![]() Cornet in Scotland kit, 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chelsea Anna Cornet [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Loanhead Miners Boys Club | |||
Heart of Midlothian Girls | |||
Hibernian Girls | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | Hibernian | ||
2020–2025 | Rangers | ||
2025– | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Scotland U15 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Scotland U17 | 20 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Scotland U19 | 16 | (1) |
2023– | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024 |
Chelsea Anna Cornet (born 19 April 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 side Birmingham City after having last played for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Cornet also plays for the Scotland women's national football team. [2] She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2]
Born in Edinburgh, Cornet started her football career at youth level with Loanhead Miners Boys Club [3] and then moved to Hearts Girls before joining Hibernian, where she won three SWPL Cups and two Scottish Cup titles. She signed for Rangers on 8 January 2020. [4] [5] The Rangers manager Jo Potter praised Cornet as a "big game player". [6] Cornet explained she moved to Rangers because she "wanted a new challenge". [5] She signed an extension to her contract in May 2021. [7] During her time with Rangers, she scored the winning goal in the Old Firm derby against Celtic in 2024. [8] She was regularly praised for her perfomances and made regular appearances in the Scottish Women's Premier League "Team of the Week". [9] In June 2025, it was announced that Cornet had been released from Rangers following the expiration of her contract. [10] On 3 July 2025, it was announced that Cornet had signed a two-year contract at Birmingham City. [11]
Cornet represented Scotland at schools, under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19 level. She played in the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She was first called into the full Scotland international squad in April 2023, [12] and made her debut in a 1–0 win against Australia. [13]
In 2023, Cornet was inducted into Loanhead's Hall of Fame, becoming the first woman footballer inducted. [14]
Hibernian [2]
Rangers [2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 June 2024 | Budaörsi Városi Stadium, Budaörs, Hungary | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |