Destiney Toussaint (born 5 December 1988) is an English model and former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Playing career Toussaint began her career at Leicester City in 2008 before moving to Coventry United, where she played from 2012 to 2015. After spells at Oxford United and Aston Villa, Toussaint joined London Bees. A regular in the squad, she scored eight goals for the Bees from 2017 to 2019. In April 2019, during a match against Aston Villa, she sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was subsequently released from the club. Toussaint claimed she was informed of her release by email after the club had refused to pay for her medical treatment. Following her recovery from injury, Toussaint joined Birmingham City. Having made just eight appearances for the club, she returned to Coventry in 2021.
On 14 August 2022, Toussaint joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 2023, she scored a hat-trick for the club in a National League fixture against AFC Fylde. The following year, Toussaint made club history, scoring the winning goal against Reading to secure Wolves their first victory against a first division side.
After 3 seasons and over 50 appearances for Wolves, as well as 20 years in the sport, Toussaint retired, playing the final match of her career on 27 April 2025. In a 6-0 home win against Liverpool Feds, she scored before being substituted for Jade Cross in the 75th minute. Toussaint was awarded Player of the Match.
In 2023, Toussaint was named in a pre-selection list of players being considered to represent Haiti in upcoming Gold Cup qualifying matches.
Modelling career While playing part-time for Leicester City, Toussaint was approached by a talent scout and signed with a modelling agency in Birmingham. She later moved to an agency based in London and worked as a model throughout her time as a footballer.
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