Lexi Potter

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Lexi Potter
Potter in 2025
Personal information
Full name Alexia Potter[1]
Date of birth (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 32
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Chelsea 0 (0)
2023–2025Crystal Palace (loan) 26 (1)
International career
2021–2023 England U17 13 (6)
2023– England U19 13 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[2]
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[1]

Alexia Potter (born 17 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea, and the England U19 team. A product of the Chelsea academy, she previously captained the England under-17s.

Youth career

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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

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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

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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]

Style of play

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

References

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