Charlie Estcourt

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Charlie Estcourt
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Estcourt warming up for Wales in 2015
Personal information
Full name Charlotte Lucy Estcourt
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Reading, Berkshire, England
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
DC Power
Number 17
Youth career
–2011 Reading
2011–2015 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Reading 17 (0)
2016Bristol City (loan) 9 (2)
2017–2018Bristol City (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020Charlton Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
2020–2021 London Bees 20 (2)
2021–2022 Coventry United 21 (0)
2022–2023 Birmingham City 15 (0)
2023–2024 Reading 21 (1)
2024– DC Power 17 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Wales U17 6 (0)
2016–17 Wales U19 6 (1)
2015– Wales 48 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2025

Charlotte Lucy Estcourt (born 27 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder in the USL Super League for DC Power and the Wales national team.

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Early life

Born in Reading, Berkshire, Estcourt attended the John Madejski Academy, where she studied for A-levels in PE, biology and psychology. [1]

Club career

Estcourt began her career at Reading, joining the club's youth academy at the age of nine. In 2011, she left the club to join Chelsea but returned to the Royals four years later at the age of 16. [1] At the start of the 2016 season, Estcourt joined Bristol City on a short term loan, [2] spending three months at the club where she made 10 appearances scoring twice. [3] When she returned to Reading, she signed her first professional contract. [4] She then returned to Bristol on a season-long loan for the 2017–18 season. In June 2018 Estcourt signed a two-year contract with Reading keeping her at the club until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Estcourt had left the club after her contract had expired. [5] In September 2022, it was confirmed Estcourt had joined Birmingham City from Coventry United. [6]

On 28 July 2023, Estcourt was announced at Reading. [7]

In July 2024, Estcourt was announced as a member of the inaugural roster for DC Power of the USL Super League. [8] [9]

International career

Estcourt made her full international debut on 6 March 2015, at the age of 16, against Bosnia in the Istria Cup. [10] During a European Qualifying match v Israel in September 2016 she scored her first international goal leading to comparisons with the goal scored by Hal Robson Kanu against Belgium in Euro 2016. She has gone on to make 48 senior appearances scoring 3 goals.

Estcourt was named Football Association of Wales (FAW) Young Player of the Year in 2015. [11]

In June 2025, Estcourt was named in Wales' squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 May 2025 [13] [14] [15] [ citation needed ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2015 WSL 2 30105090
2016 WSL 1 30200050
2017 40100050
2018–19 701120101
Total1705170291
Bristol City (loan) 2016 WSL 2920010102
2017–18 WSL 11301020160
Total2221030262
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2019–20 FA WOC 1111051172
London Bees 2020–21 FA WOC2020030232
Coventry United 2021–22 FA WOC2103021261
Birmingham City 2022–23 WOC 1504020210
Reading 2023–24 WOC2112040271
DC Power FC 2024–25 USLS 17000170
Career total14461612621869

International appearances

As of matches played 3 June 2025. Statistics from the Football Association of Wales
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201580
201662
201781
201860
201910
202010
202150
202250
202330
202450
202530
Total483

International Goals

Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.9 March 2016 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1–1
1–2
2016 Cyprus Cup [16]
2.15 September 2016 Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
3–0
3–0
Euro 2017 qualifying [17]
3.1 March 2017 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2–0
2–0
2017 Cyprus Cup [18]

Honours

Reading F.C. Women

References

  1. 1 2 "Royals sign Charlie Estcourt". Reading F.C. Women. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. "BCWFC announce new signing". Bristol City W.F.C. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. "Wales ladies 'Robson-Kanu' joins pro ranks at Reading Women FC". Football in Berkshire. footballinbracknell. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. "Charlie Estcourt: Reading and Wales midfielder signs professional contract". BBC Sport. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. "🙏 Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. "Charlie Estcourt signs for Blues!". www.bcfc.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. "Guess Who's Back... Back Again! Charlie Estcourt Returns to RG2!". www.readingfc.co.uk.
  8. Moodley, P. "DC Power Football Club Announce Roster Ahead of Inaugural 2024/25 Season". DCPowerFootballClub.com. DC Power . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. Moodley, P. "DC Power Football Club Sign Charlie Estcourt, Mariah Lee, and Abbey-Leigh Stringer". DCPowerFootballClub.com. DC Power . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. "wales women held to goaless draw by Bosnia". 6 March 2015.
  11. "Davies and Estcourt win top honours with Wales". Reading F.C. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  12. "Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women's EURO 2025 finals". Football Association of Wales. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  13. "C. ESTCOURT". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  14. "FIXTURES & RESULTS". bcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  15. "Charlie estcourt editorial images". shutterstock.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  16. "Cyprus Cup: Hungary Women 2–1 Wales Women". BBC Sport. 9 March 2016.
  17. "THU 15 SEPT 2016WOMEN'S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING". BBC Sport. 15 September 2016.
  18. "Wales Women kick-off Cyprus Cup campaign with impressive St David's Day victory over Hungary". 1 March 2017.
  19. "In pictures: Reading FC Women celebrate their title win" . Retrieved 15 October 2015.