Atlanta Primus (born 21 April 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic, on loan from Southampton. Born in England, she plays for the Jamaica women's national team.[1]
_(cropped).jpg) Atlanta Primus competing for London City Lionesses, February 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Atlanta Reigan Primus | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team |
Charlton Athletic (on loan from Southampton) | |||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | ||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Cal State Fullerton | 72 | (25) | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | London City Lionesses | 58 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Southampton | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | England U17 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | England U19 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Jamaica | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 23 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:04, 2 August 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editOn 5 September 2020, Primus signed for London City,[1] extending her contract by a further year on 16 June 2021.[2]
On 15 August 2023, Primus signed for Southampton.[3]
On 17 September 2024, Primus signed for Charlton Athletic on a season long loan.[4]
International career
editPrimus represented Jamaica in a friendly match against Costa Rica.[5] After being called up for the Jamaica squad for the 2023 World Cup Primus started in the opening game against France, where the nation achieved their first point ever at a Woman's World Cup.[6]
Personal life
editPrimus is the daughter of former Reading and Portsmouth footballer Linvoy Primus.[7] Through her father, she is of Jamaican and Vincentian descent.[8] Growing up she attended Itchen College in Southampton.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Frith, Wilf (5 September 2020). "Atlanta Primus signs for London City". SheKicks. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "London City Lionesses forward Primus signs new deal". FAWSL Full-Time. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Rees-Julian, George (15 August 2023). "Southampton FC announce signing of Jamaican international". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta Primus signs one-year loan deal". www.charltonafc.com.
- ^ "Reggae Girlz vs. Costa Rica Friendly Match: 'Nil-Nil' Stalemate at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida". Jamaicans.com. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Rendell, Sarah (23 July 2023). "France 0–0 Jamaica: Women's World Cup 2023 – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta Primus". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Primus. Linvoy Primus: Transformed. p. 15.
- ^ "College starts second defence of title strongly with 13-goal haul". hampshirechronicle.co.uk. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
External links
edit- Atlanta Primus at Soccerway
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