Jorja Fox (footballer)

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Jorja Fox
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Fox with Charlton in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jorja Fox
Date of birth (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Chelsea 2 (0)
2022Charlton Athletic (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 18 (1)
2024Crystal Palace (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 England U17 6 (0)
2021– England U19 9 (1)
2023– England U23 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:15, 7 April 2023 (UTC) [1] [2]

Jorja Fox (born 28 August 2003) is an English football player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea.

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Club career

Fox joined Chelsea's academy aged 8. [3] She made her club debut with Chelsea in a 4–0 away victory against Aston Villa in the 2020–21 campaign. [4]

In the same season, she was handed her first start for the club in a 5–0 win over London City Lionesses. [5]

She made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut, replacing Guro Reiten away to Servette on 9 November 2021. [6]

On 6 January it was announced that Fox had joined FA Women's Championship side Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [7]

On 23 August 2022, it was announced that Fox had joined Women's Super League side Brighton & Hove Albion for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [8] She returned to Chelsea in May 2023 after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament rupture while on loan. [9]

On 15 August 2024, Fox signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2027 before joining newly promoted WSL side Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season. [10] However, on 19 September, it was announced that Fox had suffered a second ACL injury in pre-season. [11] She remained with Crystal Palace until 4 January 2025 when she returned to Chelsea to continue her recovery. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA Cup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2020-21 FA WSL 1020000030
2021-22 1000001 [c] 020
Total2020001050
Charlton Athletic (loan)2021–22 Women's Championship 1102100131
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2022–23 WSL1813130242
Career total311723010423
  1. Includes the FA Cup
  2. Includes the League Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League

References

  1. Jorja Fox at Flashscore.com
  2. 1 2 Jorja Fox at Soccerway
  3. "Fox: I want to help Chelsea win more trophies and break more records". Chelsea FC. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. "Women's report: Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 4". Chelsea FC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. "Biography" . Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. "Servette Women 0–7 Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. "Jorja Fox joins the Addicks on loan from Chelsea".
  8. "Jorja Fox joins on loan from Chelsea".
  9. "Jorja Fox to return to Chelsea following ACL injury". Chelsea FC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. "New contract and loan for Jorja Fox". Chelsea FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  11. "Jorja Fox suffers ACL injury while on loan". Chelsea FC. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. "Chelsea duo return from Palace loans with injury". BBC Sport. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.