Jess Carter

Jess Carter
Carter with Gotham FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jessica Leigh Carter
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Gotham FC
Number 27
Youth career
2004–2013 Warwick Junior
2013 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Birmingham City 67 (1)
2018–2024 Chelsea 89 (3)
2024– Gotham FC 34 (0)
International career
2014 England U19 3 (1)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2016–2019 England U21 5 (1)
2019 England U23 1 (0)
2017– England 52 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
Winner 2025 Switzerland
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia and New Zealand
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:13, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:58, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Jessica Leigh Carter (born 27 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Gotham FC and the England national team. She began her senior career at Birmingham City and has represented England from under-19 to under-23 youth level.

In 2017, Carter was awarded PFA Young Player of the Year and named in the PFA WSL Team of the Year. With Chelsea, she has won multiple WSL titles, FA Cups, and League Cups; with England, Carter is a two-time European Championship winner, a Finalissima winner, as well as a World Cup runner-up.