Hannah Silcock

Hannah Silcock
Silcock in 2024
Personal information
Full name Hannah Mary Kagaza Silcock[1]
Date of birth (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004
Place of birth England
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 34
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Liverpool 8 (0)
2023–2024 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 21 (1)
International career‡
2022–2023 England U19 6 (0)
2023– England U23 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:54, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:49, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Hannah Mary Kagaza Silcock (born 18 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the England under-23 team. Silcock previously played for Blackburn Rovers and represented England at under-19 level.

Club career

Silcock playing for Liverpool against Lewes, May 2022

Silcock made her senior debut for Liverpool in their 2021–22 winning season. She featured 5 times in Women's Championship, League Cup, and FA Cup matches.[2][1]

On October 6, 2022, Silcock signed her first professional contract with Liverpool aged 18, having joined the club aged 8 and playing for the Regional Talent Club's under-16s.[3][4][5] On 7 December, she featured in the starting lineup for the 2022–23 League Cup match against Manchester United, and was praised by manager Matt Beard, despite the team losing 2–0.[6]

In March 2023, silcock was featured in Goal.com's "NXGN Nine" as one of the "wonderkids" due for senior England careers and the "most exciting prospects" from the under-19s. She was described as "incredibly highly-rated" and a "classy centre-back who is good on the ball".[7]

On 25 August 2023, Silcock joined Women's Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the 2023–24 season.[8][9] On 4 March she conceded an own goal against Durham in a 2–2 after deflecting a cross into her own net,[10] followed by scoring against Sheffield United on 28 April.[11]

On 5 August 2025, it was announced that Silcock had signed a new contract to extend her time with Liverpool, the club who's academy she had first joined at the age of eight.[12]

International career

In October 2022, Silcock received her first call-up to the England under-19 squad for 2023 U19 Championship qualification.[4] She made her youth international debut in the starting eleven against Slovakia on October 5,[13] followed by appearing as a substitute against Slovenia.[14] In in April 2023, Silcock featured as the number 6 centre-back for second round qualification matches,[15][16] with England missing out on qualifying for the final tournament after being defeated 1–0 by Spain.[17]

In November 2023, Silcock was included in the under-23 squad.[18] On 26 February 2024 she scored her first youth international goal against the Netherlands after her debut start in the side.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 February 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2021–22 Women's Championship 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
2022–23 Women's Super League 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Women's Super League 5 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
Total 8 0 1 0 9 0 18 0
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2023–24 Women's Championship 21 1 1 0 3 0 25 1
Career total 29 1 2 0 12 0 43 1
  1. ^ Includes Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Women's League Cup

Honours

Liverpool

References

  1. ^ a b c Hannah Silcock at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Hannah Silcock". Liverpool FC. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ Kelly, Andy (6 October 2022). "Hannah Silcock signs first professional deal with LFC Women". Liverpool FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b Pinnock, Hannah (6 October 2022). "Hannah Silcock signs her first professional contract with Liverpool Women". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Liverpool FC Women U16 RTC | FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League". The FA. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ Lindop, Beth (8 December 2022). "Matt Beard heaps praise on 'talented' Liverpool defender after Conti Cup display". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ Ruszkai, Ameé (24 March 2023). "England women's NXGN Nine: The football wonderkids set for Lionesses careers". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ Shaw, Chris (25 August 2023). "Hannah Silcock completes loan move to Blackburn Rovers". Liverpool FC. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ Pentland, Daniel (25 August 2023). "Blackburn Rovers loan Liverpool defender Silcock". WSL Full-Time. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ^ Jackson, Elliot (4 March 2024). "Blackburn Rovers Women rescue late point in topsy-tuvry Durham clash". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  11. ^ Frith, Wilf (28 April 2024). "Record crowd see Crystal Palace lift Barclays Women's Championship trophy". SheKicks. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Hannah Silcock agrees new contract at Liverpool FC Women - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  13. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (5 October 2022). "Report: England WU19s 5-0 Slovenia". England Football. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (8 October 2022). "Report: England WU19s 3-0 Slovakia". England Football. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Slovenia-England | Women's Under-19 2023". UEFA. 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  16. ^ "England-Spain | Women's Under-19 2023". UEFA. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  17. ^ Smith, Frank (11 April 2023). "Report: England WU19s 0-1 Spain". England Football. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  18. ^ Urquhart, Joe (27 November 2023). "Hannah Silcock added to England U23s squad for upcoming internationals". Liverpool FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  19. ^ Shaw, Chris (26 February 2024). "Internationals: Hannah Silcock scores for England U23s". Liverpool FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  20. ^ "England - H. Silcock - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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