Jess Carter

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Jess Carter
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Carter playing for Chelsea in November 2019
Personal information
Full name Jessica Leigh Carter[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
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 33 (1)
National team‡
2014 England U19 3 (1)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2016– England U21 5 (1)
2018– England 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2021[2]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2021

Jessica Leigh Carter (born 27 October 1997) is an English football defender who plays for Chelsea[3] and the England women's national football team.

Early life[]

As a youth, Carter captained the Warwick Juniors to the County Cup championship.[4] In June 2013, she joined the Birmingham City Academy.[5]

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 quarterfinal. She was subsequently named player of the match.[6]

International[]

Carter has represented England on the U19 and U20 national teams.[7][8][9] During her debut for the England U19 team, she scored against Norway.[10] 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.[11]

Personal life[]

Carter is in a relationship with her Chelsea teammate Ann-Katrin Berger.[12]

Carter is an ambassador for an all-female football academy run by former Arsenal youth player, Judan Ali.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 11 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup[a] FA Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2014 FA WSL 12 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 20 0
2015 14 0 7 0 2 0 — 23 0
2016 16 0 4 0 1 0 — 21 0
2017 7 0 — 0 0 — 7 0
2017–18 18 1 3 0 2 0 — 23 1
Total 67 1 16 0 7 0 4 0 91 1
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 30 November 2021.
Year England
2021 2 1
Total 2 1

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Jessica Leigh Carter". UEFA. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Jessica Carter". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Jess Carter". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 8 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Warwick Juniors Angels Win Girls Cup". Birmingham FA. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Birmingham City sign up Warwick Juniors youngster". Leamington Courier. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Debut delight for Jessica Carter". Birmingham City Football Club. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ Callow, James (5 April 2014). "Williamson leads England U19s to victory over Denmark". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Brandrick is a proud man after Carter's England debut". Leamington Courier. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ "England Under 20 Squad Announced". FA WSL. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (31 January 2014). "Thriller at SGP as Women's U19s draw with Norway". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ^ uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Matches – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  12. ^ "Jess Carter on learning German". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Coach Ali wants to give local girls chance to play football". 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.

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