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Grace Gillard Season 2024

#4
PositionDefender
Height5-9
ClassJunior
HometownBedford, England
Previous SchoolSyracuse
2023 (SOPHOMORE / Syracuse)
  • Played all 90 minutes in 14 of the 18 matches this season
  • Averaged 86 minutes per game
  • Recorded the third most minutes on the team
  • Picked up an assist at Siena
  • Also had an assist versus Auburn
  • Had a season-high three shot attempts against Binghampton
  • Was part of the starting unit in all 18 games
  • Named to Fall 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2022 (FRESHMAN / Syracuse)
  • Started all 18 games for Syracuse
  • Played 87 minutes in the win against New Hampshire
  • Logged the full 90 minutes versus UConn
  • Added complete-game efforts versus Lafayette, at Eastern Michigan, against Merrimack and at Binghampton
  • After playing "only" 79 minutes versus Cornell, Gillard had complete-contest showings for seven straight matches
  • Had a shot attempt at Boston College
  • Played full game minutes at Virginia, Clemson and at Pittsburgh
  • Stepped up with an early penalty-kick goal versus NC State for her first collegiate goal
  • Named to the 2022 All-ACC Academic Team
  • Also named to the 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • Was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll
INTERNATIONAL
  • Following the 2022 collegiate season, Gillard joined up with the England Development Phase Squad for International Fixtures against Norway, Portugal and the Netherlands
  • In June 2022 Gillard participated in the England Women's Under 18 Team fixture camp, an 11-day session
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
  • Gillard played for Arsenal Women’s Football Club and England’s Youth National Team
  • She was coached by Elliot Allum and George Wells with Arsenal Football Club
  • Made her debut as a team captain during a game against Switzerland in 2019
  • Has collected six caps with the England Youth National Team
  • Senior year statistics included five goals and eight assists with a team record of 11-4-3
  • Participated in the Football Association (FA) Youth Cup
  • Played in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) development tournament
PERSONAL
  • Major is psychology (BS)
  • Daughter of Ken and Lorraine Gillard
  • Father played professional soccer from 1987-1994, including stints with Northampton Town, Chesham United and Hitchin Town, along with the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad
  • Has a younger brother, Daniel, and an older sister, Amy
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Senior
2025

Defender
5-9 / -