Ellie Jade Brazil (born 10 January 1999) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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. She joined

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at the age of 16 and has represented England at under-15 to under-23 level.

Club career

Before signing for Birmingham, Brazil played for the Derby County academy and was a gold medal winner in the 800 metres at the 2015

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Fiorentina

In August 2017 Ellie signed for Fiorentina Women's FC of

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, despite the offer of "an exciting fresh deal" from Birmingham City. She scored her first goal for the team on 28 October 2017 against

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in the third match of the season.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 13 July 2018 former England manager

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signed Brazil for

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stating: "Ellie has already gained valuable experience playing in both England and Italy's top division." She made her debut on the opening day of the season in the match against

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, and scored her first goal in a 3–1

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win over

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. She scored her first two league goals for the club in the 75th and 78th minutes of a 3–3 draw against Everton, to help Brighton secure their first point of the season. In November 2019 Brazil suffered an

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, which ruled her out for at least the rest of the

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season. She returned to the matchday squad on 18 October 2020 for the game against Everton and returned to the field for the last 31 minutes of the game against

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on 6 December the same year. A week later she played the full 90 minutes against

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Tottenham Hotspur

On 6 July 2022 it was announced that Brazil had signed a two-year deal to sign for

. She made her competitive debut for the side as a 16th minute substitute during a 2–1 win against

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on 18 September 2022. She made her first start on 22 October against

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but picked up a second ACL injury that ruled her out for the rest of the season.

International career

On 8 January 2019 Brazil was called up to

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's Under 21 national team training camp. She made her debut for the side on 5 April 2019 during a 1–1 draw with France.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Birmingham City *

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runner-up: 2016–17

International

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third place:

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Personal life

Her father is former

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footballer and manager

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References

External links

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England player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brazil, Ellie Living people 1999 births English women's footballers Women's association football forwards Women's Super League players Birmingham City W.F.C. players Fiorentina Women's F.C. players English expatriate women's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serie A (women's football) players Expatriate women's footballers in Italy People from West Bridgford Footballers from Nottinghamshire Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players