Lexi Potter

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Lexi Potter
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Potter playing for Crystal Palace in 2024
Personal information
Full name Alexia Potter [1]
Date of birth (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 17
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Chelsea 0 (0)
2023– → Crystal Palace (loan) 16 (1)
International career‡
2021–2023 England U17 13 (6)
2023– England U19 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 [2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2024 [1]

Alexia "Lexi" Potter (born 17 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea, and the England U19 team. A product of the Chelsea academy, she previously captained the England under-17s.

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Youth career

With Chelsea U16s, Potter is a Youth Cup and Academy Cup winner, [3] having represented the club at WSL Academy League level. [4]

Club career

On 3 September 2023, at 17 years-old, Potter became the youngest female player in England to sign a professional football contract. [5] A product of the Chelsea academy, having been with the club from 8 years-old, she joined Chelsea committing to the club until summer 2026. [3] She then joined Crystal Palace for the 2023–24 season. [6] [7] On 12 November 2023, as a 78th-minute substitute, Potter scored her debut professional goal for Crystal Palace, within 12 minutes, in a 3–2 victory over Lewes. [8]

On 31 August 2024, Potter signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and returned to Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season. [9] [10]

International career

On 30 March 2022, with England under-17s, Potter scored her debut youth international goal within 8 minutes against Croatia, set up by Ava Baker, in an 8–0 win for U17 Championship qualification. [11] [12]

On 7 October 2022, for 2023 U17 Championship qualification, she captained the England U17 team, scoring two goals in an 11–0 win over Ukraine, [13] followed by another two goals against Belgium on 15 March 2023, [14] helping the team to qualify for the final tournament and reach the semi-finals. [6]

On 26 September 2023, with the under-19s, Potter provided a goal in a 3–3 draw with Germany, [15] as well as an assist to Poppy Pritchard. [16] On 27 October 2023, for U19 Championship qualification, she scored the fourth goal in a 6–1 victory over Wales, [17] followed by the final goal in a 2–0 against Switzerland, while playing in the number 10 role on 3 April 2024. [18] On 14 July in the final tournament, Potter scored the ninth goal in England's 10–0 victory over Lithuania in the opening group stage match. [19]

Stye of play

Potter has been described as a box-to-box midfielder. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lexi Potter at Flashscore.com
  2. ↑ Lexi Potter at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 Banerjee, Ritabrata (3 September 2023). "Chelsea make history! 17-year-old Lexi Potter signs professional terms with Blues in landmark move for women's football". www.goal.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Pentland, Daniel (3 September 2023). "Chelsea's teenage midfielder Potter loaned to Crystal Palace". WSL Full-Time. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Potter, 17, becomes youngest women's pro in England". BBC Sport. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Academy midfielder Lexi Potter signs first professional contract". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lexi Potter joins Palace Women on loan - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Report & Highlights: Stunning strikes propel Palace past Lewes - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "New contract and loan for Lexi Potter". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lexi Potter returns to Crystal Palace - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Smith, Frank (30 March 2022). "England WU17s secure emphatic 8-0 victory against Croatia but still miss out on the EUROs Finals". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Croatia-England | Women's Under-17 2022". UEFA.com. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Ukraine-England | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "England-Belgium | Women's Under-17 2023". UEFA.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  15. ↑ Frith, Wilf (26 September 2023). "England Women U-19s draw 3-3 with Germany - SheKicks". SheKicks. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  16. ↑ Smith, Frank (26 September 2023). "Report: England WU19s 3-3 Germany". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "England-Wales | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "England-Switzerland | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Lithuania-England | Women's Under-19 2024". UEFA . 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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