Get to know the squad: Player profile | Jess Carter
Jess Carter, the versatile Chelsea defender, was part of the EURO 2022 winning squad. She featured in the group stage game with Northern Ireland and provided vital backup during the competition.
She’s capable of playing a variety of roles in both defence and midfield and has been a first-team regular in the WSL since her teenage years when she played with Birmingham City.
And after impressing with her form at the Blues and being capped by England at U19, U20 and U23 levels, she received her first England senior call-up during the qualifying stages for the 2019 FIFA World Cup for a doubleheader against France and Kazakhstan in November 2017.
A senior debut followed in the 5-0 win over Kazakhstan when she appeared as a substitute for Lucy Bronze, but she had to wait almost four years for a second call-up when she was named by new head coach Sarina Wiegman in her first squad for games in September 2021.
Carter has now become a regular for Chelsea and was part of the England squad that won the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup in 2022.
