Place of birth Morriston, Wales 2008- Bristol Academy Weight 57 kg Playing position Name Loren Dykes | Number 2 Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.62 m Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 27) | ||
Current team Bristol Academy W.F.C. Education Cwmtawe Community School | ||
Wales international loren dykes discusses future challenges
Loren Dykes (born 5 February 1988) is a footballer who plays for the Welsh national team and Bristol City W.F.C.. Dykes began her career as a winger or forward before being converted into a full-back. She has accumulated more than 50 caps for Wales.
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- Wales international loren dykes discusses future challenges
- Club career
- International career
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Club career
Dykes attended Cwmtawe Community School and also played for Llanelli Reds. She moved to Cardiff City Ladies and featured in the UEFA Women's Cup with The Bluebirds, before signing for Bristol Academy during 2008–09.
She played in the 2011 FA Women's Cup final as a winger, then in the 2013 final having retrained as a right-back. Bristol lost both finals to Arsenal.
International career
Dykes won 17 caps and scored four goals for Wales at U-19 level. She made her senior debut, aged 19, in a 2–1 defeat by the Netherlands in August 2007.
While attending UWIC Dykes was called up to represent Welsh universities in the Home Nations championship.