Alexia Potter (born 17 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea, and the England U19 team. A product of the Chelsea academy, she previously captained the England under-17s.
With Chelsea U16s, Potter is a Youth Cup and Academy Cup winner,[3] having represented the club at WSL Academy League level.[4]
On 3 September 2023, at 17 years-old, Potter became the youngest female player in England to sign a professional football contract.[5] A product of the Chelsea academy, having been with the club from 8 years-old, she joined Chelsea committing to the club until summer 2026.[3] She then joined Crystal Palace for the 2023–24 season.[6][7] On 12 November 2023, as a 78th-minute substitute, Potter scored her debut professional goal for Crystal Palace, within 12 minutes, in a 3–2 victory over Lewes.[8]
On 31 August 2024, Potter signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and returned to Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season.[9][10]
On 30 March 2022, with England under-17s, Potter scored her debut youth international goal within 8 minutes against Croatia, set up by Ava Baker, in an 8–0 win for U17 Championship qualification.[11][12]
On 7 October 2022, for 2023 U17 Championship qualification, she captained the England U17 team, scoring two goals in an 11–0 win over Ukraine,[13] followed by another two goals against Belgium on 15 March 2023,[14] helping the team to qualify for the final tournament and reach the semi-finals.[6]
On 26 September 2023, with the under-19s, Potter provided a goal in a 3–3 draw with Germany,[15] as well as an assist to Poppy Pritchard.[16] On 27 October 2023, for U19 Championship qualification, she scored the fourth goal in a 6–1 victory over Wales,[17] followed by the final goal in a 2–0 against Switzerland, while playing in the number 10 role on 3 April 2024.[18] On 14 July in the final tournament, Potter scored the ninth goal in England's 10–0 victory over Lithuania in the opening group stage match.[19]
Potter has been described as a box-to-box midfielder.[6]
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