Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexia Potter[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 2006 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Crystal Palace | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2023 | England U17 | 13 | (6) |
2023– | England U19 | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 19, 2024 |
Alexia Potter (born 17 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship 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.
With Chelsea U16s, Potter is a Youth Cup and Academy Cup winner,[2] having represented the club at WSL Academy League level.[3] She previously played for Southwark Cribbs at youth level.[4]
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.[2] She then joined Crystal Palace for the 2023–24 season.[6][4] 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.[7]
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.[8][9]
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,[10] followed by another two goals against Belgium on 15 March 2023,[11] 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,[12] as well as an assist to Poppy Pritchard.[13] On 27 October 2023, for U19 Championship qualification, she scored the fourth goal in a 6–1 victory over Wales.[14]
Potter has been described as a box-to-box midfielder.[6]