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Jess Carter

Jess Carter (born 27 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the England national team. She began her senior career at Birmingham City and has represented England from under-19 to under-23 youth level.

Jess Carter
Carter in October 2022
Personal information
Full name Jessica Leigh Carter[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 27
Youth career
2004–2013 Warwick Junior
2013 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Birmingham City 67 (1)
2018–2024 Chelsea 89 (3)
2024– NJ/NY Gotham FC 12 (0)
International career‡
2014 England U19 3 (1)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2016–2019 England U21 5 (1)
2019 England U23 1 (0)
2017– England 39 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia and New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

In 2017, Carter was awarded PFA Young Player of the Year and named in the PFA WSL Team of the Year. With Chelsea, she has won multiple WSL titles, FA Cups, and League Cups; with England, Carter is a European Championship and Finalissima winner, as well as a World Cup runner-up.

Early life

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As a youth, Carter captained the Warwick Juniors to the County Cup championship;[3] a plaque honouring Carter was installed at the club in 2022 as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign.[4]

Club career

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Birmingham City

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In June 2013, she joined the Birmingham City Academy.[5] 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.[6] She was subsequently named player of the match.[7]

Chelsea

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Carter playing for Chelsea against Lewes, November 2019.

In June 2018, Carter joined Chelsea on a three-year contract from Birmingham City.[8] In the 2018–19 season she made only 16 starts in games, six of which came from the League Cup.[2]

Sports writer Jonathan Liew described it as a difficult patch in her early career, where she would be frequently late for training and miss fitness targets. According to Liew, she was put on a personalised diet and received "a certain micromanagement" by Chelsea staff, in order to get back her career on track.[6] Carter has credited manager Emma Hayes with her development both on and off the pitch.[9]

In January 2020, in the 2019–20 season, Carter scored her debut goal for the club in a 6–1 win over Bristol City.[10] On 2 May 2021, Carter helped Chelsea reach the Champions League final,[6] taking the free-kick that Pernille Harder would score from, to put the team ahead (on aggregate) in the 2nd leg of the 2020–21 Champions League semi final.[11] She featured in the final two weeks later as right-back, where she struggled against Barcelona's exceptional wide-play, resulting in a 4–0 defeat.[12] Carter nonetheless ended the 2020–21 season as a domestic treble winner with Chelsea.[11]

Carter had her career breakthrough during the 2021–22 season,[13] forming the key part of the defensive back three with teammates Millie Bright and Magdalena Eriksson.[14]

In October 2022, Carter extended her Chelsea contract to remain at the club as a defender until 2025.[15] On 23 November 2022,[16] Carter made her 100th appearance for the club against Real Madrid.[2]

NJ/NY Gotham FC

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On 29 July 2024, NJ/NY Gotham FC announced that they had signed Carter until 2026.[17]

International career

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Youth

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Carter has represented England in the U19, U20, U21 and U23 youth teams.[18][19][20][21]

In January 2014, during her debut for the England under-19 team, she scored against Norway.[22] In April, Carter played as a forward in the 2014 U-19 Championship qualification matches against Denmark and Finland, with England qualifying for the final tournament.[23] On 18 June 2014, she featured in the under-23 squad in the Nordic Tournament, losing 3–0 to Norway.[24] In July, Carter was named as part of the under-20 squad for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup,[25] as a forward player.[26]

After her senior international debut in 2017,[27] Carter was named in the under-21 squad as a defender for La Manga Tournament.[28] In April 2019, she featured as part of the starting eleven in England's 2–1 victory over France, followed by being sent off for a second bookable offence in a loss to Norway.[29]

Senior

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In April 2017, after her earlier role as striker in England's youth teams, Carter received her first call up to the senior team, as a defender, for fixtures against Italy and Austria.[30] On 28 November 2017, she made her senior international debut in 2019 World Cup qualification against Kazakhstan, replacing Lucy Bronze in the 77th minute as England won 5–0.[27]

In June 2022, after not playing for the senior team from 2017–2021,[13] Carter was part the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022,[31][32] playing a total of 16 minutes in the tournament.[33] In November 2022, Carter was allotted 201 in the FA legacy numbers scheme.[34]

In May 2023, Carter was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[35] She started in five of six matches in the tournament, as an integral part of England's back three,[13] credited with ensuring the team only conceded three goals up until the final.[36] In the final and playing as a right-back, where England lost 1–0 to Spain, Carter was ranked second best player for England by BBC Sport, after goalkeeper Mary Earps.[37]

Style of play

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Sweeping up the back end, my physical attributes like my pace and reading of the game, those are probably what I'd say are my super strength.

Jess Carter, February 2024[9]

Carter has been described by Jonathan Liew as calm in possession, relatively error-free, and with "exceptional read of the game".[6] According to The Independent, she is "one of the best one-on-one defenders in the Women's Super League".[38]

Early in her career from 2013–2018, Carter begun as a defender and midfielder for Birmingham City,[2] and in 2014, she played as a forward with England under-19s and under-20s.[23][26] With Chelsea, she started as a full-back in 2018 before becoming a centre-back. A right footed and versatile defender,[2][38] Carter has played both left-back and right-back for England and Chelsea,[13] but prefers not to play on the left. She believes her skills are best used as part of a back-three formation.[9]

Personal life

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Carter was born in England to an American father and English mother, and holds both British and American citizenship.[38][39] Since 2017, she has been in a relationship with her NJ/NY Gotham FC teammate Ann-Katrin Berger.[40][41] In May 2024, they announced their engagement.[42]

Carter is the Co-Founder and an ambassador for an all-female football academy run by former Barcelona & Arsenal youth player, Judan Ali.[43][44]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 November 2024[45]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Regular season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2014 WSL 1 12 0 — 2 0 2 0 4 0 — 20 0
2015 14 0 — 2 0 7 0 — — 23 0
2016 16 0 — 1 0 4 0 — — 21 0
2017 7 0 — 0 0 — — — 7 0
2017–18 18 1 — 2 0 3 0 — — 23 1
Total 67 1 0 0 7 0 16 0 4 0 — 94 1
Chelsea 2018–19 WSL 13 0 — 2 0 6 0 3 0 — 24 0
2019–20 8 1 — 2 0 5 0 – — 15 1
2020–21 9 0 — 0 0 1 0 6 0 — 16 0
2021–22 21 0 — 4 0 3 1 5 0 — 33 1
2022–23 17 2 — 5 1 1 0 8 0 — 31 3
2023–24 21 0 — 4 0 2 0 9 0 — 36 0
Total 89 3 0 0 17 1 18 1 31 0 — 155 5
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2024 NWSL 10 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0 2 0 16 0
Career total 166 4 2 0 24 1 34 1 37 0 2 0 265 6
  1. ^ Includes the FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the WSL Cup
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League, CONCACAF W Champions Cup
  4. ^ Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

International

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Statistics accurate as of match played 3 December 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
England 2017 1 0
2021 2 1
2022 9 0
2023 16 0
2024 11 1
Total 39 2
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carter goal.
List of international goals scored by Jess Carter
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 [46]
2 23 February 2024 Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain   Austria 5–1 7–2 Friendly [47]

Honours

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Chelsea

England

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

Individual

References

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