Mary Earps became world famous after the Lionesses won the 2022 European Championship. In addition, in the 2023 World Cup final, Mary saved a penalty from Jenni Hermoso, which went viral.
During her career, Earps managed to play for various English clubs. For example, in the 2009/10 season, she played for Leicester, and the following season she was already with Nottingham Forest. Later, the list of clubs where she was a goalkeeper was expanded to include Doncaster Rover Belles, Birmingham City and Bristol Academy. Having signed a contract with Reading in 2016, which played in the top-flight division, Mary made the PFA Team of the Year in her first season.
Thanks for all the success on the football pitch, Mary Earps was noticed by the Frauen Bundesliga team Wolfsburg. She signed a contract with Wolfsburg in 2018. This was Mary’s first experience abroad, which she would later repeat. Here she spent one season, winning her first trophies and helping the team to the Frauen Bundesliga title and the DFB-Porkal.
Having noticed Mary Earps’ rise in the ranks, Manchester United wanted to sign her ahead of their first season in the Women’s Super League in 2019. Along with Earps, United have secured a trophy in the 2023/24 season with the FA Cup. Playing for the team, Mary became one of the best goalkeepers in the world and the best footballers in England. Despite rumours circulating about Mary Earps’ transfer to Arsenal, she left the club after five years of her contract and joined PSG. She called this transition a challenge and also admitted that this decision was not easy for her and it took a long time to decide to leave.
In addition to her meteoric career in English football clubs, Mary Earps is a member of the English national team, known as the Lionesses. She won her first match for the national team in 2017, beating Switzerland. However, Mary was able to break into the starting lineup only in 2021, when Sarina Wiegman became the football manager. There is a huge competition between Mary Earps, Hannah Hampton from Chelsea and Anna Moorhouse from Orlando Pride, but Mary is still the number one in the team. Manager Wiegman values her very much and expects more victories from Earps in the French club.
Mary Earps has become famous not only for her success on the football pitch. There are many viral moments involving her. For example, when Wiegman was giving a press conference after Euro 2022, the England team interrupted her, and Earps climbed on a table and started dancing. After saving Hermoso’s penalty in the World Cup final, she told her to fuck off. The video of this moment also quickly spread across social media, becoming a meme.
New stage in football career: Mary Earps signs contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2026
On July 1, 2024, Mary joined Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain. The move to Paris was the second abroad experience in Earps’ career.
However, immediately after that, her career was hit by setbacks. After a 5-2 aggregate loss to Juventus in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying rounds, Earps was replaced by Polish goalkeeper Katarzyna Kiedrzynek. As a result, the team failed to reach the group stage of the Champions League. This news upset not only Mary’s fans, but also the England team players, including the national team coach. Earps herself said “it was gutting.” She admits that it will take time for the players to get used to each other and work together.
Despite Mary’s move to the French team, she notes that many Manchester United fans come to PSG matches to support her. Earps says she enjoyed chatting to United fans and reminiscing about old days. She still feels connected to the English team because so much of her life has been around them.
Earps believes that PSG will help her to reach her potential, as she still has a lot to achieve. So, playing now in the Premier League and winning five games out of five, Mary is not satisfied with the result and calls for caution. Still, the disappointment of being eliminated from the Champions League is very strong.
