Charlotte Wardlaw

Charlotte Wardlaw
Wardlaw in 2022
Personal information
Full name Charlotte Wardlaw
Date of birth (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Carshalton, England
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
(on loan from Chelsea)
Youth career
Carshalton Athletic
–2018 Millwall Lionesses
2018–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Liverpool (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2023 → Liverpool (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Lewes (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024 → Glasgow City (loan) 28 (2)
2024– → Sheffield United (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
England U15
2019– England U17 4 (0)
2021– England U19 6 (0)
2022– England U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:25, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:06, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Charlotte Wardlaw (born 20 February 2003) is an English footballer, who plays for Women's Championship club Sheffield United on loan from Chelsea. She has captained the England women's under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams, and represented the under-23 team.

Club career

Wardlaw started playing football at the age of six, for Carshalton Athletic. At the age of 13, she joined the Millwall Lionesses Academy,[1] and aged 15, she joined Chelsea Academy.[2] At the age of 16, Wardlaw made her senior debut for Chelsea in a 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup against Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea won the match 5–1.[3][4] She also made appearances in Chelsea's 2019–20 Women's FA Cup match against Charlton Athletic, and their 2020–21 Women's FA Cup match against London City Lionesses.[1]

In June 2021, Wardlaw signed a two-year professional contract with Chelsea. It was her first professional contract.[2] In August 2021, she joined FA Women's Championship club Liverpool on loan for the remainder of the season.[5][6] She was Liverpool's eighth signing of the season.[7] She scored her first Liverpool goal as they beat Sheffield United 2–0 in October 2021,[8] and also scored in Liverpool's 2021–22 Women's FA Cup fourth round match against Lincoln City.[9] In September 2022, Wardlaw was re-loaned to Liverpool for the 2022–23 season.[10] She returned to Chelsea in January 2023.[11] A few weeks later, she was loaned out again, this time to Women's Championship side, Lewes.[12] At the beginning of the next season she was loaned to Scottish club Glasgow City for the season.[13] The following season saw her loaned to Championship side Sheffield United.[14]

International career

Wardlaw has captained the England women's under-15,[2] under-17[15] and under-19 teams.[2] In 2017, she was part of the England under-15s team that beat Wales under-15s 7–0.[16] She captained England under-17s in 2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[15] She was in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[17] In October 2022, she played for the England under-23 team in a match against Sweden.[18]

Personal life

Wardlaw is in a relationship with fellow women's footballer Hannah Robinson.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Charlotte Wardlaw talks about first professional contract". Chelsea F.C. Women. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "England youth skipper gets first pro deal with Chelsea Women". She Kicks. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Hayes heaps praise on youngsters". Chelsea F.C. Women. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Chelsea thrash Spurs 5–1 in Conti Cup – no, Mourinho wasn't there". London News Online. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "LFC Women sign Charlotte Wardlaw on season-long loan". Liverpool F.C. Women. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Women signed Charlotte Wardlaw on loan from Chelsea". She Kicks. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Defender Charlotte Wardlaw Joins Liverpool FC Women On Loan". SB Nation. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. ^ "DIE LFC WOMEN SIEGEN IM SPITZENSPIEL GEGEN SHEFFIELD UNITED" (in German). Redmen Family. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Vitality #WomensFACup: Southampton knockout Bristol City". She Kicks. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Charlotte Wardlaw: Defender rejoins Liverpool on loan from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Chelsea Women from Liverpool loan". Chelsea. 3 January 2023.
  12. ^ Frith, Wilf (21 January 2023). "Lewes sign Charlotte Wardlaw on loan from Chelsea Women". She Kicks.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Wardlaw joins Glasgow City on loan". Chelsea. 15 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Charlotte Wardlaw completes loan move". Chelsea. 12 September 2024.
  15. ^ a b "ENGLAND OPEN UEFA WOMEN'S U17 QUALIFIERS WITH VICTORY OVER CROATIA". The Football Association. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  16. ^ "CLINICAL ENGLAND TAKE VICTORY OVER WALES U15". Football Association of Wales. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  17. ^ "England drawn in Group B at u19 Euros in Czech Republic". Daily Cannon. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  18. ^ "England Women U-23 denied win late on by Sweden". She Kicks. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  19. ^ Charlotte Wardlaw (25 July 2023). "🌷sacred new beginnings🌷". Instagram. Retrieved 12 November 2023.