Lexi Potter

Alexia "Lexi" Potter (born 17 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and the England under-23 national team. A product of the Chelsea academy, she previously captained the England under-17s.

Youth career With Chelsea U16s, Potter is a Youth Cup and Academy Cup winner, having represented the club at WSL Academy League level.

Club career On 3 September 2023, at 17 years-old, Potter became the youngest female player in England to sign a professional football contract. A product of the Chelsea academy, having been with the club from 8 years-old, she joined Chelsea committing to the club until summer 2026. On 12 November 2023, as a 78th-minute substitute, Potter scored her debut professional goal for Crystal Palace, within 12 minutes, in a 3–2 victory over Lewes.

On 31 August 2024, Potter signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and returned to Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season.

Potter made her first start in the Women's Super League on 18 March 2026, where she scored the winner, her first goal for Chelsea, in a 2–1 win over Brighton.

International career On 30 March 2022, with England under-17s, Potter scored her debut youth international goal within 8 minutes against Croatia, set up by Ava Baker, in an 8–0 win for U17 Championship qualification.

On 7 October 2022, for 2023 U17 Championship qualification, she captained the England U17 team, scoring two goals in an 11–0 win over Ukraine, followed by another two goals against Belgium on 15 March 2023, helping the team to qualify for the final tournament and reach the semi-finals. as well as an assist to Poppy Pritchard. On 27 October 2023, for U19 Championship qualification, she scored the fourth goal in a 6–1 victory over Wales, followed by the final goal in a 2–0 against Switzerland, while playing in the number 10 role on 3 April 2024. On 14 July in the final tournament, Potter scored the ninth goal in England's 10–0 victory over Lithuania in the opening group stage match.

Style of play Potter has been described as a box-to-box midfielder.