| Charlotte Wardlaw | |
| Fullname: | Charlotte Wardlaw |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Carshalton, England |
| Position: | Defender / Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sheffield United (on loan from Chelsea) |
| Youthclubs2: | Millwall Lionesses |
| Youthyears2: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Chelsea |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Chelsea |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Liverpool (loan) |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Liverpool (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Lewes (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Glasgow City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Sheffield United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | England U23 |
| Club-Update: | 17:25, 12 September 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15:06, 19 October 2022 (UTC) |
Charlotte Wardlaw (born 20 February 2003) is an English footballer, who plays for Women's Championship club Sheffield United on loan from Chelsea. She has captained the England women's under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams, and represented the under-23 team.
Wardlaw started playing football at the age of six, for Carshalton Athletic. At the age of 13, she joined the Millwall Lionesses Academy,[1] and aged 15, she joined Chelsea Academy.[2] At the age of 16, Wardlaw made her senior debut for Chelsea in a 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup against Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea won the match 5–1.[3] [4] She also made appearances in Chelsea's 2019–20 Women's FA Cup match against Charlton Athletic, and their 2020–21 Women's FA Cup match against London City Lionesses.[1]
In June 2021, Wardlaw signed a two-year professional contract with Chelsea. It was her first professional contract.[2] In August 2021, she joined FA Women's Championship club Liverpool on loan for the remainder of the season.[5] [6] She was Liverpool's eighth signing of the season.[7] She scored her first Liverpool goal as they beat Sheffield United 2–0 in October 2021,[8] and also scored in Liverpool's 2021–22 Women's FA Cup fourth round match against Lincoln City.[9] In September 2022, Wardlaw was re-loaned to Liverpool for the 2022–23 season.[10] She returned to Chelsea in January 2023.[11] A few weeks later, she was loaned out again, this time to Women's Championship side, Lewes.[12] At the beginning of the next season she was loaned to Scottish club Glasgow City for the season.[13] The following season saw her loaned to Championship side Sheffield United.[14]
Wardlaw has captained the England women's under-15,[2] under-17 and under-19 teams.[2] In 2017, she was part of the England under-15s team that beat Wales under-15s 7–0.[15] She captained England under-17s in 2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[16] She was in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[17] In October 2022, she played for the England under-23 team in a match against Sweden.[18]
Wardlaw is in a relationship with fellow women's footballer Hannah Robinson.[19]