Carla Humphrey

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Carla Humphrey
Carla Humphrey Arsenal Ladies Vs Liverpool (19049283133).jpg
Carla Humphrey playing for Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Carla Humphrey
Date of birth (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Brampton, Cambridgeshire, England [1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 8
Youth career
Brampton
Rushden & Diamonds
2005–2015 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Arsenal 8 (2)
2016 → Doncaster Rovers Belles (loan) 15 (1)
2017–2021 Bristol City 64 (0)
2021–2023 Liverpool 20 (0)
2023– Charlton Athletic 15 (2)
International career‡
2010 England U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 England U17 5 (1)
2013–2015 England U19 13 (1)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2016 England U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024 [2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019 [3]

Carla Humphrey (born 15 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic. [4]

Contents

Early life

Humphrey attended secondary school and sixth-form at Hinchingbrooke School in Cambridgeshire. [5]

Club career

Humphrey started playing football for her local boys' team at Brampton followed by two years with Rushden & Diamonds. She joined the Arsenal Ladies Centre of Excellence in 2006 and progressed through the age groups. [5] Humphrey impressed through her time at the academy winning the FA Youth cup twice, the U17 league and the FA Development league. During her final season in the FA WSL Development League Southern Division she was the top scorer with 22 goals in 20 games and was voted the Players’ Player of the Year [6] [7]

Humphrey signed her first professional contract with Arsenal in February 2015. [8] [9] Following a 2015 season where she saw limited playing time, Humphrey went on loan to the Doncaster Rovers Belles for the 2016 FA WSL season. [10] [11] She returned to Arsenal for the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series. Following this series, Humphrey signed for Bristol City ahead of the 2017–18 season. [12] [13]

Humphrey signed for Liverpool in July 2021, helping the club to promotion back to the Women's Super League in her first season. [14] [15]

In August 2023, Humphrey signed a two-year deal with Charlton Athletic. [16]

International career

At international level, Humphrey has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and most recently under-23 level. [4] [17]





Career Statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal F.C. 2014 FA Women's Super League 00000000
2015620041103
Total620041103
Doncaster Rovers Belles F.C. (loan)2016 FA Women's Super League 1510020171
Total1510020171
Arsenal F.C. 2017 FA Women's Super League 20000000
Total20000020
Bristol City F.C. 2017-18 FA Women's Super League 1500050200
2018-192001050160
2019-20800031111
2020-212101050270
Total64010181841
Liverpool F.C. 2021-22 Women's Championship 1203050180
2022-23 FA Women's Super League 800040120
Total2003090300
Charlton Athletic F.C. 2023-24 Women's Championship 1522031203
Total1522031203
Career total1225603631638

Honours

Liverpool F.C.

Arsenal F.C.

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