Ellie Roebuck

Manchester City, 2015–24

2015–17

Roebuck joined the Manchester City development squad when she was 15. She began to be involved with the first team in 2017, but did not play in any of the competitions they won.

2018–20

In January 2018, Roebuck signed her first professional contract with Manchester City. A month later, she made her senior breakthrough from the development squad, due to an early injury to Karen Bardsley, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 league draw against Chelsea. She then played in the 2018 FA WSL Cup final that they lost 0–1 in March, a disappointment that had manager Nick Cushing encourage Roebuck to "write her own story" rather than be affected by the team's achievements. On 23 May 2019, Roebuck, having been part of the side that won both the FA Cup and League Cup, extended her contract with Manchester City for another two years. At the end of the 2019–20 season, Roebuck was awarded the inaugural Barclays FA WSL Golden Glove having kept ten clean sheets in 16 league appearances. She had a 90.9% save percentage for the season.

2021–23

Roebuck missed much of the 2021–22 season with a calf injury, limiting her to 10 league appearances out of 22, her lowest since 2017. In addition she missed several international fixtures. She came back strong in the 2022–23 season as City's main goalkeeper: having suffered an exodus of major players, the team got off to a rocky start before mounting an unbeaten 14-match run in the…

England

Youth

Roebuck played in the 2016 U-17 European Championship, helping her team win third place. This qualified England for the 2016 U-17 World Cup in Jordan, where Roebuck played in all four games until her team was defeated in the quarterfinals by defending champions Japan. Roebuck was part of the England squad that won the bronze medal in the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, however, she was an unused substitute in all fixtures behind Sandy MacIver. In April 2017, she played in the second qualifying round for the 2017 U-19 European Championship in the 7–0 win against the Czech Republic.

Senior

In October 2018, England manager Phil Neville named Roebuck and Manchester City team-mate Georgia Stanway in his squad for the first time. Roebuck made her senior team debut as a 79th minute substitute for Mary Earps on 8 November 2018 against Austria. She made her first start, before being replaced by Earps at half time, in a 2–1 win against Spain on 9 April 2019. Roebuck was included in the England squad which won the Euro 2022 as well as the 2023 World Cup. Having missed previous camps she returned to the squad in November 2025, and in February 2026, was selected for 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches, again replacing Khiara Keating.

Great Britain

On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Roebuck had been selected as one of the two goalkeepers in the Great Britain team for the 2020 Olympics. She made her debut on 21 July 2021…

As a goalkeeper, Roebuck "enjoys dribbling, enjoys playing on the ball". She can recover balls and stop attackers with her feet when coming off her line, and also use her footwork to attack, playing out from the back by being involved in passing sequences, or being able to pass out long herself. Having the skill to break lines through passing out from her area, she can also use her ability on the ball to create space.

Ellie Roebuck was born on 23 September 1999 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. She grew up a fan of Sheffield United, getting her first season ticket at the age of five, as well as admiring FC Barcelona – for her eighth birthday, her family went to the Joan Gamper Trophy match at the Camp Nou. Roebuck started playing grassroots football with Beighton Magpies in Sheffield; as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Roebuck was installed at the club. She then joined Sheffield United's Centre of Excellence, staying until she was 15. Whilst at Manchester City, she attended Connell Sixth Form College to complete a sports qualification.