Emma Lipman

British footballer (born 1989)

Emma Lipman

Personal information
Full name|  Emma Louise Lipman
Date of birth|  (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth|  Nuneaton, England
Height|  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Team information

Current team

|  Genoa CFC
Number|  2
Youth career
|  Coventry City
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2003–2007|  Coventry City|  |
2009–2011|  Leeds City Vixens|  |
2011–2013|  Leeds United|  |
2014–2015|  Manchester City|  15|  (0)
2016–2017|  Sheffield FC|  |
2017–2018|  AGSM Verona|  21|  (0)
2018–2019|  Roma|  17|  (1)
2019–2020|  Florentia|  12|  (0)
2020–2021|  Lazio|  16|  (1)
2021–2024|  Como|  56|  (1)
2024–|  Genoa|  25|  (0)
International career‡
2019–|  Malta|  41|  (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 August 2025

Emma Louise Lipman (born 23 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Genoa in the Italian Serie B. Lipman was born and brought up in England but chose to play for Malta at international level.

## Club career

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Lipman joined Coventry City as a 10-year-old and was playing in their first team by the time she was 14 years old.[1] After moving to Yorkshire to attend Leeds Beckett University, Lipman represented Leeds City Vixens[2] and Leeds United in the FA Women's Premier League.

In July 2013 Lipman transferred to Manchester City.[3] When Sheikh Mansour-backed Manchester City successfully bid for an FA WSL franchise in 2014, they handed Lipman a professional contract.

Lipman won a contract extension for Manchester City's 2015 season, but the club's purchase of England full-backs Lucy Bronze and Demi Stokes reduced her opportunities to play. In February 2016 she joined Sheffield FC, who had just been promoted into WSL 2.[4]

In 2017 Lipman accepted an offer to play in Italy, with AGSM Verona. She featured in 21 of 22 league fixtures as the club secured a mid-table finish in Serie A. That prompted Roma to sign Lipman for their newly formed women's team.[5] After playing in 17 of Roma's 22 2018–19 Serie A games, contributing one goal, Lipman signed for another Italian club Florentia San Gimignano in July 2019.[6]

In July 2020 Lipman and her Maltese teammate Rachel Cuschieri signed for Lazio, who had narrowly missed promotion to Serie A the previous season.[7]

## International career

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As well as England, Lipman was also eligible for the national teams of Scotland and Malta due to her grandparents.[8] In May 2019 Lipman received a call-up to Malta's squad for a friendly match against Bolton Wanderers.[9] She started Malta's 2–1 win at the Malta Football Association training grounds in Ta' Qali.[10]

On 4 October 2019 Lipman won her first official cap for Malta, in a home UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group B fixture against Italy. Although Lipman's handball conceded an injury time penalty kick, converted by Cristiana Girelli, Malta received credit for their "brave display" in their 2–0 defeat against Italy.[11] Lipman retained her place in the team for the next qualifier, a 1–1 draw with Israel.[12]

## International goals

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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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1. | 6 September 2022 | Camp FSCG, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

## Honours

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Manchester City

* Women's League Cup: 2014[13]

## References

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1. ^ Lipman, Emma (25 March 2015). "Emma Lipman - My Story So Far". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
2. ^ "Women's first team playing profile". Leeds City Vixens. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
3. ^ "16 Emma Lipman". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
4. ^ Ruszkai, Ameé (6 February 2016). "Sheffield FC complete signing of Emma Lipman". Vavel.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
5. ^ Dunlop, Martin (31 January 2019). "From Coventry City to the Eternal City: Emma Lipman on life at Roma". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
6. ^ "Emma Lipman resta in Italia e sceglie la Florentia San Gimignano!" (in Italian). Florentia San Gimignano S.S.D. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
7. ^ Lia, Gianluca (10 July 2020). "Malta defender Emma Lipman joins Lazio Women". Times of Malta. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
8. ^ Melling, Cam (11 November 2018). "Emma Lipman: The former Manchester City defender on life in Italy and the growth of Women's Serie A". English Players Abroad. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
9. ^ Lia, Gianluca (25 May 2019). "Lipman, Vincenti ready to embrace Malta challenge". Times of Malta. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
10. ^ Lia, Gianluca (25 May 2019). "Malta women defeat Bolton Ladies". Times of Malta. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
11. ^ "Brave display by Malta women not enough to spare 0-2 defeat by Italy". MaltaFootball.com. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
12. ^ "Women's national team earns point in draw with Israel". MaltaFootball.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
13. ^ "CITY'S ISOBEL CHRISTIANSEN ENDS ARSENAL CUP DOMINANCE". The FA. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emma Lipman.

* Emma Lipman at Soccerway.com
* Emma Lipman at WorldFootball.net
* Emma Lipman at FBref.com
* Emma Lipman at kicker (in German)
* Emma Lipman – UEFA competition record (archive)
* AS Roma player profile Archived 10 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals