Gemma Bonner is an English football defender who plays for Manchester City Women and the England women’s national football team. In November 2012 she signed for Liverpool Ladies of the FA WSL, after beginning her career with home town club Leeds United then spending two seasons with Chelsea in 2011 and 2012. She captained Liverpool to the 2013 FA WSL title and made her debut for the senior England women’s national football team in September 2013. At UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 Bonner was part of England’s squad but did not play.
Gemma Bonner was born on July 13, 1991, in Leeds, England. She started playing football as soon as she could run and by the age of eight had already joined Leeds United. While at Leeds, the defender won the League Cup in 2010, and was in the runner-up team of the FA Cup in 2008.
In January 2011, she moved to Chelsea. Gemma Bonner played in the first-ever FA Cup Final of Chelsea, in 2012. The young defender scored her only goal of the 2011–12 FA Women’s Cup in their 2–0 away win against The Belles in the 6th round, helping her side to secure their place in the semi-finals. In the penalty shoot-out of the 2012 FA Women’s Cup Final, she was unable to convert her penalty into a goal. She blazed hers over the bar to hand the Cup to Birmingham. Gemma Bonner scored her first league goal for Chelsea in the very next game after the 2012 FA Women’s Cup Final, against their cup-final opponents Birmingham.
In November 2012, she signed for Liverpool. With Gemma Bonner as captain Liverpool won the league title in 2013 and 2014 but were much less successful in 2015, finishing second bottom. She extended her contract with the club in November 2015.
She left Liverpool in June 2018 after six years and a total of 115 appearances, to join Manchester City Women.
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