Jessica Carter

Jess Carter
Personal information
Full name Jessica Carter
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2013 Warwick Junior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Birmingham City 67 (1)
2018– Chelsea 3 (0)
National team‡
2014 England U19 3 (1)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2016– England U23 4 (0)
2018– England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:24, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[1]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May 2017

Jessica Carter (born 27 October 1997) is an English football midfielder who plays for Chelsea F.C. Women.

Early life

As a youth, Carter captained the Warwick Juniors to the County Cup championship.[2] In June 2013, she joined the Birmingham City Academy.[3]

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.[4]

International

Carter has represented England on the U19 and U20 national teams.[5][6][7] During her debut for the England U19 team, she scored against Norway.[8] 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.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Carter". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Warwick Juniors Angels Win Girls Cup". Birmingham FA. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Birmingham City sign up Warwick Juniors youngster". Leamington Courier. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Debut delight for Jessica Carter". Birmingham City Football Club. March 24, 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Callow, James (5 April 2014). "Williamson leads England U19s to victory over Denmark". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Brandrick is a proud man after Carter's England debut". Leamington Courier. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "England Under 20 Squad Announced". FA WSL. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (31 January 2014). "Thriller at SGP as Women's U19s draw with Norway". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ↑ uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Matches – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
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