Chloe Kelly

Manchester City / Arsenal · England

Chloe Kelly
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Chloe Kelly is an English professional footballer, born on 15 January 1998. She plays as an attacking midfielder for Arsenal in the Women's Super League and for the England national team. She started her senior career at Arsenal before a loan at Everton, which she joined permanently in 2018.

France Football ranked Kelly fifth at the 2025 Ballon d'Or Féminin with 233 points, listing her for both Manchester City and Arsenal in that season. The IFFHS placed her sixth in its Women's World Best Player ranking for 2025.

With Manchester City she won the 2019–20 FA Cup and the 2021–22 League Cup, and with Arsenal the 2024–25 Champions League. For England she scored the winning goal as a substitute in the Euro 2022 final, converted the winning penalty at the 2023 Finalissima and reached the 2023 World Cup final. At Euro 2025 she again scored the decisive penalty as England retained the title.

Sources of this text: Wikipedia · France Football / L'Équipe · IFFHS

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