Female Football Focus 2020: Leonie Prytherch (Llanberis)
When a player describes their best-ever goal it’s a great feeling when you realise you were there when it happened.
Leonie Prytherch’s amazing 35-yard strike for Bethel at Rhyl two seasons ago remains one of the greatest goals I’ve ever seen in women’s football.
I was standing right behind her as she hit it, and from the moment it left her boot the ball was bound for the top of the net beyond the keeper (who was not short in height).
The celebrations both on the field and on the touchline were something to savour – they had seen something very special.
Full Name
Leonie Marie Prytherch
Date of Birth
20/07/1999
First football memory
Playing for Cae Glyn
Football idol
Ryan Giggs
Position
Centre Mid/Centre Back
Most memorable game played in
Bethel beating Caernarfon 4-1 in the 2017/18 Welsh Cup
Biggest highlight of football career so far
Winning the Welsh Cup for Caernarfon Under-16s
Best goal scored
Bethel away at Rhyl – I scored from 35 yards out
Strengths to your game
Tackling
Weaknesses
Heading the ball
Best team-mate played alongside
Catrin Hughes and Ffion Bee (both pictured in Bethel team above)
Hardest opponent faced
Llanfair United
Biggest influence in football
My father
Funniest team-mate
Jamie Boyd
Which team-mate is the best dancer
Ffion Bee
Favourite away ground
The Oval
Personal football ambitions
To not get injured again and improve confidence
Best country visited
Greece
Favourite chocolate
Dairy Milk
Best film seen this year
Frozen 2
Current favourite song
Dappy – Trill
Are you typical of your zodiac sign
Yes
Favourite TV show
Elementary
TV show you dislike most
All soaps
Best quality as a person
Kind and considerate
Worst fault
Lazy
Best live show/concert seen
Ariana Grande
Favourite female footballer
Jess Sigsworth
Tell us something about you we might not know
I’m currently studying criminology and criminal justice in Bangor University