Chelsea Weston

Chelsea Weston

Playing for Birmingham City in October 2006
Personal information
Full name Chelsea Elisabeth Weston[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-27) 27 January 1990
Place of birth Worcester, England
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Notts County Ladies
Youth career
Droitwich Diamonds
Birmingham City Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2008 Birmingham City Ladies
2008–2010 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2011–2015 Birmingham City Ladies 53 (4)
2016– Notts County Ladies
National team
2007–2008 England U-17 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Chelsea Elisabeth Weston (born 27 January 1990) is an English football defender who plays club football for Notts County Ladies of the FA WSL. She has represented England up to Under-23 level.

Club career

Weston, of Warndon,[2] began playing football for a local boys team, the Droitwich Diamonds[3] and remained with them until reaching the maximum age for mixed football teams.[4] Her struggle to find a team to play for saw her featured on BBC Midlands Today where she was spotted by Birmingham City Ladies. She joined their junior side and progressed to play in their Premier League team.

Weston left to join Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2008 close season.[5] In February 2009 she played in the Belles 5–0 defeat against Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League Cup Final.[6]

In December 2010, Weston was revealed to have signed for Birmingham City Ladies' FA WSL squad.[7] In January 2016 Birmingham manager David Parker revealed that the club had rejected its option to extend Weston's contract, making her a free agent.[8]

On 18 March 2016, Notts County Ladies confirmed the signing of Weston.[9]

International career

Weston has represented England at Under-17,[4] Under-19,[10] and Under-20 level. In 2008 she played for England's Under-20 team in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile.[1] In 2009 she was a key player as England's Under-19s side won the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, scoring against Sweden in the group stages. She was named as one of ten 'emerging talents' from the tournament on the UEFA website.[11]

Personal life

Weston attended Elgar Technology College[12] and Worcester Sixth Form College,[4] before enrolling on a sports science degree at Loughborough University, on a talented athlete scholarship.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 27 April 2011. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Steve Carley (28 July 2009). "Chelsea stars in England's Euro Under 19 triumph". Worcester News. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Chelsea off to Chile". The Bromsgrove Advertiser. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 Jaskirt Dhaliwal. "Chelsea aiming for the top!". BBC Hereford & Worcester. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Chelsea Weston (first team)". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  6. ↑ Tony Leighton (26 February 2009). "Smith bids farewell with Cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Exciting Blues news!". She Kicks. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Statement: player movements in transfer window". Birmingham City L.F.C. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Weston Joins the Lady Pies". Notts County Ladies F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sweden deny England semi spot". Fair Game. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  11. ↑ "England dominate emerging talents". UEFA. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  12. 1 2 Lauren Rogers (3 February 2009). "The Elgar girl who went on to play for England". Worcester News. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  13. ↑ "FA selects TASS athletes". TASS. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.

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