Two of our Lower Sixth students, Grace Clinton and Phoebe Hampson, have been selected to play for national women’s football teams.

Both girls currently play for Everton under-20s and are delighted to have the opportunity to play at a national level.

Grace Clinton

Grace, who studies A Level Business Studies, A Level PE and BTEC Science at Carmel, plays for the Under-17s England squad. Her next competition will take place later this month in Florida against USA.

Grace said ‘I’ve been playing football since I was six years old. I now train four days a week at Everton with a match every Sunday. I’m also part of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme at Carmel which has been really beneficial for me. I would say to any young girls hoping to get into football, it’s not how good you are, but how good you want to be.’

Pheobe Hampson

Phoebe, who studies A Level PE, Business Studies and Geography at Carmel, plays in midfield for Wales Women’s Under-19s. This year the under-19 UAFA qualifiers will be hosted in Wales, but Pheobe has previously travelled to Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, and Serbia to play.

Phoebe said ‘I am delighted to play for the national team and represent my country. Every team member plays with so much pride and gives everything to each game. Everyone works really hard and there’s a great sense of community in the team. The staff in the sport department at Carmel have been great. They have given me with lots of advice about future careers in sport. They also arranged a trip to Finch Farm so we could speak to analysts, sports physiologists, and nutritionists. All my teachers have been really supportive of my football commitments. They understand the additional demands that this places on me.’

We’d like to congratulate Pheobe and Grace on such a fantastic achievement and we wish them both the very best of luck for the future.

Pheobe, pictured left / Grace, pictured right