Gotham FC

Jess Carter

Defender#27

Bio

Born in Warwick in 1997, Jess Carter made her senior debut with Birmingham City W.F.C. in 2013 and now plays for Gotham FC. She has also played for Chelsea F.C. Women. She plays as a defender. Her honours include The Guardian Footballer of the Year.

Key facts

Age: 29
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 68 kg
Number: #27
Born: 27/10/1997
Birthplace: Warwick
Debut: 2013
Position: Defender
Nationality: England

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

X@_JessCarter

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2013–now

2013–2018Birmingham City W.F.C.
2013–Chelsea F.C. Women
2017–England women's national football teamNational team
2024–Gotham FC

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 NWSL Challenge Cup GFC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 NWSLGotham FC	30	0	0	0	0	2,522	3	0	0	30	1	11	8	0	21	0
2025 NWSLGotham FC	26	0	0	2	0	2,204	1	1	0	26	0	9	11	1	21	0
2024 NWSLGotham FC	12	0	0	2	0	979	3	0	1	12	0	12	11	0	8	0
2023-24 Women's Super LeagueChelsea	21	–	–	–	–	1,722	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
2023 FIFA Women's World CupEngland	6	0	1	0	0	570	0	0	3	6	0	2	5	0	4	0
2022-23 Women's Super LeagueChelsea	17	2	–	–	–	920	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021-22 Women's Super LeagueChelsea	21	–	–	–	–	1,688	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020-21 Women's Super LeagueChelsea	7	–	–	–	–	307	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career8 seasons	140	2	1	4	0	10,912	7	1	4	74	1	34	35	2	54	0

Game log, 2026 NWSL

Game
2 Nov v Utah RoyalsW 2-0 2 Nov	90	0	1	0	1	0	0
26 Oct @ Orlando PrideW 2-1 26 Oct	90	0	1	0	0	0	1
18 Oct @ Washington SpiritL 0-1 18 Oct	90	0	1	0	0	1	1
5 Oct v Angel City FCD 1-1 5 Oct	90	0	1	0	2	0	1
26 Sept v Chicago Stars FCW 3-1 26 Sept	90	0	1	0	0	0	1
20 Sept @ North Carolina CourageW 2-1 20 Sept	90	0	1	0	0	0	1
12 Sept @ Racing Louisville FCW 2-1 12 Sept	90	0	1	0	0	0	1
7 Sept @ Denver Summit FCL 0-3 7 Sept	90	0	1	0	1	0	3
29 Aug v Portland Thorns FCD 1-1 29 Aug	90	0	1	0	0	0	1
24 Aug @ Angel City FCD 0-0 24 Aug	90	0	1	0	0	1	0
15 Aug v Kansas City CurrentW 2-1 15 Aug	90	0	1	0	0	0	1
8 Aug v San Diego Wave FCW 1-0 8 Aug	90	0	1	0	0	1	0
2 Aug @ Houston DashW 1-0 2 Aug	90	0	1	0	0	0	0
30 July @ Bay FCW 1-0 30 July	90	0	1	0	0	1	0
25 July @ Portland Thorns FCD 2-2 25 July	90	1	1	0	1	0	2
19 July v Seattle Reign FCW 3-2 19 July	45	0	1	0	0	0	2
16 July v Washington SpiritW 1-0 16 July	56	0	1	1	1	0	0
11 July @ Utah RoyalsW 3-1 11 July	90	0	1	0	1	0	1
5 July @ San Diego Wave FCL 0-2 5 July	62	0	1	0	1	1	1
1 June v Houston DashW 1-0 1 June	90	0	1	0	0	0	0
16 May @ Seattle Reign FCW 2-0 16 May	45	0	1	0	0	0	0
10 May v Boston Legacy FCD 1-1 10 May	90	0	1	0	0	0	1
4 May v Racing Louisville FCW 1-0 4 May	90	0	1	0	1	0	0
30 Apr @ Chicago Stars FCW 2-0 30 Apr	90	0	1	0	0	0	0
26 Apr v Bay FCW 3-0 26 Apr	90	0	1	0	0	1	0
5 Apr @ Kansas City CurrentL 1-2 5 Apr	90	0	1	0	0	0	2
30 Mar v Orlando PrideD 0-0 30 Mar	90	1	1	0	1	1	0
26 Mar v Denver Summit FCL 0-2 26 Mar	64	0	1	0	0	0	1
22 Mar v North Carolina CourageD 0-0 22 Mar	90	0	1	0	0	1	0
15 Mar @ Boston Legacy FCW 1-0 15 Mar	90	1	1	0	1	0	0

Recent games

June '2627
v Kansas City Current
1 FC
W 2-0

Honours

The Guardian Footballer of the Year2025

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, NWSL

Split
AwayHome or away, 20W	37	0.1	85.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.8
HomeHome or away, 18W	31	0.1	82.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.6
WinsResult, 38W	38	0.1	85.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.4
DrawsResult, 0W	16	0.1	88.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.7
LossesResult, 0W	14	0.0	75.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.1	1.7
Regular seasonStage, 38W	68	0.1	83.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.7
Orlando PrideOpponent, 4W	7	0.0	85.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.9
Portland Thorns FCOpponent, 3W	6	0.0	88.5	0.3	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	1.3
Utah RoyalsOpponent, 5W	6	0.2	87.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3
Washington SpiritOpponent, 3W	6	0.0	75.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.0	0.2
Houston DashOpponent, 3W	5	0.0	87.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.6
Kansas City CurrentOpponent, 2W	5	0.0	96.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.0	1.4
Seattle Reign FCOpponent, 3W	5	0.2	71.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.6
Angel City FCOpponent, 2W	4	0.3	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.5
Bay FCOpponent, 3W	4	0.0	83.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.5
Chicago Stars FCOpponent, 3W	4	0.3	85.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.5
North Carolina CourageOpponent, 2W	4	0.0	83.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0
Racing Louisville FCOpponent, 2W	4	0.0	77.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.8
San Diego Wave FCOpponent, 2W	4	0.0	79.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.5
Boston Legacy FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5
Denver Summit FCOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	77.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround, 16W	29	0.1	84.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.6
CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, MissouriGround, 1W	4	0.0	97.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.5
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FloridaGround, 3W	4	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround, 3W	3	0.0	85.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
Audi Field, Washington, District of ColumbiaGround, 1W	3	0.0	75.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.7	0.0	0.3
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround, 2W	3	0.3	74.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3
PayPal Park, San Jose, CaliforniaGround, 2W	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround, 1W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, KentuckyGround, 1W	2	0.0	67.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	3.0
SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IllinoisGround, 1W	2	0.5	80.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.0	0.5
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround, 1W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround, 1W	2	0.0	76.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5
WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North CarolinaGround, 1W	2	0.0	83.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0
Centennial StadiumGround, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Citi Field, New York, New YorkGround, 1W	1	0.0	56.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MassachusettsGround, 1W	1	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Icahn Stadium, New York City, New YorkGround, 1W	1	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, EvanstonGround, 1W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0