Chelsea Weston

Chelsea Elisabeth Weston (born 27 January 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Pink Bari in the Italian Serie A. She has represented England up to Under-23 level.

Chelsea Weston
Weston playing for London Bees in January 2018
Personal information
Full name Chelsea Elisabeth Weston[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-27) 27 January 1990
Place of birth Worcester, England
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Pink Bari
Number 30
Youth career
Droitwich Diamonds
Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Birmingham City
2008–2010 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2011–2015 Birmingham City 53 (4)
2016–2017 Notts County
2017–2018 London Bees 13 (0)
2019–2020 Coventry United 15 (1)
2020– Pink Bari 0 (0)
National team
2007–2008 England U-17 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2020

Club career

Weston, of Warndon,[2] began playing football for a local boys team, the Droitwich Kestrels [3] and remained with them until reaching the maximum age for mixed football teams.[4] Her struggle to find a team to play for saw her featured on BBC Midlands Today where she was spotted by Birmingham City Ladies. She joined their junior side and progressed to play in their Premier League team.

Weston left to join Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2008 close season.[5] In February 2009 she played in the Belles 5–0 defeat against Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League Cup Final.[6]

In December 2010, Weston was revealed to have signed for Birmingham City Ladies' FA WSL squad.[7] In January 2016 Birmingham manager David Parker revealed that the club had rejected its option to extend Weston's contract, making her a free agent.[8]

On 18 March 2016, Notts County Ladies confirmed the signing of Weston.[9]

Weston picked up an ACL injury and prior to recovery, Notts County Ladies were folded.

She signed for London Bees in September 2017 and made her debut the following month.

International career

Weston has represented England at Under-17,[4] Under-19,[10] and Under-20 level. In 2008, she played for England's Under-20 team in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile.[1] In 2009, she was a key player as England's Under-19s side won the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, scoring against Sweden in the group stages. She was named as one of ten 'emerging talents' from the tournament on the UEFA website.[11]

Personal life

Weston attended Elgar Technology College[12] and Worcester Sixth Form College,[4] before enrolling on a sports science degree at Loughborough University, on a talented athlete scholarship.[12][13]

References
  1. "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 27 April 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. Steve Carley (28 July 2009). "Chelsea stars in England's Euro Under 19 triumph". Worcester News. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. "Chelsea off to Chile". The Bromsgrove Advertiser. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. Jaskirt Dhaliwal. "Chelsea aiming for the top!". BBC Hereford & Worcester. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. "Chelsea Weston (first team)". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  6. Tony Leighton (26 February 2009). "Smith bids farewell with Cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  7. "Exciting Blues news!". She Kicks. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  8. "Statement: player movements in transfer window". Birmingham City L.F.C. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. "Weston Joins the Lady Pies". Notts County Ladies F.C. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  10. "Sweden deny England semi spot". Fair Game. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  11. "England dominate emerging talents". UEFA. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  12. Lauren Rogers (3 February 2009). "The Elgar girl who went on to play for England". Worcester News. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  13. "FA selects TASS athletes". TASS. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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