Beth Mead is hoping to continue her rich vein of form as top goalscorer in the Womens Euros 2022.
Mead has so far scored five goals and registered three assists already during this years tournament as she continues to lead the Lionesses towards their first taste of international glory.
The 27-year-old plays for Arsenal football club domestically, but what about her England comeback and life off the pitch?
From Golden Boot hopes, to her former relationship with a teammate, here is everything you need to know about Beth Mead.
Beth Mead's career
Beth, who was born in Hinderwell in North Yorkshire, started her youth career at California Girls FC before going on to join Middlesbrough FC Centre of Excellence, followed by Sunderland.
After a lot of success at Sunderland, Mead joined Arsenal in 2017. She has also represented England at every age level.
In 2018 she made her debut for the senior England women's team, and also started in the first two games on the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Unfortunately, this time last year Beth was left out of the squad to compete in the Tokyo 2020 (played in 2021) Olympics.
But her devastation at being omitted from selection spurred her on to play a great season with Arsenal during the last campaign, which ultimately lead to her key role in this summer's starting 11.
Golden Boot chances
Mead is currently top goal-scorer in this year's Women's Euros after scoring a hat-trick in their 8-0 victory over Norway and recently netting another against Norther Ireland.
Ex-England hero Kelly Smith, who made 117 appearances for her country, spoke about Beth Mead: "She has been absolutely sensational and she's at the peak of her career. It's the best I've seen her play, ever."
Smith continued that while Beth would love to win the Golden Boot, she would much rather be lifting the trophy with her team-mates at the end.
Who is Beth Mead dating?
The 27-year-old is currently appears to be single. However, she recently was in a relationship with former teammate and Dutch rival, Daniëlle van de Donk.
In 2021 van de Donk was bought by Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, (Lyon) one of the biggest teams in the world of Women's football.
The pair are now thought to have split.
Despite the distance, Mead and van de Donk still seem to be close and continue to share photos with each-other on Instagram.
Previously speaking about being in a relationship with a teammate, Beth Mead said: "I think if players like me and Daniëlle can make people feel more comfortable and proud of who they are, then that’s a good thing.”
If both England and the Netherlands win their remaining matches, Beth and Daniëlle could end up facing off in the final!
The Lionesses are playing Spain in the quarter-finals on Wednesday 20 July at 8pm.
