Charlotte Wardlaw

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Charlotte Wardlaw
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Wardlaw in 2022
Personal information
Full name Charlotte Rose Wardlaw [1]
Date of birth (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Carshalton, England
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Newcastle United
Youth career
Carshalton Athletic
–2018 Millwall Lionesses
2018–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2025 Chelsea 0 (0)
2021–2022Liverpool (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2023Liverpool (loan) 4 (0)
2023Lewes (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024Glasgow City (loan) 28 (2)
2024–2025Sheffield United (loan) 9 (0)
2025– Newcastle United 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 England U15 4 (0)
2019 England U16 1 (0)
2019 England U17 4 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 8 (0)
2022 England U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:06, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Charlotte Rose Wardlaw (born 20 February 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Women's Championship club Newcastle United. Born in England, she represented that nation at youth international levels but in 2025 switched to play for Scotland national team.

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Club career

Wardlaw started playing football at the age of six, for Carshalton Athletic. At the age of 13, she joined the Millwall Lionesses Academy, [2] and aged 15, she joined Chelsea Academy. [3] At the age of 16, Wardlaw made her senior debut for Chelsea in a 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup against Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea won the match 5–1. [4] [5] She also made appearances in Chelsea's 2019–20 Women's FA Cup match against Charlton Athletic, and their 2020–21 Women's FA Cup match against London City Lionesses. [2]

In June 2021, Wardlaw signed a two-year professional contract with Chelsea. It was her first professional contract. [3] In August 2021, she joined FA Women's Championship club Liverpool on loan for the remainder of the season. [6] [7] She was Liverpool's eighth signing of the season. [8] She scored her first Liverpool goal as they beat Sheffield United 2–0 in October 2021, [9] and also scored in Liverpool's 2021–22 Women's FA Cup fourth round match against Lincoln City. [10] In September 2022, Wardlaw was re-loaned to Liverpool for the 2022–23 season. [11] She returned to Chelsea in January 2023. [12] A few weeks later, she was loaned out again, this time to Women's Championship side, Lewes. [13] At the beginning of the next season she was loaned to Scottish club Glasgow City for the season. [14] The following season saw her loaned to Championship side Sheffield United before being recalled in January 2025. [15] [16]

On 17 January 2025, Wardlaw signed a permanent deal with Championship club Newcastle United. [17]

International career

Wardlaw has captained the England women's under-15, [3] under-17 [18] and under-19 teams. [3] In 2017, she was part of the England under-15s team that beat Wales under-15s 7–0. [19] She captained England under-17s in 2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches. [18] She was in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [20] In October 2022, she played for the England under-23 team in a match against Sweden. [21]

On 20 March 2025, Wardlaw's request to switch international allegiance to Scotland was approved by FIFA. [1] Seven days later, she was called up to the Scotland national under-23 team. [22]

Personal life

Wardlaw is in a relationship with fellow women's footballer Hannah Robinson. [23]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Charlotte Wardlaw talks about first professional contract". Chelsea F.C. Women. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "England youth skipper gets first pro deal with Chelsea Women". She Kicks. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. "Hayes heaps praise on youngsters". Chelsea F.C. Women. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. "Chelsea thrash Spurs 5–1 in Conti Cup – no, Mourinho wasn't there". London News Online. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. "LFC Women sign Charlotte Wardlaw on season-long loan". Liverpool F.C. Women. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. "Liverpool Women signed Charlotte Wardlaw on loan from Chelsea". She Kicks. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. "Defender Charlotte Wardlaw Joins Liverpool FC Women On Loan". SB Nation . 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  9. "DIE LFC WOMEN SIEGEN IM SPITZENSPIEL GEGEN SHEFFIELD UNITED" (in German). Redmen Family. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. "Vitality #WomensFACup: Southampton knockout Bristol City". She Kicks. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. "Charlotte Wardlaw: Defender rejoins Liverpool on loan from Chelsea". BBC Sport . 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  12. "Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Chelsea Women from Liverpool loan". Chelsea . 3 January 2023.
  13. Frith, Wilf (21 January 2023). "Lewes sign Charlotte Wardlaw on loan from Chelsea Women". She Kicks .
  14. "Charlotte Wardlaw joins Glasgow City on loan". Chelsea . 15 August 2023.
  15. "Charlotte Wardlaw completes loan move". Chelsea . 12 September 2024.
  16. "Charlotte Wardlaw recalled from loan". Chelsea . 10 January 2025.
  17. "Newcastle United Women sign Charlotte Wardlaw". Newcastle United F.C. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  18. 1 2 "ENGLAND OPEN UEFA WOMEN'S U17 QUALIFIERS WITH VICTORY OVER CROATIA". The Football Association. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  19. "CLINICAL ENGLAND TAKE VICTORY OVER WALES U15". Football Association of Wales. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  20. "England drawn in Group B at u19 Euros in Czech Republic". Daily Cannon. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  21. "England Women U-23 denied win late on by Sweden". She Kicks. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  22. "Squads confirmed for Scotland Women's Under-23s & Under-19s".
  23. Charlotte Wardlaw (25 July 2023). "🌷sacred new beginnings🌷". Instagram. Retrieved 12 November 2023.