Biography
Who is Ellie Carpenter?
Early life and schooling
Ellie Carpenter Madison Carpenter was born on April 28, 2000, in the town of Cowra, New South Wales. She spent her childhood on a farm where her parents both worked as physical education teachers. To pursue her interest in soccer, she frequently traveled to nearby areas including Young, Canberra, and Sydney for training and games.
When she turned twelve, her family moved to Sydney so she could enroll at Westfields Sports High School. She also attended Mulyan Public School and Cowra Public School. Eventually, at the age of seventeen, she decided to leave her formal education behind to focus entirely on her professional athletic career.
Club soccer career
Ellie began her professional club path with Western Sydney Wanderers in September 2015. During that season, she served as a starting defender in all twelve of her appearances. She later signed with Canberra United in 2017, where she played for two seasons, scoring goals against Adelaide United and the Newcastle Jets. She was honored as the W-League Young Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years ending in 2020.
In May 2018, she joined the Portland Thorns in the United States and became the youngest player in league history at that time. She later spent time on loan with Melbourne City, helping the team secure a league premiership and a Grand Final victory in 2020. She moved to the French club Lyon in June 2020, where she became the first Australian to win the UEFA Women's Champions League, achieving this title in both 2020 and 2022.
International play for Australia
Ellie made her debut for the senior Australian national team, the Matildas, in March 2016 during an Olympic qualifier against Vietnam. She was fifteen years old at the time, making her the first international soccer player from Australia born in the 2000s. Later that year, she represented her country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where she was the youngest competitor for Australia and the youngest female footballer to compete at the Olympics.
She has participated in several major international tournaments, including the 2019 FIFA World Cup in France. During that competition, she played in group stage matches against Italy, Brazil, and Jamaica. She was also part of the squad that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Also, she helped the Matildas win the inaugural FFA Cup of Nations in 2019 and the Tournament of Nations in 2017.
Birthday and age
Ellie Carpenter was born on April 28, 2000, which makes Ellie 26 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Ellie shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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