Danielle Carter-Loblack (born 18 May 1993) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the England national team.

Club career

Danielle Carter Arsenal Ladies Vs Liverpool (19482188018)

Carter came through the ranks at the

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Girls Centre of Excellence. In 2009, she moved to

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, while remaining at school in

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. In the 2010 FA Women's Cup Final, Carter was a 70th-minute substitute for

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, but Arsenal lost 3–2 to Everton after

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. In 2011, Carter helped Arsenal win the inaugural

title, as well as the

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. In the

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, she scored twice against Bobruichanka and once against

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as Arsenal reached the semi-final, where they lost to

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. Arsenal retained the WSL in

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but were upset by

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in the semi-final of the

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. In the

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final against Chelsea, she scored in the 18th minute of a 1–0 win which saw Arsenal to victory, thus lifting the cup. In May 2018, Carter injured her anterior cruciate ligament in league win against

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. Ten months later, against the same team, she made her return from injury in a 4–0 win. Despite this, she was ruled out of the 2019 World Cup. On 28 July 2019, Carter suffered a serious knee injury in a pre-season friendly against

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. In August, it was confirmed as an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee, her second in 14 months. On 15 July 2020,

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announced the signing of Carter. Danielle Carter joined Brighton & Hove Albion from Reading for an undisclosed fee in July 2021, signing a two-year contract.

International career

Carter started playing for

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at U-15 level. She played as they came fourth in the

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in New Zealand, scoring twice against

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. Two years later she competed in the

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in Germany. Carter helped Great Britain win a gold medal in July 2013, at the

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, Russia. In September 2013, Carter was named in the senior England squad by interim coach

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. Coach

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gave Carter her senior international debut in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying match against

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on 21 September 2015. She marked the occasion by scoring a

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in England's 8–0 win.

International goals

:''As of match played 28 November 2017. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Carter goal.''

Honours

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Danielle 1993 births Living people Women's association football forwards English women's footballers Women's Super League players Arsenal W.F.C. players FA Women's National League players England women's under-23 international footballers England women's international footballers Universiade gold medalists for Great Britain Universiade medalists in football Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade