Ellie Carpenter
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ellie Madison Carpenter | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Australia U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | Australia | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2016.
Ellie Madison Carpenter (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian international footballer, who plays as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League and for the Australian national team.
Carpenter made her W-League debut for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2015 at the age of 15. Having represented Australia on various youth national teams, Carpenter made her debut for the Australian national team at the age of 15 - becoming Australia's first Australian international soccer player (male or female) to be born in the 21st century. She was the youngest Australian Olympian at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the youngest ever female footballer to compete at the Olympics.
Carpenter was born in Cowra, New South Wales, to two physical education teachers. and was raised on a farm in Cowra, located approximately 400km west of Sydney. Growing up, Carpenter regularly undertook extended travels to play football in Young, Canberra and Sydney. At age 11, her family moved to Sydney so she could attend Westfields Sports High School.
Carpenter joined Western Sydney Wanderers in September 2015.
Carpenter was first called up to the Australian under-17 side for 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification in September 2014. She made her debut in a win over Vietnam, playing a full match in the first game of qualification.
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