Eleanor Dale

Eleanor Grace Dale (born 9 February 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun. She played college soccer for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning first-team All-American honors after leading the nation in goals in 2023. She also previously played for Middlesbrough, Durham, Everton, and Sunderland.

Early life Dale is from Billingham, Durham and attended the local Northfield School.

Club career Dale made her debut for Middlesbrough in the Northern Premier League on 25 February 2018, as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Derby County. She scored her first goal for the club on 11 March, in a 4–1 win against Nottingham Forest.

Dale began her senior career at Women's Championship club Durham, signing for the club on January 4, 2020. She scoring her debut goal for Durham against Blackburn Rovers on 2 February.

Dale played four seasons of college soccer for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the United States. In her senior year in 2023, she led the country with 28 goals, helping Nebraska win the Big Ten Conference regular season title, and was recognized as first-team All-American, first-team All-Big Ten, and the Big Ten Forward of the Year.

On 1 February 2024 Dale signed for Women's Super League club Everton. She made six appearances for club during the 2023–24 season.

On 4 July 2024, she then signed for Sunderland, to return to playing in the Women's Championship.

On 11 January 2025, she scored four goals in the 7–1 win over National League side Exeter City in the 2024–25 FA Cup fourth round.

On 11 August 2026, Dale returned to the United States, signing with USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun.

International career Dale has represented England internationally at under-17 and under-18 youth level. She was described as "one of England’s rising stars, having... made her home country’s U23 team".

Honours Individual NCAA Division I First-Team All-American: 2023 Big Ten Conference Forward of the Year: 2023