Danielle Carter (footballer)
Danielle Carter-Loblack (born 18 May 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for FA WSL club Arsenal and the English national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danielle Carter-Loblack[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Solihull, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leyton Orient | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009– | Arsenal | 101[2] | (28) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2010 | England U-17 | 16 | (6) |
2010–2012 | England U-19 | 16 | (6) |
2010 | England U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2016 | England U-23 | 11 | (1) |
2015– | England | 4 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:13, 20 May 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:10, 25 November 2017 (UTC) |
Club career
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Carter came through the ranks at the Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence. In 2009, she moved to Arsenal, while remaining at school in Romford.[3] In the 2010 FA Women's Cup Final, Carter was a 70th-minute substitute for Julie Fleeting, but Arsenal lost 3–2 to Everton after extra time.[4]
In 2011, Carter helped Arsenal win the inaugural FA WSL title, as well as the 2010–11 FA Women's Cup. In the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, she scored twice against Bobruichanka and once against Rayo Vallecano as Arsenal reached the semi-final, where they lost to 1. FFC Frankfurt. Arsenal retained the WSL in 2012 but were upset by Chelsea in the semi-final of the FA Women's Cup.
In the 2015–16 FA Women's Cup final against Chelsea, she scored in the 18th minute of a 1–0 win which saw Arsenal to victory, thus lifting the cup.[5]
In May 2018, Carter injured her anterior cruciate ligament in league win against Bristol City.[6] Ten months later, against the same team, she made her return from injury in a 4–0 win. Despite this, she was ruled out of the 2019 World Cup.[7] On 28 July 2019, Carter suffered a serious knee injury in a pre-season friendly against Bayern Munich.[8] In August, it was confirmed as an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee, her second in 14 months.[9]
International career
Carter started playing for England at U-15 level.[10] She played as they came fourth in the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand, scoring twice against Brazil.[11] Two years later she competed in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.
Carter helped Great Britain win a gold medal in July 2013, at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[1] In September 2013, Carter was named in the senior England squad by interim coach Brent Hills.[12]
Coach Mark Sampson gave Carter her senior international debut in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying match against Estonia on 21 September 2015. She marked the occasion by scoring a hat-trick in England's 8–0 win.[13][14]
International goals
- As of match played 28 November 2017. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Carter goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 21 September 2015 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 1 | ![]() | 1–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | [13] |
2 | 7–0 | |||||||
3 | 8–0 | |||||||
4 | 15 September 2016 | Meadow Lane, Nottingham, England | 2 | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | [15] |
5 | 3–0 | |||||||
6 | 4–0 |
References
- "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- Danielle Carter at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence Update". Leyton Orient FC. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- "Arsenal Ladies 2 Everton Ladies 3: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- "Arsenal Ladies 1–0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Danielle Carter: Arsenal Women striker to have surgery after ACL injury in final game of season". BBC Sport. 6 June 2018.
- Whyatt, Katie (23 March 2019). "'I shed tears on the pitch': Arsenal's Danielle Carter on how Petr Cech helped her in return from ACL injury". The Telegraph.
- "Women 0 - 1 Bayern Munich Women - Match Report". Arsenal FC. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "Danielle Carter: Arsenal lose forward to knee injury again". BBC Sport. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "Danielle Carter, Leyton Orient". The Football Association. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- "LEYTONSTONE: Teenage hotshot set to miss Euros". Waltham Forest News. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- "Carter earns first call-up". She Kicks. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- "Danielle Carter hat-trick guides England to opening Euro 2017 qualifying win". The Guardian. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Euro 2017 qualifying: England thrash Estonia 8–0". BBC Sport. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- Leighton, Tony (15 September 2016). "England and Danielle Carter hammer Estonia again on Euro 2017 road". The Guardian.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Danielle Carter. |
- Danielle Carter – FIFA competition record
- Danielle Carter at UEFA.com
- Danielle Carter at The Football Association