Chelsea Weston
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Chelsea Elisabeth Weston (born 27 January 1990) is an English female football defender. She plays her club football for Birmingham City Ladies
in the FA WSL and has represented England
up to Under-23 level.
, began playing football for a local boys team, the Droitwich Diamonds and remained with them until reaching the maximum age for mixed football teams. Her struggle to find a team to play for saw her featured on BBC Midlands Today where she was spotted by Birmingham City Ladies
. She joined their junior side and progressed to play in their Premier League team.
She left to join Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2008 close season. In February 2009 she played in the Belles 5-0 defeat against Arsenal Ladies
in the FA Women's Premier League Cup Final.
In December 2010, Weston was revealed to have signed for Birmingham City Ladies
' FA WSL squad.
In 2008 she played for England's Under-20 side in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile
.
In 2009 she was a key player as England's Under-19s side won the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus
, scoring against Sweden
in the group stages, and was named as one of ten 'emerging talents' from the tournament on the UEFA website.
and Worcester sixth form college, before enrolling on a sports science degree at Loughborough University
, on a talented athlete scholarship
.
Birmingham City L.F.C.
Birmingham City L.F.C. is a semi-professional English Women's football club who are affiliated to Birmingham City F.C.. They play their home games at Knights Lane, the home of Stratford Town F.C., and were named as founder members of the FA Women's Super League which started in 2011.-History:The...
in the FA WSL and has represented England
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
up to Under-23 level.
Club career
Weston, of WarndonWarndon
Warndon is a suburb and civil parish of the City of Worcester in Worcestershire, England.The parish, which includes the villages of Trotshill and Warndon was part of Droitwich Rural District until 1974 when it was annexed to Worcester under the Local Government Act 1972...
, began playing football for a local boys team, the Droitwich Diamonds and remained with them until reaching the maximum age for mixed football teams. Her struggle to find a team to play for saw her featured on BBC Midlands Today where she was spotted by Birmingham City Ladies
Birmingham City L.F.C.
Birmingham City L.F.C. is a semi-professional English Women's football club who are affiliated to Birmingham City F.C.. They play their home games at Knights Lane, the home of Stratford Town F.C., and were named as founder members of the FA Women's Super League which started in 2011.-History:The...
. She joined their junior side and progressed to play in their Premier League team.
She left to join Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2008 close season. In February 2009 she played in the Belles 5-0 defeat against Arsenal Ladies
Arsenal L.F.C.
Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...
in the FA Women's Premier League Cup Final.
In December 2010, Weston was revealed to have signed for Birmingham City Ladies
Birmingham City L.F.C.
Birmingham City L.F.C. is a semi-professional English Women's football club who are affiliated to Birmingham City F.C.. They play their home games at Knights Lane, the home of Stratford Town F.C., and were named as founder members of the FA Women's Super League which started in 2011.-History:The...
' FA WSL squad.
International career
Weston has represented England at Under-17, Under-19, and Under-20 level.In 2008 she played for England's Under-20 side in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
In 2009 she was a key player as England's Under-19s side won the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, scoring against Sweden
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
in the group stages, and was named as one of ten 'emerging talents' from the tournament on the UEFA website.
Personal life
Weston attended Elgar Technology CollegeElgar Technology College
Elgar Technology College was a secondary school in Worcester, Worcestershire, England that was formed in 1983 and closed in 2009. It was a co-educational community school with an enrollment of about 860 students aged from 11 to 16. Elgar held Specialist Technology College status.The school was...
and Worcester sixth form college, before enrolling on a sports science degree at Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
, on a talented athlete scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
.