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Izzy
Atkinson
IRL
Republic of Ireland
Sunderland
Sunderland
image: Izzy Atkinson
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Position:
Forward
Age:
24
Height:
1.66m

Name: Izzy Atkinson
Nationality: Republic of Ireland
Date of Birth: July 17, 2001
Position: Attacker
Current club: Sunderland
WSL 2 clubs played for: Crystal Palace, Sunderland

Izzy Atkinson is an attacker at Sunderland who has appeared in the vast majority of the club's WSL 2 games in 2025/2026, making eight appearances overall and playing 366 minutes. She has been selected in the starting XI in five of these appearances across their 10 fixtures and entered as a substitute on three occasions.

The last WSL 2 appearance that Atkinson made came on November 9 for Sunderland versus Portsmouth; a match that she played only nine minutes in during a 3-2 loss. In total, she has netted one WSL 2 goal in 2025/2026, and provided one assist.

She opened her account for the campaign against Sheffield United on September 5, scoring during a 4-0 victory.

Up next for Sunderland in WSL 2 action is a home match against Ipswich Town on December 21.

Last season for Crystal Palace, Atkinson made four Women's Super League appearances.

Before linking up with Sunderland in July 2025, Atkinson made 14 league appearances in total at Crystal Palace, scoring two goals.