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Full name | Alexandra Culvin | |||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 16 November 1983 | |||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||
1998–2002 | Everton | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Doncaster Belles | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2008 | Leeds | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Everton | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | AZ Alkmaar | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Bristol Academy | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
2012 | Liverpool | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexandra Culvin (born 16 November 1983) [1] is an English sports management lecturer and former women's footballer. As a footballer, Culvin played for Leeds, Everton, Doncaster Belles, AZ Alkmaar, Bristol Academy, and Liverpool, and as an academic, she has worked as a lecturer at the University of Salford and Leeds Beckett University.
Culvin played predominantly as a full-back. [2] In 2004, whilst Culvin was playing for Leeds, she was selected for the England women's under-21 squad. [3] Culvin played for Leeds in the 2006 FA Women's Cup final against Arsenal. [4] In 2009, whilst Culvin was playing for Everton, she was selected for the Great Britain women's football squad for the 2009 Universiade. [5] Culvin later played for AZ Alkmaar in the women's Eredivisie, before signing for Bristol Academy in February 2011. [2] She was sent off during Bristol Academy's 2012 FA Cup semi-final against Birmingham City. [6] Culvin later played for Liverpool, before being released in October 2012. [7] During her career, Culvin played in the UEFA Women's Champions League for Everton, AZ and Bristol Academy. [1]
Culvin was born in Merseyside. [2] In 2009, she was studying at Liverpool John Moores University, [5] and she also wrote a PhD thesis on professional women's football in the UK at the University of Central Lancashire. [8] She has worked as a sports management lecturer at the University of Salford, [9] and as a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University. [10]
Culvin is a supporter of universal basic income, [11] and believes that men's football clubs should also have a women's team, as it would help them with public relations. [12] In 2020, she investigated the health effects on players of the FA Women's Super League becoming a fully professional league. She found evidence of fat shaming and eating disorders amongst players. [13] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was critical of the government's decision to suspend women's football , whilst men's football was allowed to continue. [14]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alexandra Culvin | |||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 16 November 1983 | |||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||
1998–2002 | Everton | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Doncaster Belles | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2008 | Leeds | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Everton | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | AZ Alkmaar | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Bristol Academy | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
2012 | Liverpool | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexandra Culvin (born 16 November 1983) [1] is an English sports management lecturer and former women's footballer. As a footballer, Culvin played for Leeds, Everton, Doncaster Belles, AZ Alkmaar, Bristol Academy, and Liverpool, and as an academic, she has worked as a lecturer at the University of Salford and Leeds Beckett University.
Culvin played predominantly as a full-back. [2] In 2004, whilst Culvin was playing for Leeds, she was selected for the England women's under-21 squad. [3] Culvin played for Leeds in the 2006 FA Women's Cup final against Arsenal. [4] In 2009, whilst Culvin was playing for Everton, she was selected for the Great Britain women's football squad for the 2009 Universiade. [5] Culvin later played for AZ Alkmaar in the women's Eredivisie, before signing for Bristol Academy in February 2011. [2] She was sent off during Bristol Academy's 2012 FA Cup semi-final against Birmingham City. [6] Culvin later played for Liverpool, before being released in October 2012. [7] During her career, Culvin played in the UEFA Women's Champions League for Everton, AZ and Bristol Academy. [1]
Culvin was born in Merseyside. [2] In 2009, she was studying at Liverpool John Moores University, [5] and she also wrote a PhD thesis on professional women's football in the UK at the University of Central Lancashire. [8] She has worked as a sports management lecturer at the University of Salford, [9] and as a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University. [10]
Culvin is a supporter of universal basic income, [11] and believes that men's football clubs should also have a women's team, as it would help them with public relations. [12] In 2020, she investigated the health effects on players of the FA Women's Super League becoming a fully professional league. She found evidence of fat shaming and eating disorders amongst players. [13] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was critical of the government's decision to suspend women's football , whilst men's football was allowed to continue. [14]