Charlotte Lucy Estcourt (born 27 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder in the USL Super League for DC Power and the Wales national team.
 Charlie Estcourt warming up for Wales in September 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlotte Lucy Estcourt | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | DC Power | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Reading | ||
| 2011–2015 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Reading | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Bristol City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bristol City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | London Bees | 20 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Coventry United | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Birmingham City | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Reading | 21 | (1) |
| 2024– | DC Power | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Wales U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–17 | Wales U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015– | Wales | 43 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2024 | |||
Early life
editBorn in Reading, Berkshire, Estcourt attended the John Madejski Academy, where she studied for A-levels in PE, biology and psychology.[1]
Club career
editEstcourt began her career at Reading, joining the club's youth academy at the age of nine. In 2011, Estcourt left the club to join Chelsea but returned to the Royals four years later at the age of 16.[1] At the start of the 2016 season, Estcourt joined Bristol City on a short term loan,[2] spending three months at the club where she made 10 appearances scoring twice.[3] When Estcourt returned to Reading, she signed her first professional contract.[4] Estcourt then returned to Bristol on a season long loan for the 2017/18 season. In June 2018 Estcourt signed a two-year contract with Reading keeping her at the club until the end of the 2019/20 season. On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Estcourt had left the club after her contract had expired.[5] In September 2022, it was confirmed Estcourt had joined Birmingham City from Coventry United.[6]
In July 2024, Estcourt was announced as a member of the inaugural roster for DC Power of the USL Super League.[7][8]
International career
editEstcourt made her full international debut on 6 March 2015, at the age of 16, against Bosnia in the Istria Cup.[9] During a European Qualifying match v Israel in September 2016 she scored her first international goal leading to comparisons with the goal scored by Hal Robson Kanu against Belgium in Euro 2016. She has gone on to make 36 senior appearances scoring 3 goals.
Estcourt was named Football Association of Wales (FAW) Young Player of the Year in 2015.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2015 | WSL 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | WSL 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2016 | WSL 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | WSL 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | FA WOC | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| London Bees | 2020–21 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Coventry United | 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Birmingham City | 2022–23 | WOC | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Reading | 2023–24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| DC Power FC | 2024–25 | USLS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 133 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 175 | 9 | ||
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 March 2016 | Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus |  Hungary |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2016 Cyprus Cup | [16] |
| 2. | 15 September 2016 | Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales |  Israel |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Euro 2017 qualifying | [17] |
| 3. | 1 March 2017 | Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus | Hungary |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2017 Cyprus Cup | [18] |
Honours
editReading F.C. Women
References
edit- ^ a b "Royals sign Charlie Estcourt". Reading F.C. Women. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "BCWFC announce new signing". Bristol City W.F.C. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Wales ladies 'Robson-Kanu' joins pro ranks at Reading Women FC". footballinbracknell. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Estcourt: Reading and Wales midfielder signs professional contract". BBC Sport. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "🙏 Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Charlie Estcourt signs for Blues!". www.bcfc.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Moodley, P. "DC Power Football Club Announce Roster Ahead of Inaugural 2024/25 Season". DCPowerFootballClub.com. DC Power. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Moodley, P. "DC Power Football Club Sign Charlie Estcourt, Mariah Lee, and Abbey-Leigh Stringer". DCPowerFootballClub.com. DC Power. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "wales women held to goaless draw by Bosnia". 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Davies and Estcourt win top honours with Wales". Reading F.C. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "C. ESTCOURT". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Estcourt". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Estcourt". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "FIXTURES & RESULTS". bcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Charlie estcourt editorial images". shutterstock.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus Cup: Hungary Women 2–1 Wales Women". 9 March 2016.
- ^ "THU 15 SEPT 2016WOMEN'S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING". 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Wales Women kick-off Cyprus Cup campaign with impressive St David's Day victory over Hungary". 1 March 2017.
- ^ "In pictures: Reading FC Women celebrate their title win". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
External links
edit- Charlotte Estcourt – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Charlie Estcourt at Soccerway
- Charlie Estcourt on Twitter
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