Toni Duggan Biography, Age, Husband, Stats, Salary, Net Worth

Toni Duggan is an English footballer who plays in forward or wing position for Barcelona, as well as England women’s national football team. She has also played for Everton Ladies and Manchester City FC. Although she is a big Red fan and wanted to play for Liverpool ever since she was a little child, she never actually got to play for the club and has enjoyed fulfilling careers at other clubs.

The athlete has received a number of awards and praise for her skill and talent. Her fame has also been bolstered by a few controversies in her private and professional life, which she had the good sense to regret and apologize for. Her club and international careers are filled with goals and assists, which made her a favorite amongst fans and football lovers around the world.

Toni Duggan Biography and Age

Toni was born on July 25, 1991, in Liverpool, England, to a mother named Joanne. Toni is 55 years old at present. She began playing football as a child with a group of boys who belonged to a team called the Jellytots. She went to high school at Notre Dame Catholic College, before moving on to Loughborough College from where she graduated in 2010.

Toni Duggan began playing for Everton Ladies in 2007 after their regular strikers suffered injuries. She went on to score the winning goal, allowing Everyone to qualify for the FA Women’s Premium League Cup final. The following year, she was named FA Women’s Young Player of the Year. In 2010, she led her team to the FA Women Cup final, beating Arsenal to the title. Her form reached its peak during the 2011 season, leading to her being called up to join the senior England squad. She was also named the 2012 England Women’s Under-23 Player of the Year and 2013 North West Female Player of the Year.

After spending seven seasons at Everton, Toni signed with Manchester City in 2014. She did not rest on her oars but immediately began showing off her talent. She was the first female player at the club to receive the Goal of the Season award after she scored a stunner against Chelsea in the WSL. She also played in the Women’s Champions League, the club’s very first time in the league, scoring a phenomenal goal in the game against Brøndby.

Toni joined FC Barcelona Femeni in 2017 and plays for them till date.

She made her first international appearance for England in March 2007, as a 15-year-old, scoring on her debut at the Under–17s. She went on to represent England at the Under–19, Under–20, and Under–23 levels

She was part of the team that helped England secure third place at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. A reception was held to congratulate them at the Kensington Palace hosted by Prince William.

Toni has been caught in a storm of controversy twice in her career. The first time was in 2014 after she blacked up for a party so she could impersonate the black actress Whoopi Goldberg from Sister Act. She later apologized for this unfortunate action. About a year later, she was angered a lot of City fans who wanted her to be dropped from the team because she posted a picture where she was smiling with Louis Van Gaal, Manchester United’s coach shortly after they defeated City. Once again, she apologized and all was forgiven.

Stats

Toni Duggan’s career has been very impressive so far. In her first season for Manchester City in 2014, she played 6 matches in the league, scoring 4 goals.

In 2015, she had 5 appearances, netting four goals that season. In 2017, she played only 3 league games, managing to score just 1 goal. She also played in the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2016, scoring 1 goal in 7 games.

She played in 26 games for Barcelona in 2017 in the Primera Division, scoring 11 goals, and 2 assists. The following season, she appeared in 14 games, scored 6 goals, and made 5 assists. She also played in 4 matches in the 2018 Champions, in which she scored 3 important goals.

For England, Toni played 5 games in the Women’s World Cup 2015, scoring no goals. She made 7 appearances for the UEFA Women’s Championship 2015-2017 and scored 2 goals. She also represented her country at the SheBelieves Cup playing 3 games in 2016 and scoring 1 goal, 2 games in 2017 and scoring no goals, and 3 games in 2018 and scoring 1 goal. Finally, she appeared in 7 games during the 2017 FIFA Women’s World Cup UEFA qualifiers, where she scored 4 goals in total.

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In 2017, her granddad drove 360 miles to surprise the English striker from Liverpool to Bristol. In order to reciprocate the gesture, she recorded a hat-trick to help Manchester City Women as they defeated Bristol City Women in the Super League Spring Series game.

Is She Married? Who is Her Husband?

Toni Duggan is still a single woman and hasn’t been hitched yet. Details about her relationship are not readily available to the public, however, she was rumored to be dating Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero. She denied these reports claiming they were ridiculous, explaining that they just played for the same club and nothing more. She doesn’t appear to be dating anyone at the moment.

Salary and Net Worth

Toni is easily one of the best female football players to come out of England and this is reflected in her earnings. Her current annual salary at Barcelona is £325,000. However, her estimated net worth is unknown at present, but considering how much she takes home, she has to be worth a lot.