Jess Carter
Jess Carter (born 27 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Chelsea 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.
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| Full name | Jessica Leigh Carter[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1997[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 86 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 17 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:50, 9 April 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 edit
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 edit
Birmingham City edit
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 edit
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]
International career edit
Youth edit
Carter has represented England in the U19, U20, U21 and U23 youth teams.[17][18][19][20]
In January 2014, during her debut for the England under-19 team, she scored against Norway.[21] 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.[22] On 18 June 2014, she featured in the under-23 squad in the Nordic Tournament, losing 3–0 to Norway.[23] In July, Carter was named as part of the under-20 squad for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup,[24] as a forward player.[25]
After her senior international debut in 2017,[26] Carter was named in the under-21 squad as a defender for La Manga Tournament.[27] 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.[28]
Senior edit
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.[29] 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.[26]
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,[30][31] playing a total of 16 minutes in the tournament.[32] In November 2022, Carter was allotted 201 in the FA legacy numbers scheme.[33]
In May 2023, Carter was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[34] 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.[35] 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.[36]
Style of play edit
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".[37]
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.[22][25] With Chelsea, she started as a full-back in 2018 before becoming a centre-back. A right footed and versatile defender,[2][37] 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 edit
Carter was born in England to an American father and English mother, and holds both British and American citizenship.[37][38] She is in a relationship with her former Chelsea teammate Ann-Katrin Berger.[39][40]
Carter is an ambassador for an all-female football academy run by former Arsenal youth player, Judan Ali.[41][42]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 31 March 2024[43]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Europe[a] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | 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 | 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 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 85 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 148 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 242 | 6 | ||
- ^ All appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
International edit
- Statistics accurate as of match played 9 April 2024.
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carter goal.
| 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 | [44] |
| 2 | 23 February 2024 | Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain | Austria | 5–1 | 7–2 | Friendly | [45] |
Honours edit
Chelsea
- FA Women's Super League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Women's FA Cup: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- FA Women's League Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
- FA Community Shield: 2020
England
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2023[36]
- UEFA Women's Championship: 2022[46]
- Women's Finalissima: 2023[47]
- Arnold Clark Cup: 2022,[48] 2023[49]
Individual
- FA WSL PFA Team of the Year: 2017[50]
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 2016–17[51]
- Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022)[52]
- PFA Community Champion Award: 2022–23
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: England (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 9. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Jess Carter". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Warwick Juniors Angels Win Girls Cup". Birmingham FA. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "England's Euro 2022 winners honoured with gold plaques at local football clubs". 90min. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham City sign up Warwick Juniors youngster". Leamington Courier. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Liew, Jonathan (18 August 2023). "How complex Jess Carter became England's stalwart of quiet calm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Debut delight for Jessica Carter". Birmingham City Football Club. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (19 June 2018). "Jess Carter joins Chelsea Women". SheKicks. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Marsh, Charlotte (2 February 2024). "Jess Carter exclusive: How Chelsea's Emma Hayes and England's Sarina Wiegman have helped me". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Weir, Luke (14 July 2022). "Who England Lionesses defender Jess Carter is". Football.London. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ a b Wrack, Suzanne (2 May 2021). "Chelsea see off Bayern to set up first Champions League final with Barcelona". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Law, James (16 May 2021). "Chelsea thrashed by Barcelona in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Sanders, Emma (19 August 2023). "England's Carter 'best version of herself' for final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Jess Carter signs new three-year Chelsea contract". OneFootball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Jess Carter: Chelsea defender to stay at club until 2025". BBC Sport. 18 October 2022.
- ^ "History: Chelsea-Real Madrid | UEFA Women's Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Callow, James (5 April 2014). "Williamson leads England U19s to victory over Denmark". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Brandrick is a proud man after Carter's England debut". Leamington Courier. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "England Under 20 Squad Announced". FA WSL. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Jessica Carter". Flashscore. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (31 January 2014). "Thriller at SGP as Women's U19s draw with Norway". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b
- "England-Denmark | Women's Under-19 2014". UEFA.com. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "Finland-England | Women's Under-19 2014". UEFA.com. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "England women's U23s end tour with defeat to Norway". www.thefa.com. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "England squad named for Women's U20 World Cup". www.thefa.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "England U20s all set for World Cup kick-off on Wednesday". www.thefa.com. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "England-Kazakhstan | Women's World Cup 2019". UEFA.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Mo Marley's England U21s set for games in La Manga with France, Sweden and Norway". www.thefa.com. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "England Women's U21s narrowly lose to Norway in their second game in La Manga". www.thefa.com. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Debut call-ups for Lawley and Carter". www.thefa.com. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Davies, Callum (15 June 2022). "England Women's final squad named for EURO 2022". England Football.com. The FA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (15 June 2022). "England Women's squad for Euro 2022: Wiegman's final 23 – in pictures". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Downey, Sophie (21 August 2023). "Women's World Cup 2023: how the England players rated". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "England woen's legacy and results archive". www.englandfootball.com. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Gerty, David (31 May 2023). "England squad named for 2023 Women's World Cup". England Football. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Jess Carter: Prospect of facing Spain in World Cup final will not sway my nerves". The Independent. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Emma Sanders (20 August 2023). "Women's World Cup final: England lose to Spain in Sydney". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Who is Jess Carter? England defender in profile". The Independent. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Getting to know Chelsea Women: Jess Carter". www.chelseafc.com.
- ^ "Jess Carter on learning German". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Cernik, Lizzie (19 December 2022). "How Jess Carter met Ann-Katrin Berger: 'As far as I knew I thought I was straight'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Coach Ali wants to give local girls chance to play football". 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Interview with the Judan Ali Football Academy". 6 June 2021.
- ^ "England - J. Carter - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "England vs. Latvia - 30 November 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (23 February 2024). "England 7-2 Austria: Grace Clinton scores on debut as Lionesses win comfortably". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (6 April 2023). "England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "England 3 - 1 Germany". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Arnold Clark Cup: England hit six v Belgium to retain trophy". BBC Sport. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ The PFA FA WSL Team of the Year, thepfa.com, 20 April 2017, Retrieved 26 January 2024
- ^ Jess Carter wins PFA Young Player of the Year, thepfa.com, 23 April 2017, Retrieved 26 January 2024
- ^ "Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win". ITV News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
External links edit
- Profile at England Football
- Profile at Chelsea FC
- Jess Carter at Soccerway
- Jess Carter on Twitter