Karen Carney
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Full name | Karen Julia Carney[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 August 1987||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Solihull, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Winger, midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1998–2001 |
Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2006 |
Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Arsenal | 54 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Chicago Red Stars | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2015 |
Birmingham City | 50 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2019 |
Chelsea | 36 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 178 | (53) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2019 | England | 144 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
2012 |
Great Britain | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karen Julia Carney
Carney began her career at
Carney made her senior international debut for England in 2005. She represented England at four FIFA Women's World Cups (2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019) and at four UEFA Women's Championships (2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017). At the time of her retirement, she was the second most capped England player with 144 appearances, although this has since been surpassed by Jill Scott. She also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2015, Carney was inducted into Birmingham City's Hall of Fame,
Club career
Birmingham City, 2005–06
Carney joined
Move to Arsenal, 2006–09
Carney joined
Chicago Red Stars, 2009–10
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After a new professional league was announced in the United States, Carney was selected by Chicago Red Stars in the third round (19th overall) of the 2008 WPS International Draft. The Red Stars made Carney their first signing on 27 January 2009.[15] It was confirmed the following day by Arsenal.[16] She joined Head Coach Emma Hayes, who had served as Arsenal's first team assistant coach.[17]
In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Carney appeared in and started 17 games (1471 minutes) and scored two goals while assisting on another.[18] She scored her first goal for the club during a 4–0 win against the Boston Breakers.[18] The Red Stars finished in sixth place with a 5–10–5 record.[19]
During the
Return to Birmingham City, 2011–15
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After Chicago Red Stars folded ahead of the 2011 season, Carney re-signed for Birmingham City.[22] During the 2011 FA WSL, she started in all 13 matches and scored 3 goals helping lift the club to a second-place finish.[18][23] During a 4–0 win against Bristol City, Carney scored a brace.[24] She scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 win against Arsenal on 28 April.[25]
During the
Carney was a starting player during the 2014 season in all 14 matches. Her 6 goals ranked first on the team and tied for top in the league.
Carney was the first woman inducted into
Chelsea, 2016–19
In December 2015, Carney left Birmingham for the second time in her career, transferring to FA WSL champions Chelsea on a two-year contract. She was described as "world-class" by Chelsea manager Emma Hayes, who previously worked with Carney at Arsenal and Chicago Red Stars.[36]
"She can make a massive difference. She is a very experienced international player, who has great quality and vision with the ball at her feet. She has been the real playmaker for both her former club Birmingham and for England as well, so it was a no-brainer for Chelsea to go after her."
During the 2016 FA WSL, Carney scored 3 goals in 16 matches.[18] Chelsea finished in second place with a 12–3–1 record.[38] She scored the game-opening goal in the club's 4–1 against Doncaster on 24 March off a penalty.[39] After the match, Hayes noted, "Karen Carney was at the heart and the core of everything, especially in the first half, and she looks like she's been playing at Chelsea for years. I thought she was instrumental in everything we did, whether she was on the left side, down the middle, or on the right."[39] She scored Chelsea's second goal in the 4th minute of a 4–0 against her former club, Birmingham City on 28 August, in her hometown of Solihull.[40] She was named the club's Player of the Year[41] and was short-listed for England Women's Player of the Year.[42]
After extending her contract with Chelsea through 2020,
In October 2018, Carney's ninth-minute penalty goal captained Chelsea's 1–0
International career
England
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Carney made her senior international debut in England's 4–1 victory over Italy in 2005, coming off the bench to score England's fourth goal. She was the youngest player to earn a senior debut during Hope Powell's tenure as England coach.[12] The same year, she was an integral part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 and scored a last-minute, game-winning goal in the 3–2 win over Finland, which earned her significant media attention.[48]
In her late teens, Carney won
On 23 November 2014, Carney competed in her 100th senior international match in a 3–0 loss to Germany at Wembley Stadium in front of a record 45,619 fans.[51][52] Carney was the youngest and the eighth player to earn 100 caps for England.[52] The match marked the first time a women's national team game had been played at Wembley. Carney stated the game was her favourite moment in her career: "Getting my 100th cap for England was a real honour... It's every boy's dream to play at Wembley so for me being a girl and leading the national team out at one of the most iconic stadiums in the world is a moment I will never forget."[10]
In May 2015, England manager Mark Sampson named Carney in his final squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted in Canada.[53] Carney scored in England's 2–1 group stage wins over Mexico[54] and Colombia.[55] England eventually finished third.
Carney was named to the 2019 England World Cup squad,[56] and earned her 141st cap in England's first match against Scotland.[57] On 5 July 2019, Carney announced that she would retire after the World Cup third-place final match against Sweden.[58] England lost the match 2–1, and the match saw an Ellen White goal disallowed due to handball.[59]
Carney was allotted 160 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[60][61]
Great Britain
In June 2012, Carney was named in the 18-player Great Britain squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[62] She played in all four games as Great Britain were beaten 2–0 by Canada in the last eight.[63]
Post-playing career
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Carney and Liesel Jolly co-created "the Second Half"; a programme supporting women footballers in their careers post-football.[64]
In August 2022, Carney was appointed Chair of the Future of Women's Football Review for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, looking into ways the Government can nurture and expand the game in the UK.[65] The review was published in July 2023[66] and called for a massive changes across the women's game in England.[67]
Media career
In 2020, Carney joined ITV's coverage of England's women's team, the FA Cup, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2024 finals.[68] In September 2021, Carney joined Sky Sports as lead Women's Super League pundit.[69] Carney has commentated on Champions League matches for CBS Sports.[70]
Personal life
Carney is from Birmingham. She was born in Hall Green and attended St. Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School and St. Peter's RC Secondary School, Solihull.[71] Asked about her origins and outlook in June 2019, she said, "I'm from Birmingham: my mum works at Sainsbury's, my dad is a fire-fighter. We keep it real. We know who we are. I don't need a Bentley; I don't need a Rolex”.[72]
Carney graduated with a
Carney is a vegan and credits the diet for improving both her physical and mental health.[76]
Carney was nicknamed the Wizard.[77]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carney goal.
Honours
Birmingham City
- 2012[78]
Arsenal
- FA Women's Premier League National Division: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- FA Women's Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2006–07
- FA Women's Community Shield: 2005–06
- UEFA Women's Cup: 2006–07
Chelsea
England
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- UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2009[83]
- FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2015[84]
- SheBelieves Cup: 2019[85]
Individual
- FA International Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006[12]
- FA WSL Top Goalscorer: 2014[18]
- Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame: 2015[86]
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2021[9]
- Women's Super League Hall of Fame: 2022[87]
See also
- List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of UEFA Women's Championship goalscorers
- List of players who have appeared in multiple UEFA Women's Championships
- List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA Women's World Cups
- List of England women's international footballers
- List of football personalities with British honours
- List of Chicago Red Stars players
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Further reading
- Aluko, Eniola (2019), They Don't Teach This, Random House, ISBN 9781473564480
- Caudwell, Jayne (2013), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781317966234
- Clarke, Gemma (2019), Soccerwomen: The Icons, Rebels, Stars, and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game, ISBN 9781568589206
- Dunn, Carrie (2019), Pride of the Lionesses: The Changing Face of Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, ISBN 9781785315411
- Dunn, Carrie (2016), The Roar of the Lionesses: Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing Limited, ISBN 9781785311512
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
External links
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- Karen Carney – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Karen Carney – The Football Association profile
- Karen Carney – Chicago Red Stars profile
- Karen Carney at Soccerway
- Karen Carney at Olympics.com
- Karen Carney at Olympedia
- Karen Carney on X