Danielle Hill

Danielle Hill
Personal information
Full name Danielle Marie Hill[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Youth career
Everton Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Everton
2005 ÍBV 3 (0)
2008–2010 Blackburn Rovers
2010–2012 Everton 8 (0)
2013–2014 Avaldsnes IL 0 (0)
2014 Durham
2014–2015 Liverpool Feds
2015 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 (0)
2015 Notts County 0 (0)
2015– Blackburn Rovers
2015Birmingham City (loan) 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:54, 28 October 2009 (UTC).


Danielle Marie Hill (born 15 April 1988) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers of the FA Women's Premier League. She briefly played for Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA WSL 2. Born in Liverpool, she began her career with Everton Ladies and had a previous spell with Blackburn Rovers. Hill also played for ÍBV of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild and in Norway for Toppserien club Avaldsnes IL. She has represented England up to Under 23 level.

Club career

Hill joined Everton as a junior, making her senior debut at the age of 15.[2] Although primarily an understudy to first-choice club and England keeper Rachel Brown, she took over when Brown was injured during the 2007–08 season, playing in the League Cup Final win over Arsenal[3] and earning her first call-up to the senior England squad.[4]

In the 2005 summer season, Hill played in Iceland with ÍBV and made three Úrvalsdeild appearances.[5]

Hill left Everton to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2008 close season.[4] However, in only her second game for her new club, Hill suffered cruciate ligament damage against Chelsea[6] and missed the remainder of the season.[7]

In September 2010 it was revealed that Hill had re-signed for Everton, when she was named in their UEFA Women's Champions League squad.[8]

At Everton's 2012 Christmas party, Hill was involved in an altercation with academy coach Mick O'Brien.[9][10] She left the club in the aftermath of the incident and moved to Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL on a short term contract.[11]

In January 2015 Hill signed for Doncaster Rovers Belles, having spent the previous season with Durham WFC.[12] Later in the 2015 season Hill was attached to Notts County. She was ineligible for the 2015 FA Women's Cup Final and The Football Association refused Notts County's request for dispensation to sign another goalkeeper,[13] so Carly Telford played in the team's 1–0 defeat at Wembley Stadium despite a shoulder injury.

In October 2015, Hill, who had been back playing for Blackburn Rovers, signed a short-term deal for Birmingham City as cover for the injured Rebecca Spencer.[14]

International career

Hill has represented England at Under-19[15] and Under-23 level.[4]

Personal life

Tony Hateley is Hill's grandfather, and Mark Hateley is her uncle.[16] Hill attended sixth form at Alsop High School, after winning the national Under-16 Schools championship with Notre Dame Catholic College (Liverpool).[16]

Blackburn statistics

Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[7] 2008–09 200000000020
2009–10 000000000000
Club total200000000020

References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2012 and 28/02/2012". The Football Association. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. "Lakeland lands England starlet". Blackburn Rovers FC. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. "Everton Ladies 1–0 Arsenal". ToffeeWeb. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "Blackburn sign Danielle Hill". Fair Game. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  5. "Danielle Hill". KSI.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. "Season over for Danielle Hill". Fair Game. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Danielle Hill". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  8. "Danielle Hill". UEFA. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  9. Hunter, Andy (21 December 2012). "Everton suspend academy coach over alleged fight with female goalkeeper". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. "Suspension for Everton coach and goalkeeper after assault allegations". British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  11. Kristiansen, Geir Å (29 March 2013). "Avaldsnes henter ny keeper" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  12. "TRANSFER: Hill Joins". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  13. "Women's FA Cup: Notts County goalkeeper request blocked". BBC Sport. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  14. "Hill bolsters FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup squad". Birmingham City L.F.C. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  15. "Telford fractures collarbone". Fair Game. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  16. 1 2 Tim Johnson (6 December 2005). "Football: FIRST LADIES; Merseyside schoolgirls set for Blues FA Cup semi-final showdown". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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