Chelsea complete the transfer of defender at an undisclosed amount

Gotham FC today announced the club has acquired Jess Carter from Chelsea FC Women in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee  

The five-time Women’s Super League Champion and English defender decided that now was the right time to leave CHELSEA and test herself in a different League and Carter joins the club after an incredible tenure with Chelsea from 2018-24.

In the 2023-24 WSL season, she appeared in 21 matches with 19 starts en route to Chelsea’s fifth-straight WSL title. In addition, the defender recorded an impressive pass success rate of 88% and led her team in clearances as well as blocks

And after sealing the move – she has revealed that she is excited with the move and cannot wait to get started.

“I cannot wait to join Gotham FC,” said Carter. “The club is playing at an incredible level right now in one of the toughest leagues in the world. I cannot wait to be a part of it all.”

“Jess is one of the best players in the world,” said Gotham FC Head Coach Juan Carlos Amorós. “We are very excited for Jess to join Gotham FC. She can really shine with our style of football, and I believe our fans will enjoy her way of playing.”

“Jess is a world-class player with incredible experience at both the club and international level,” said Gotham FC General Manager and Head of Soccer Operations Yael Averbuch West. “We are very excited for her to add to the existing high-level competition in our environment.”

Jess Carter is a quality player that we are sure the club did not really want to sell – but this is a good move for the defender and one that she will surely enjoy