Karen Carney

Karen Carney (born 1 August 1987) is an English sports journalist and former professional footballer who played as a winger and midfielder. She began at Birmingham City, where she was named FA Young Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006, then joined Arsenal in 2006 and won the UEFA Women's Cup and all three domestic trophies in 2006-07. After two seasons with the Chicago Red Stars in Women's Professional Soccer she returned to Birmingham City for 2011 to 2015 and finished her career with Chelsea, whom she captained to the FA Women's Cup in 2017-18. She made her England debut in 2005, played at four FIFA Women's World Cups and four UEFA Women's Championships, and retired in July 2019 as England's second most capped player with 144 appearances. She also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Carney was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2021, appointed OBE for services to association football, and works as a broadcaster, columnist and pundit.