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Josie Longhurst
Longhurst playing for Vancouver Rise FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Josie Mae Longhurst
Date of birth (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Edenbridge, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Rise FC
Number 24
Youth career
Charlton Community Club
Chelsea
Millwall
Cardiff City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Lewes 13 (0)
2023–2024 Reading 16 (0)
2024 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 1 (0)
2025– Vancouver Rise 22 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Wales U17 5 (1)
2019 Wales U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2019

Josie Mae Longhurst (born 24 February 2002) is a footballer who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League. Born in England, she represents Wales at international level.

Early life

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Longhurst began playing youth football with the Charlton Community Club, playing with boys.[1] She then spent a year at U11 level with Chelsea, before joining Millwall for six years.[1] She then returned to Wales for college and joined Cardiff City, before later joining Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Club career

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Longhurst playing for Lewes in 2022

In January 2022, Longhurst joined Lewes on a dual registration deal, while playing with the Brighton & Hove Albion youth.[2] In June 2022, she joined Lewes on a permanent basis.[2]

In September 2023, Longhurst signed with Reading in the Women's Championship.[3] After one season with the club, she departed the team.[4]

In July 2024, she joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia, making her debut on July 20 against Rivers FC.[5][6]

In December 2024, she signed with Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC, ahead of their inaugural 2025 season.[7]

International career

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Longhurst has been called up to both the Wales U17 and Wales U19 teams.[3] In October 2020, she was called up to the Wales senior team for the first time.[8]

Career statistics

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As of October 17, 2025[9]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lewes 2021–22 FA Women's Championship 8 0 — 0 0 — 1[a] 0 9 0
2022–23 Women's Championship 5 0 — 0 0 — 1[a] 0 6 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
Reading 2023–24 Women's Championship 16 0 — 1 0 — 4[a] 0 21 0
Whitecaps FC Elite 2024[10] League1 British Columbia 1 0 2 1 — 5[b] 0 2[c] 0 10 1
Vancouver Rise 2025 Northern Super League 22 0 0 0 — — — 22 0
Career total 52 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 8 0 68 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the FA Women's League Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Women's Inter-Provincial Championship

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harte-Fisk, Ellie (5 October 2022). "A football star in the making". My Sevenoaks Community.
  2. ^ a b Pentland, Daniel (28 June 2022). "Midfielder Longhurst becomes first signing of the summer at Lewes". Fawsl Full Time.
  3. ^ a b "Reading FC Women Welcomes Josie Longhurst to the Family". Reading FC. 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Farewell to Departing Players & Staff from Reading FC Women". Reading FC. 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps FC add six experienced players to League1 BC women's roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Longhurst joins Whitecaps after Reading exit". BBC Sport. 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Welsh International Midfielder Josie Longhurst". Vancouver Rise FC. 18 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Wales Women head coach Jayne Ludlow calls up Olivia Clark and Josie Longhurst for Euro 2022 Qualifiers". Sky Sports. 15 October 2020.
  9. ^ Josie Longhurst at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Josie Longhurst 2024 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
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