Charlotte Wardlaw (born 20 February 2003) is an English footballer, who plays for Glasgow City on loan from

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. 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, and aged 15, she joined

Academy. At the age of 16, Wardlaw made her senior debut for Chelsea in a

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against

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. Chelsea won the match 5–1. She also made appearances in Chelsea's

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match against

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, and their

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match against

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. In June 2021, Wardlaw signed a two-year professional contract with Chelsea. It was her first professional contract. In August 2021, she joined

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club

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on loan for the remainder of the season. She was Liverpool's eighth signing of the season. She scored her first Liverpool goal as they beat

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2–0 in October 2021, and also scored in Liverpool's

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fourth round match against Lincoln City. In September 2022, Wardlaw was re-loaned to Liverpool for the 2022–23 season. She returned to Chelsea in January 2023. A few weeks later, she was loaned out again, this time to

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side,

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. At the beginning of the next season she was loaned to Scottish club Glasgow City for the season.

International career

Wardlaw has captained the England women's under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams. In 2017, she was part of the England under-15s team that beat Wales under-15s 7–0. She captained England under-17s in

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matches. She was in the England squad for the

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. In October 2022, she played for the England under-23 team in a match against

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Personal life

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

References

External links

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2003 births Living people English women's footballers Women's Championship (England) players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players Chelsea F.C. Women players Liverpool F.C. Women players British LGBT footballers Lesbian sportswomen Lewes F.C. Women players Glasgow City F.C. players Women's association football defenders England women's youth international footballers Footballers from Carshalton {{England-women-footy-bio-stub