Ellie Carpenter signs for Chelsea

[SydneyChelsea]

BBC Sport

Ellie Carpenter: Chelsea sign Australia defenderWomen's Super League champions Chelsea sign Australia defender Ellie Carpenter from Lyon on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Pretty much a straight swap for Ashley Lawrence.

Carpenter broke on to the scene as a teenager, she was just 15 when she debuted for club and country. By 17 she was one of the best players in the country.

She is a brilliant defender with boundless energy but her attacking game needs refinement. Genuinely capable of shutting down any attacker in the world but then sending a cross into Row Z on the counter-attack, and much like a few in our squad already, is prone to being baited by the opposition.

 

[Llangennech]

On ya Ellie. Up the New South Wales Blues.

 

[Boyne]

Celebrating after scoring against New Zealand.

 

[Boyne]

 

[Boyne]

 

[dermott]

Celebrating after scoring against New Zealand.View attachment 36993

Something good comes out of Australia occasionally.

 

[Munkunku]

Something good comes out of Australia occasionally.

New Zealand > Australia

 

[dermott]

New Zealand > Australia

Every day.

 

[Boyne]