Millie Bright
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Millie Bright OBE (born 21 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Chelsea[4][5] who she captains, and the England national team. She previously played for Doncaster Belles and Leeds Ladies, and represented England on the under-19 and under-23 national teams.
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Full name | Millie Bright[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chesterfield, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Killamarsh Dynamos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield United[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Doncaster Belles | 42 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Leeds Ladies (loan) | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Chelsea | 149 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | England U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | England U23 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | England | 79 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Great Britain | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15, 4 June 2024 (UTC) |
Bright was named Vauxhall England Young Player of the Year in 2016. With Chelsea, she won three league titles in 2015, 2017–18, and 2019–20, as well as the 2015 and 2017–18 FA Women's Cup. In 2020, she helped the club win the 2020 Women's FA Community Shield.
Bright was named to the PFA Team of the Year for the 2017–18 and 2019–20 seasons. In 2020, she was named to the FIFA FIFPro Women's World11.