Ashleigh Plumptre

thumb|Ashleigh Plumptre for Leicester City in 2021 Ashleigh Megan Plumptre (born 8 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Leicester City in the English Women's Super League and the Nigeria national team. Formerly an England youth international, she made her senior Nigeria debut in February 2022. Quotes what football means to me now is different from what it was when I was younger The biggest thing. plumptre on what she faced playing for Nigeria. The little things are just fascinating. I’m here for football but I’m learning about things that are just as important that I’ll probably take for granted at home. "What pushed me to play for Nigeria was asking myself the question: what do I want to do with football?"Ashleigh Plumptre Opens Up on Choosing Nigeria: "It Was a Journey of Identity, Not a Plan B" https://www.brandiconimage.com/2025/08/ashleigh-plumptre-opens-up-on-choosing.html Nigerian Tribune, reprinted by Brandicon Image 3 August 2025 "It wasn't a plan B. It was about identity and a sense of something bigger than me."Ashleigh Plumptre Opens Up on Choosing Nigeria: "It Was a Journey of Identity, Not a Plan B" https://www.brandiconimage.com/2025/08/ashleigh-plumptre-opens-up-on-choosing.html Nigerian Tribune, reprinted by Brandicon Image 3 August 2025 "I have to be honest, what football means to me now is different from what it was when I was younger. The biggest thing to me now is my family... It's only been in the last couple of years, especially last year during the Coronavirus pandemic, when my sister and I kind of bonded over the fact that we had this Nigerian heritage."What I Experienced After Being Transferred to Nigeria - Ashleigh Plumptre Interview https://vocal.media/interview/what-i-experienced-after-being-transferred-to-nigeria-ashleigh-plumptre Vocal Media "You have the privilege of switching off the screen and pretending this is not real. Others do not."Ashleigh Plumptre https://rwimagazine.com/ashleigh-plumptre/ Raising Women Initiative Magazine 30 July 2025 References External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people