Ellie Carpenter

Ellie Madison Carpenter (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian international footballer who plays as a defender for Olympique Lyonnais in France and the Australian national team.[1]

Ellie Carpenter
Carpenter at the 2017 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name Ellie Madison Carpenter
Date of birth (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000
Place of birth Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Olympique Lyonnais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 23 (0)
2017–2019 Canberra United 21 (5)
2018–2019 Portland Thorns 35 (1)
2019 → Melbourne City (loan) 14 (2)
2020– Olympique Lyonnais 0 (0)
Total 93 (8)
National team‡
2014 Australia U17 2 (0)
2014–2017 Australia U20 14 (0)
2016– Australia 42 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 April 2020

Carpenter made her W-League debut for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2015 at the age of 15. Having represented Australia on various youth national teams, Carpenter made her debut for the Australian national team at the age of 15 - becoming Australia's first Australian international soccer player (male or female) to be born in the 21st century.[2] She was the youngest Australian Olympian at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[3] and the youngest ever female footballer to compete at the Olympics. She made her debut with the Portland Thorns FC on 9 May 2018, making her the youngest ever player, 18 years and 11 days old, to appear in an National Women's Soccer League game. [4]

Early life

Carpenter was born in Cowra, New South Wales,[5] to two physical education teachers [6] and was raised on a farm in Cowra, located approximately 400 km west of Sydney.[2] Growing up, Carpenter regularly undertook extended travels to play football in Young, Canberra and Sydney.[6] At age 12, her family moved to Sydney so she could attend Westfields Sports High School.[7] She attended both Cowra Public School and Mulyan Public School.

Career
Carpenter with Canberra United in 2017

Club

Carpenter joined Western Sydney Wanderers in September 2015.[8]

In August 2017, Carpenter signed with Canberra United.[9]

Carpenter became the youngest player in National Women's Soccer League history when she made her debut for the Portland Thorns FC on 9 May 2018. Ten days later, she became the youngest scorer in league history after netting the winner against the Washington Spirit 22 days after her 18th birthday.[10]

In October 2019, Carpenter joined Melbourne City on a one-season loan.[11]

In June 2020, the Thorns announced the transfer of Carpenter to Olympique Lyonnais,[12]. On 3 July 2020, Carpenter passed her medical with Lyon and signed a contract that extends to 2023.[13]

On 14 August 2020, she made her first appearance for the French club in a 4-0 friendly victory over PSV Eindhoven and provided an assist for Nikita Parris.[14]

International
Carpenter (left) with Australia in 2018

Carpenter was first called up to the Australian under-17 side for 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification in September 2014.[15] She made her debut in a win over Vietnam, playing a full match in the first game of qualification.[16]

She received her first cap for the Matildas against Vietnam on 2 March 2016 in the 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Career statistics

Club
As of July 21, 2020[17]
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2015–16 W-League 120——120
2016–17 110——110
Total 230——230
Canberra United 2017–18 W-League 102——102
2018–19 113——113
Total 215——215
Portland Thorns 2018 NWSL 191——191
2019 160——160
Total 3510000351
Melbourne City 2019–20 W-League 142——142
Olympique Lyonnais 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine 00000000
Career total 9380000938

1Coupe de France.

2UEFA Women's Champions League

International

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
16 March 2017Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal China PR2-12–12017 Algarve Cup


Honors

Melbourne City:

Olympique Lyonnais:

References
  1. Rawsthorne, Sally (11 April 2016). "Back to earth for teenage superstar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. "Carpenter leads Australia's 21st century brigade". FIFA.com. FIFA. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. Thomson, Warren (4 July 2016). "Ellie Carpenter becomes Australia's youngest Olympian after being named in Matildas. Spouse to Oliver Josipović as of November, 2019 squad". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. "Preview: Portland Thorns FC vs Orlando," http://www.nwslsoccer.com/games/info/69xmim4su60jjcvpdb3uw38q http://www.nwslsoccer.com/games/info/69xmim4su60jjcvpdb3uw38q, accessed 11 May 2018
  5. "Australian Women's Football Team named for Rio Games". Football Federation Australia. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. "Ellie Carpenter's sacrificial round trip from Cowra to the Matildas". SBS. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. "Matildas millennial Ellie Carpenter chasing Rio Olympics Spot". ESPN FC. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. Brown, Andrew (23 September 2015). "Ellie Carpenter signs with Western Sydney Wanderers' W-League squad". Parramatta Sun. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  9. Helmers, Caden (28 August 2017). "Matildas young gun Ellie Carpenter signs with Canberra United for W-League". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  10. "Ellie Carpenter becomes youngest goalscorer in NWSL history". Pro Soccer USA. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. Lynch, Michael (29 October 2019). "Matildas teen sensation Ellie Carpenter signs for City's W-League side". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  12. "Thorns FC transfer defender Ellie Carpenter to French club Olympique Lyonnais". thornsfc.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  13. "ELLIE CARPENTER : "I THREW MYSELF AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SUCH AN EXPERIENCE"". Olympique Lyonnais. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. "Ellie Carpenter makes impact on Lyon debut". Matildas. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  15. "Mini Matildas head to AFC qualifiers". Football Federation Australia. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  16. "Mini Matildas defeat Vietnam 6-0 in opener". The Women's Game. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  17. "Ellie Carpenter". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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