"Playing football now is more of a gift than anything, Roebuck tells FourFourTwo when asked how the stroke changed her life. I used to hang a lot of my moods on winning or losing a game, but now it's about enjoying being back on the pitch. It's been a long journey, a long 18 months, but I've learned a lot about myself and now I'm in a position where I just want to crack on, fulfil my potential and push my own boundaries."
"After being part of the England squad that won Euro 2022 and the side that reached the World Cup final a year later and with a move to Barcelona in the pipeline, Ellie Roebuck was living out the dream of millions. After beginning her career with Sheffield United, she moved to Manchester City in 2015 and worked her way up through the youth system, making a senior debut in 2018, with an England debut following later that year."
"Roebuck's final appearance for Manchester City came in May 2023, and would go on to reveal in March 2024 that she had suffered an infarct in her occipital lobe earlier that season. She signed a pre-contract with Barcelona in April of 2024, with the Spanish side being kept up to date with her recovery, and Roebuck would undergo further rehabilitation when she joined up with the then-European champions."
Ellie Roebuck began her career with Sheffield United before joining Manchester City in 2015 and progressing through the youth system to make her senior debut in 2018 and an England debut later that year. She was part of the England squad that won Euro 2022 and reached the World Cup final in 2023. At age 24 she suffered a stroke caused by a blood clot, suffering an infarct in her occipital lobe and spending 18 months recovering. She signed a pre-contract with Barcelona in April 2024, underwent further rehabilitation there, made her Barcelona debut in December 2024 after 19 months out, made two appearances, and later returned to the WSL with Aston Villa.
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