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]
Carter playing for Chelsea in May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jessica Leigh Carter[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||
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 | 54 [2] | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | England U19 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2016 | England U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016– | England U21 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017– | England | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06 November 2022[3] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:40, 28 September 2022 (UTC) |
As a youth, Carter captained the Warwick Juniors to the County Cup championship.[6] In June 2013, she joined the Birmingham City Academy.[7]
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]
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]
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]
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Club | Season | League | League Cup[lower-alpha 1] | FA Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Year | England | |
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2017 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 1 |
2022 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 30 November 2021 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England | ![]() |
10–0 | 20–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
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Chelsea F.C. Women – current squad | |
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England squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 winners (1st title) | ||
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