| Intro | Welsh footballer | |||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | United Kingdom | |||
| Type | Sports | |||
| Gender | female | |||
| Birth | 5 February 1988, Morriston, United Kingdom | |||
| Age: | 32 years | |||
| Star sign | Aquarius | |||
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Loren Dykes MBE (born 5 February 1988) is a footballer who plays for the Welsh national team and Bristol City. Dykes began her career as a winger or forward before being converted into a full-back. She won her 100th cap for Wales on 4 April 2019, in a friendly against the Czech Republic, at Rodney Parade in Newport.
Club career
Dykes attended Cwmtawe Community School and also played for Llanelli Reds. She moved to Cardiff City Ladies and featured in the UEFA Women’s Cup with The Bluebirds, before signing for Bristol Academy during 2008–09.
She played in the 2011 FA Women’s Cup final as a winger, then in the 2013 final having retrained as a right-back. Bristol lost both finals to Arsenal.
International career
Dykes won 17 caps and scored four goals for Wales at U-19 level. She made her senior debut, aged 19, in a 2–1 defeat by the Netherlands in August 2007.
While attending UWIC Dykes was called up to represent Welsh universities in the Home Nations championship.
Dykes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to women’s football in Wales.