Sophie O'Rourke (born 3 June 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League 2 club Sheffield United. She has previously played for Reading, Grindavik, Lewes, and Charlton Athletic.
Club career O'Rourke had played for Lewes but in 2022 she was among the five players who joined Charlton. The others were Angela Addison, Freda Ayisi, Corinne Henson and Emily Simpkins. It was a free transfer for (at the time) one year. On 6 July 2023, it was announced that O'Rourke had signed a new two-year contract to extend her time at Charlton. On 1 June 2023, it was announced that O'Rourke would be departing the club upon the expiry of her contract at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Having played in every season of the league since its 2018 restructure, O'Rourke signed with Women's Super League 2 club Sheffield United on 24 July 2025.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUMF Grindavik2018Besta Deild Kvenna60000060Lewes WFC2018–19Women's Championship11000101202019–209000301202020–2120000202202021–221900020210Total5900080670Charlton Athletic2022–23Women's Championship17020302202023–2410020301502024–251301010150Total4005070520Sheffield United2025–26WSL 21402030190Career total1190701801440
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