Amy Carter (netball)

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Amy Carter
Personal information
Born (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 27)
Greater Manchester, England
Occupation Doctor
Height176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
University University of Manchester
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2018-present Manchester Thunder
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2013-2017Flag of England.svg  England U17-U21
2018-2019Flag of England.svg  England Future Roses
2020-presentFlag of England.svg  England 22
Updated on May 2025

Amy Carter (born 28 October 1998) is an English international netball player. She plays for Manchester Thunder in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team.

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Early life and education

Carter first joined Macclesfield Netball Club, aged 10 before moving to Tameside Netball Club in her mid-teens. [1] [2] She studied medicine at the University of Manchester. [3]

Club career

Manchester Thunder

Carter made her debut in the Netball Super League during the 2018 season after coming through the Manchester Thunder pathway. [2] She achieved several Player of the Match accolades in her debut season and went on to be named Young Player of the Season. [4] She won her first Netball Super League in 2019, when Thunder beat Surrey Storm in the grand final. [2]

In 2021, Carter suffered an ACL rupture, causing her to miss the 2022 domestic and international season. [1] She returned in 2023 where she helped Thunder to the Netball Super League play-offs. In the 2024 season Thunder finished runners-up to Loughborough Lightning in the Grand Final. [2] Carter was named as captain for the 2025 Super League season. [5]

International career

Carter has represented her country at Under-17, Under-19, and Under-21 level and was first included in the Roses Futures Programme in 2018. She played for England A against several nations before making her senior debut at the 2020 Netball Nations Cup. [1] [6] [2] Carter was named as a travelling reserve for the 2023 Netball World Cup before being named in the squads for the 2023 and 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series and 2025 Netball Nations Cup where England earned a historic gold. [7] [8]

TournamentsPlace
2020 Netball Nations Cup 3rd
2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series 2nd
2024 Australia England netball series 2nd
2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series 1st
2025 Netball Nations Cup 1st

Personal life

Carter balances her netball with her job as a doctor. [2] [9] [3]

Honours

England

Manchester Thunder

Individual awards

Netball Super League

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Amy Carter". England Netball. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Amy Carter". Netball Super League. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Medical student shoots into the England netball team". www.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ↑ stadmin (9 July 2018). "Wasps retain Vitality Netball Superleague". World Netball. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Reid, James (15 March 2025). "New Manchester Thunder captain Amy Carter relishing responsibility". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Vitality Nations Cup: Amy Carter impresses on first cap for England Roses". www.skysports.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Vitality Roses win the Taini Jamison Trophy with 59-55 win over the Silver Ferns". England Netball. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Izzy (11 December 2024). "England squad announced for Vitality Netball Nations Cup and England A fixtures". England Netball. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "How can netball cash in on its grassroots support?". BBC News. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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