts County2013WSL 171002192201420203070Total912051162Doncaster Rovers2014WSL 213100000131020151820105524252016WSL 1301000402017WSL 291010001010Total434030555145Everton2017–18WSL 11852351259Liverpool2018–19WSL1910314226132019–201101041161Total301041834214Sheffield United F.C.2020-21Women's Championship17510302152021-222211204228132022-232191040269Total6525401127527Career total2541291545017318151
Honours Coventry City Birmingham FA County Cup: 2013
Individual FA WSL 2 Players' Player of the Year: 2015 FA WSL 2 Spring Series Top Goalscorer: 2015
Punditry and commentary Sweetman-Kirk has been an occasional match reporter for Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports. She also commentates on games on Amazon Prime, for E4 during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, and for the 2026 FIFA world feed.
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