Midfielder Molly Sutherland will depart the club this summer after committing her future to UTEP (University of Texas El Paso) in the United States.
The 18-year-old midfielder has signed a four-year scholarship with The Miners, who play at the second strongest level of NCAA college sports as part of Conference USA in the "Group of 5".
Molly joined Ipswich Town from Leicester City in the summer of 2019 initially as part of the Blues' WSL Academy side but was quickly thrusted into first-team football, making her debut against Kent Football United just two games into the league season. Since then she has been a dependable figure within both Town's first-team and academy squads.
She scored her first goal for Town later in the 2019/20 season in the Tractor Girls 7-0 victory over Stevenage just prior to the season being curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the summer of 2020, Molly succeeded Lucy Egan as captain of Town's academy side and subsequently led the young Tractor Girls throughout a successful, though very disrupted campaign. She also featured regularly for the Blues' first team, playing in 6 of a possible 8 games for Joe Sheehan's side.
Molly scored her only senior goal of the 2020/21 campaign with a superb opener in Town's 10-0 Women's FA Cup victory over Peterborough Northern Star.
Molly departs the Tractor Girls having made 13 senior appearances for the club, scoring twice.
On her time at the club, Molly said: " I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone at this great club who has made my two seasons at Ipswich so enjoyable. Whether that be the coaches, staff, my teammates or the fans, I can’t thank you all enough for the incredible support.'
She added: "I’m leaving excited by my new journey and really can not wait to get started over in the US. Even from the other side of the world I’ll be keeping a close eye on the success this club is bound to have and I wish everyone at the club the absolute best."
Everyone at Ipswich Town thanks Molly for her hard work, commitment and contribution to the club. We wish her nothing but the best in the next chapter of her promising young career.
Molly joined Ipswich Town from Leicester City in the summer of 2019 initially as part of the Blues' WSL Academy side but was quickly thrusted into first-team football, making her debut against Kent Football United just two games into the league season. Since then she has been a dependable figure within both Town's first-team and academy squads.
She scored her first goal for Town later in the 2019/20 season in the Tractor Girls 7-0 victory over Stevenage just prior to the season being curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the summer of 2020, Molly succeeded Lucy Egan as captain of Town's academy side and subsequently led the young Tractor Girls throughout a successful, though very disrupted campaign. She also featured regularly for the Blues' first team, playing in 6 of a possible 8 games for Joe Sheehan's side.
Molly scored her only senior goal of the 2020/21 campaign with a superb opener in Town's 10-0 Women's FA Cup victory over Peterborough Northern Star.
Molly departs the Tractor Girls having made 13 senior appearances for the club, scoring twice.
On her time at the club, Molly said: " I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone at this great club who has made my two seasons at Ipswich so enjoyable. Whether that be the coaches, staff, my teammates or the fans, I can’t thank you all enough for the incredible support.'
She added: "I’m leaving excited by my new journey and really can not wait to get started over in the US. Even from the other side of the world I’ll be keeping a close eye on the success this club is bound to have and I wish everyone at the club the absolute best."
Everyone at Ipswich Town thanks Molly for her hard work, commitment and contribution to the club. We wish her nothing but the best in the next chapter of her promising young career.
