Ellen White (footballer)
Ellen Toni Convery MBE (née White; born 9 May 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. She is the record goalscorer for the England women's national team.
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White in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ellen Toni Convery | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Ellen Toni White | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2005 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Chelsea | 48 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Leeds Carnegie | 24 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Arsenal | 38 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Notts County | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Birmingham City | 26 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Manchester City | 56 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 217 | (98) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | England U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2022 | England | 113 | (52) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2021 | Great Britain | 8 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Having progressed through the Arsenal academy, White returned to the Gunners in 2010, after spells with Chelsea and Leeds Carnegie. She has also played for Notts County, Birmingham City and Manchester City. White earned the WSL's Golden Boot Award for most goals scored during the 2017–18 season. With Arsenal, she won the league in 2011 and 2012; the FA Women's Cup in 2011 and 2013 and the FA WSL Cup in 2011, 2012, and 2013. With Birmingham City, she was the league's top scorer in 2018. With Manchester City, she won the Women's FA Cup in 2020, and the Women's League Cup in 2022, scoring a brace in the final.
With England, she has competed at three FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: in the 2011, 2015 and 2019, reaching the semi-finals in 2015 and 2019 and finishing third in 2015. White earned the Bronze Boot award at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. She represented Great Britain team at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
White has been named England's International Player of the Year three times, in 2011, 2018 and 2021.