Lexi Potter

Alexia "Lexi" Potter (born 17 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea, and the England U19 team. A product of the Chelsea academy, she previously captained the England under-17s.

Lexi Potter

Potter playing for Crystal Palace in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Alexia Potter[1]
Date of birth	(2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Epsom, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Crystal Palace (on loan from Chelsea)
Number	17
Youth career
	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Chelsea	0	(0)
2023–	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	26	(1)
International career‡
2021–2023	England U17	13	(6)
2023–	England U19	13	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[2] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[1]

Youth career

With Chelsea U16s, Potter is a Youth Cup and Academy Cup winner,^[3] having represented the club at WSL Academy League level.^[4]

Club career

On 3 September 2023, at 17 years-old, Potter became the youngest female player in England to sign a professional football contract.^[5] 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.^[3] She then joined Crystal Palace for the 2023–24 season.^[6][7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9][10]

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.^[11][12]

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,^[13] followed by another two goals against Belgium on 15 March 2023,^[14] helping the team to qualify for the final tournament and reach the semi-finals.^[6]

On 26 September 2023, with the under-19s, Potter provided a goal in a 3–3 draw with Germany,^[15] as well as an assist to Poppy Pritchard.^[16] On 27 October 2023, for U19 Championship qualification, she scored the fourth goal in a 6–1 victory over Wales,^[17] followed by the final goal in a 2–0 against Switzerland, while playing in the number 10 role on 3 April 2024.^[18] 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.^[19]

Style of play

Potter has been described as a box-to-box midfielder.^[6]