Ellie Carpenter
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Carpenter with the Matildas at the 2017 Algarve Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ellie Madison Carpenter | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Canberra United | 21 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Portland Thorns | 35 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2020– | Lyon | 126 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Australia U20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2016– | Australia | 87 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2025 | |||
Ellie Madison Carpenter (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for French Première Ligue club Lyon and the Australia national team. She previously played for Western Sydney Wanderers, Canberra United and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League and Portland Thorns FC in the United States' National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She is regarded as one of the best female defenders in the world.
Carpenter made her debut for the Australia national team at the age of 15, the country's first international soccer player – male or female – to be born in the 2000s (the year 2000 is in the 20th century). She was also the youngest Australian competitor at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and the youngest ever female footballer to compete at the Olympics. She made her W-League debut at age 15. In May 2018, she was the youngest player to appear in an NWSL game in league history at age 18. Carpenter was named the W-League's W-League Young Footballer of the Year three consecutive years from 2018 to 2020.
Carpenter is the first Australian to win the UEFA Women's Champions League (UWCL), having won the 2020 and 2022 finals with Lyon. She is second Australian (male or female) to win the tournament, the first being Harry Kewell (who won the 2005 final of the men's edition with Liverpool).