Name: Ellie Carpenter
Nationality: Australia
Date of Birth: April 28, 2000
Position: Defender
Current club: Chelsea
Women's Super League clubs played for: Chelsea
Ellie Carpenter is a defender at Chelsea who has taken part in the vast majority of the side's Women's Super League matches in 2025/2026, making 19 appearances overall and playing 1,633 minutes. She has started in 18 of these appearances across their 22 fixtures and come on as a substitute on one occasion.
Carpenter last appeared in a Women's Super League game on May 16, playing 90 minutes for Chelsea against Manchester United in a 1-0 success. In total, the defender has netted two Women's Super League goals this term, and provided two assists. She has been booked once.
It was against Everton on April 26 when Carpenter last scored, netting in a 4-1 win. Her opening goal of the campaign came in the 2-0 victory against London City Lionesses on November 1.
Carpenter played 18 Première Ligue games last season for OL Lyonnes, scored two goals and provided three assists.
Carpenter switched to Chelsea in July 2025 from OL Lyonnes, for whom she made 75 league appearances in total, scoring three goals and providing 10 assists.
