Chelsea sign Australia defender Carpenter

Women's Super League champions Chelsea person signed Australia defender Ellie Carpenter from Lyon connected a four-year declaration for an undisclosed fee.

Carpenter, 25, played for Chelsea brag Sonia Bompastor astatine Lyon and leaves aft 5 years with the club, having won the Champions League successful 2019-20 and 2021-22.

"I'm precise arrogant to articulation specified a large club, 1 of the biggest successful women's football," said Carpenter.

"Chelsea person enjoyed truthful overmuch occurrence successful England and I'm delighted to now be a part of it."

Chelsea, who besides won the FA Cup and the League Cup successful 2024-25, announced Carpenter's signing the time aft Canada's Ashley Lawrence, 30, signed for Lyon from the Blues.

Carpenter, who has 87 planetary caps, is vastly experienced, having made her elder Australia debut astatine the property of conscionable 15.

Aged 16, she became the youngest pistillate to ever play shot astatine the Olympics astatine Rio 2016.

Her vocation besides includes a spell successful the United States for Portland Thorns.

As good arsenic 2 Champions League successes, Carpenter won the league 4 times with Lyon.