Millie Chandarana

Millie Chandarana (born 11 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Burnley. Besides England, she has played in San Marino, the United Arab Emirates, and Italy.

Early life Chandarana was born in Rotherham to a Gujarati Indian father and an English mother. She took part in a trial to join her school's all-boys football team at eight years old and was initially told to join a local girls' team instead after scoring in the wrong goal, but started playing for the school team a few months later. She later attended the Manchester United Girls Academy, playing for the club up to under-15 level despite being a Manchester City fan. She made a total of 18 appearances for the club before moving on in 2016. While at university in Loughborough she played for both the university team and Loughborough Foxes. She had a spell at Leoni FC in Dubai in 2018 during her university placement year before returning to Loughborough and leading the university's first team to the finals of the National Championship. In 2020 Chandarana transferred to San Marino Academy, also in Serie A. She won Blackburn Rovers Goal of the Season for two consecutive seasons and helped the club achieve their highest ever league finish in the 2023-24 season. She also featured in the 2023-24 British South Asians in Football Team of the Season, playing in a celebratory showcase fixture to mark South Asian Heritage Month after the conclusion of the season.

Following criticism of Blackburn Rovers for cutting funding to their women's team, Chandarana transferred to Nottingham Forest in the third division National League, signing a one year contract with the club in 2024. In her one season at Forest, Chandarana contributed to the team achieving a league and cup double, and earning promotion to the Championship.

In July 2025, Chandarana signed with Burnley.