How Georgia Stanway broke Nikita Parris’ record to become a Man City legend

Georgia Stanway has never been renowned as an out-and-out goalscorer but the English star became Manchester City’s record scorer at the weekend as Gareth Taylor’s side thrashed Nottingham Forest 8-0 in the Women’s FA Cup.

Stanway bagged a hat-trick against Forest to take her City goal tally to 64 from 171 appearances –– overtaking Nikita Parris, who now plays for Arsenal.

It’s an outstanding achievement for a player that’s proved to be so versatile over the years, having operated in defence, midfield and attack for City.

Remarkably, having joined the club in 2015, Stanway is still only 23 and will no doubt score plenty more goals before her time in Manchester comes to an end.

Speaking after the Forest game, Taylor lauded Stanway’s historic treble, stating: “I’m so pleased for her because she’s showing real hot form at the moment. She’s been great to work with, particularly her attitude and application to try new positions and affect the play wherever she plays.”

But how did the City star write herself into City folklore at such a young age? Here’s a look at some of the key moments during her career so far:

On July 18th, 2015, Stanway signed for Man City as a youth prospect and made her senior debut later that year as a substitute against Durham in the Continental Cup.

On August 27th, she scored the first of her 64 goals for the club in a 2-0 win against Everton and ended the season by winning the club’s Rising Star award.

That same season, Stanway scored a wonder-goal against Sunderland, which was voted the goal of the season, ahead of strikes from Toni Duggan, Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne.

Georgia Stanway has become Manchester City women's all-time top goalscorer:

◉ Georgia Stanway (63)

◎ Nikita Parris (62)

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