Chloe Kelly

Everton

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 team, and scored two goals. Kelly made four appearances for Everton and scored two goals in the remaining months of 2017. She made a total of 15 appearances for Everton during the 2017–18 FA WSL season and scored two goals. 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. 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's performance during the early part of the season earned her a call-up to the national team camp.

In June 2020, Kelly left Everton after rejecting a new contract.

Manchester City On 3 July 2020, it was announced Kelly had signed a two-year contract with Manchester City. In September 2020, she was named to the PFA WSL Team of the Year. On 4 October, she scored a brace against Tottenham Hotspur lifting the team to a 4–1 win. During the team's 3–1 loss to Chelsea a few days later, she converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute for Manchester City's lone goal of the match. In her debut season, she produced 16 goals and 14 assists.

On 2 May 2021, Kelly suffered an ACL injury in the game against Birmingham City after scoring two goals in the first half. She contributed ten goals and eleven assists during the season before her injury.

On 10 February 2022, she signed a three-year contract extension with the club. Kelly scored two goals in the 4–3 victory over Liverpool in the 2023–24 Conti Cup.

On 29 January 2025, Kelly posted a statement to her social media pages in which she said that she did not see her future at Manchester City beyond the end of the season when her contract expired. Upon loaning her to Arsenal the following day, Manchester City stated in their announcement of the move that she was set to depart the club permanently in the summer. Kelly confirmed her departure on 1 July.

Return to Arsenal Kelly was loaned back to Arsenal for the remainder of the 2024–25 season on 30 January 2025. On 16 February, Kelly made her return to the pitch for Arsenal, 2,815 days after her last game played for the team. On 24 May, Kelly started for Arsenal in the 2025 Champions League final as they defeated Barcelona 1–0 to win their second European title.

On 2 July 2025, it was announced that Kelly had re-signed for Arsenal on a permanent basis. In the first game of the 2025–26 season, Kelly scored to give Arsenal the lead at half time in an eventual 4–1 victory over London City Lionesses. She scored her first hat-trick for the club during a 5–0 win against West Ham United on 21 March 2026.

International career

Kelly has represented England on the senior national team as well as numerous youth national teams, including the under-17 and under-20 squads. She is known for her pace, strength, and direct dribbling. Often deployed as a winger or wide forward, she is equally adept at cutting inside to shoot or delivering crosses. Her ability to perform in high-pressure moments has earned her a reputation as a “big-game player.”

Youth In 2014, Kelly competed at the 2014 UEFA Under-17 Championship in England, coming fourth, and the 2015 UEFA Under-17 Championship in Iceland, exiting in the group stage. In November 2015, she scored an equaliser against Italy to earn a draw for the under-19 team.

In August 2018, Kelly was part of the England U20 squad that claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Senior Kelly made her senior national team debut in November 2018, coming in as a substitute in a 3–0 friendly win over Austria in Vienna.

After coming back from an 11-month absence following an anterior cruciate ligament injury, Kelly scored her first goal for England on 16 June 2022, during a 3–0 victory over Belgium.

Kelly was named in the England squad for UEFA Euro 2022, which England was hosting, in June 2022. On 31 July 2022, Kelly came off the bench to score the winning goal in the 110th minute of the Euro 2022 final match against Germany, securing the win for England in extra time. Once she was confirmed onside, she celebrated by removing her shirt and swinging it around her head, revealing a sports bra and receiving a yellow card as a result. She was later praised on social media as uniting and empowering women. Kelly's celebration emulated American defender Brandi Chastain, who had celebrated in a similar way after she scored the winning penalty for the United States against China in the 1999 World Cup final. Chastain congratulated her and said it put "a big smile on my face" later swapping shirts with Kelly after England's friendly against the United States at Wembley that October.

In the 2023 Arnold Clark Cup, Kelly scored three goals in three games, making her Golden Boot winner of the tournament.

At the 2023 Finalissima final, Kelly stepped up in the penalty shootout against Brazil and successfully made it 4–2, giving England their first Finalissima victory.

On 31 May 2023, Kelly was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in July 2023. She scored in England's 6–1 defeat of China. Kelly also scored England’s winning penalty in the Round of 16 shootout against Nigeria. The speed of her kick was measured at having a top speed of . It was widely reported that the strike was "faster than any goal scored in the Premier League in the 2022–23 season"; her goal's top speed was compared with the most powerful goal of the 2022–23 Premier League season (which is based on the average speed of goals scored outside of the penalty area), scored by Saïd Benrahma. Showbiz writer James Brinsford responded to seeing these reports by arguing there could not be statistical data to accurately compare Kelly's and Saïd's shots.

Following little play time at her club, Kelly missed out on being selected for the squad for the upcoming Nations League matches ahead of the Euros. However, following an injury to Beth Mead, Kelly was recalled to the squad. She came on as a substitute in their opening Nations League match against Portugal. On 26 February 2025, Kelly made her 50th cap for England against Spain. On 6 June, she was named in England's squad for UEFA Euro 2025. On 22 July, she scored the winning goal in the 119th minute, drilling home the rebounding ball after her penalty was saved in the semifinal against Italy. On 27 July 2025, Kelly came on as a substitute in the tournament's final, providing the cross which led to Alessia Russo's goal. In the game's penalty shootout, Kelly scored the penalty that secured England's victory against Spain and their second European title.

Coaching Baller League UK In November 2024, it was announced that Kelly was set to manage one of the 12 teams in the upcoming Baller League UK, a six-a-side football league.

Personal life Kelly was born on 15 January 1998 to Jane and Noel Kelly. She was raised in the west London district of Hanwell where she went to school at Elthorne Park High School. 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 Southall, 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.

Kelly married her long-term boyfriend, Scott Moore, in July 2024.

Career statistics Club

International

Manchester City Women's FA Cup: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup: 2021–22

England U20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018

England

UEFA Women's Championship: 2022, 2025 Arnold Clark Cup: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2023

Individual FA WSL PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21 FA WSL Player of the Month: September 2019, FA WSL Top Assist Provider: 2020–21 Arnold Clark Cup Golden Boot: 2023 Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022) UEFA Women's Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025