Chloe Kelly

She made her second appearance for the club during a 2–1 win over Notts County, subbing in for Rachel Yankey in the 54th minute.

Chloe Maggie Kelly (born 15 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team.

Kelly was born on 15 January 1998 to Jane and Noel Kelly, a machinery engineer, and was raised in the West London district of Hanwell.

She was the youngest of seven siblings.

She began playing football at a young age with her five brothers.

She often played in football cages in Windmill Park in Ealing, which she credits with making her the player she became.

As part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Kelly was installed at the cages in 2022.

Before joining Arsenal's Centre of Excellence, she played for Queens Park Rangers.

She travelled two hours round trip by train as a young teenager to train with Arsenal.

Her footballing idol when she was growing up was Bobby Zamora, once also a Queens Park Rangers player.

Everton finished in 10th place.

On 23 July 2015, aged 17, Kelly made her full debut for the Arsenal first team in the Continental Cup against Watford, scoring her first goal just 22 minutes into the match.

In February 2016, Kelly signed her first senior contract.

She made one appearance in the team's 5–1 win over Sunderland on 25 June, before being loaned to FA WSL 2 side Everton.

After returning to Arsenal in October of the same year, she made three more appearances for Arsenal during the 2016 FA WSL season.

The team finished the regular season in third place with a 10–4–2 record.

Arsenal also won the 2016 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.

Though Kelly was in the squad, she did not play during the team's 1–0 win over Chelsea.

In June 2016, Kelly joined FA WSL 2 side Everton on a three-month loan in order to gain additional first team experience;.

She made nine starts for the Toffees, and scored two goals.

In February 2017, Kelly signed a new contract with Arsenal.

She made seven appearances for the club and scored two goals before being loaned to Everton in July.

In July 2017, Kelly returned to newly-promoted FA WSL 1 Everton for a second loan spell.

Kelly made four appearances for Everton and scored two goals in the remaining months of 2017.

In the WSL Cup, Kelly scored her first senior hat-trick on 16 November 2017 in a 4–0 victory against Oxford United.

She made a total of 15 appearances for Everton during the 2017–18 FA WSL season and scored two goals.

Everton finished in ninth place with a record.

Kelly started her senior career at Arsenal, prior to going on loan to Everton, and joining the team permanently in 2018.

Kelly represented England from U17 to U20 levels, before making her senior debut in 2018.

She represented England in the Euro 2022, where as a substitute she scored the winning goal in the final.

Kelly was awarded the Golden Boot in the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup, scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out at the 2023 Women's Finalissima, and is a 2023 World Cup runner-up with England.

In January 2018, Kelly made a permanent transfer to Everton on contract through summer 2020, alongside Arsenal teammate Taylor Hinds.

During the 2018-19 FA WSL season, Kelly made eleven appearances and scored a goal during the team's 3–3 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion despite playing on an ankle injury throughout the season.

With Manchester City, she is a 2019–20 FA Cup and 2021–22 League Cup winner, has twice been named in the PFA WSL Team of the Year, and was the joint top assist provider in the 2020–21 WSL season.

After having ankle surgery, 2019 marked a turning point for Kelly's career.

She scored nine goals in 12 games for Everton during the 2019–20 FA WSL season helping the club climb the table to sixth place.

She was the fourth-highest scorer in the league and the top goalscorer for Everton.

During the team's second game of the season, Kelly scored a brace lifting Everton to a 2–0 win.

Her second goal of the match – a long-range goal – went viral.

Kelly was named the league's Player of the Month for September and was shortlisted for October’s award.