Katie Startup (born 28 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City.
Club career Early career While attending Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Startup played football for the school team and was picked up by Meridian Girls FC. From there she joined Gillingham and then Chelsea.
Charlton Athletic Women Startup began her senior career in 2017 at Charlton Athletic Women, in third tier of women's football. Here, she helped Charlton achieve promotion to the Women's Championship.
The following season, Startup played in all 20 matches of the 2018/19 campaign. Charlton finished in third place, narrowly missing out on promotion to Tottenham Hotspur Women in second, five points ahead. During this season, Startup kept eight clean sheets, and was nominated for the November 2018 Women's Championship Player of the Month. However, Startup missed out to Mollie Green, who was at Manchester United W.F.C at the time.
The 2019/20 season was less successful for Startup and Charlton. Charlton failed to win in any of their 12 games, before the season was terminated, however Startup managed to keep one clean sheet during the season, in a 0-0 draw against Lewes.
