Jess Carter

Jessica "Jess" Leigh Carter (born 27 October 1997) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Chelsea FC[4] and the England women's national team. She also holds American citizenship.[5]

Jess Carter
Carter playing for Chelsea in May 2021
Personal information
Full name Jessica Leigh Carter[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2013 Warwick Junior
2013 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Birmingham City 67 (1)
2018– Chelsea 59 [2] (2)
International career‡
2014 England U19 3 (1)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2016– England U21 5 (1)
2017– England 12 (1)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05 February 2023[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:40, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Early life

As a youth, Carter captained the Warwick Juniors to the County Cup championship.[6] In June 2013, she joined the Birmingham City Academy.[7]

Playing career

Club

In March 2014 at the age of 16, Carter made her debut for Birmingham City in a match against Arsenal in the first leg of the 2013-14 UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final. She was subsequently named player of the match.[8]

It was announced in October 2022 that Carter would be extending her Chelsea contract, which she originally joined in 2018 and would be remaining at the club as a defender until 2025. [9]


International

Carter has represented England on the U19 and U20 national teams.[10][11][12] During her debut for the England U19 team, she scored against Norway.[13] In 2017, Carter was called up to the senior England squad for a qualifier against Kazakhstan and made an appearance, replacing Lucy Bronze, in the 77th minute as England won 5–0.[14]

In June 2022 Carter was included in the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[15][16]

Personal life

Carter was born in England to an American father and English mother.[17] She is in a relationship with her Chelsea teammate Ann-Katrin Berger.[18]

Carter is an ambassador for an all-female football academy run by former Arsenal youth player, Judan Ali.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup[lower-alpha 1] FA Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2014 FA WSL 120202040200
2015 1407020—230
2016 1604010—210
2017 70—00—70
2017–18 1813020—231
Total 6711607040911
Chelsea 2018–19 FA WSL 13 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 24 0
Career total 80 1 22 0 9 0 7 0 115 1
  1. Includes the FA WSL Cup
  2. Includes the FA Women's Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 February 2022.
YearEngland
201710
202121
202230
Total61

International goals
As of match played 30 November 2021. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Carter goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 30 November 2021 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England  Latvia 10–0 20–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

Chelsea

England

See also: Collective honours for the England women's national football team

Individual

References
  1. "Jessica Leigh Carter". UEFA. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/players/jessica-carter/334686/
  3. "Jessica Carter". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. "Jess Carter". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. "Getting to know Chelsea Women: Jess Carter".
  6. "Warwick Juniors Angels Win Girls Cup". Birmingham FA. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. "Birmingham City sign up Warwick Juniors youngster". Leamington Courier. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. "Debut delight for Jessica Carter". Birmingham City Football Club. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. "Jess Carter: Chelsea defender to stay at club until 2025". BBC Sport. 18 October 2022.
  10. Callow, James (5 April 2014). "Williamson leads England U19s to victory over Denmark". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. "Brandrick is a proud man after Carter's England debut". Leamington Courier. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. "England Under 20 Squad Announced". FA WSL. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. Veevers, Nicholas (31 January 2014). "Thriller at SGP as Women's U19s draw with Norway". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Matches – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  15. Davies, Callum (15 June 2022). "England Women's final squad named for EURO 2022". England Football.com. The FA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  16. England Squad. UEFA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  17. "Getting to know Chelsea Women: Jess Carter". www.chelseafc.com.
  18. "Jess Carter on learning German". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  19. "Coach Ali wants to give local girls chance to play football". 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.
  20. Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  21. "England 3 - 1 Germany". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  22. "Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win". ITV News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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