Luton FC striker Sapphire hits bar at Moon Under Water

Luton FC striker Sapphire is well known to Luton FC supporters and customers and staff at The Moon Under Water (Milton Keynes).

Sapphire, 19, plays as a striker for the FA Women’s National League Division One South side, as well as being a shift leader at the pub.

Last season, she scored 10 goals in five games.

She was able to play only five games because she spent much of the season recovering from

a serious knee injury, involving a torn cartilage and cruciate ligament.

Sapphire said: “I needed to get back playing, so persevered with the physio, and I had a lot of support from my family and friends and the club – who told me they just were not prepared to lose me as a player.”

Sapphire faces a busy time ahead, as she is also studying for a qualification as a veterinary nurse, alongside the football and working a 30-hour week at the pub. “I just hope that I can keep scoring goals,” added Sapphire, who harbours ambitions to play for Arsenal and maybe even England.