2024–25 Chelsea F.C. Women season

The 2024–25 season will be Chelsea Women's 33rd competitive season and 15th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. Following the departure of manager Emma Hayes at the end of the previous season, Sonia Bompastor was appointed as the new manager on 29 May 2024.^[1]

Squad information[edit]

First team squad[edit]

As of 18 May 2024^[2]

No.	Name	Nat	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Zećira Mušović		2021	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28)	Rosengård
16	Nicky Evrard		2023	(1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 29)	OH Leuven
24	Hannah Hampton		2023	(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23)	Aston Villa
Defenders
3	Aniek Nouwen		2021	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)	PSV
4	Millie Bright (captain)		2014	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30)	Doncaster Rovers Belles
7	Jess Carter		2018	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26)	Birmingham City
12	Ashley Lawrence		2023	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29)	Paris Saint-Germain
15	Ève Périsset		2022	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29)	Bordeaux
21	Niamh Charles		2020	(1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24)	Liverpool
26	Kadeisha Buchanan		2022	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 28)	Lyon
29	Jorja Fox		2021	(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 20)	Homegrown
39	Nathalie Björn		2023	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)	Everton
Midfielders
5	Sophie Ingle		2018	(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 32)	Liverpool
6	Sjoeke Nüsken		2023	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23)	Eintracht Frankfurt
8	Melanie Leupolz		2020	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30)	Bayern Munich
11	Guro Reiten		2019	(1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 29)	LSK Kvinner
19	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd		2022	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27)	BK Häcken
22	Erin Cuthbert		2016	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 25)	Glasgow City
28	Jelena Čanković		2022	(1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 28)	FC Rosengård
Forwards
2	Mia Fishel		2023	(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)	Tigres
9	Catarina Macario		2023	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 24)	Olympique Lyonnais
10	Lauren James		2021	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 22)	Manchester United
20	Sam Kerr		2019	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 30)	Chicago Red Stars
23	Maika Hamano		2023	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)	INAC Kobe Leonessa
33	Aggie Beever-Jones		2021	(2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 20)	Homegrown
35	Mayra Ramírez		2024	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25)	Levante

New contracts[edit]

No.	Pos	Player/Manager	Date	Contract end	Source
20	FW	Sam Kerr	13 June 2024	2026	[3]

Transfers and loans[edit]

Out[edit]

Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Fran Kirby		Free	18 May 2024	[4]
DF	Maren Mjelde		Free	18 May 2024	[5]

Management team[edit]

Position	Staff
Manager	Sonia Bompastor
Assistant manager	Paul Green
Assistant coach	Camille Abily
	Theo Rirvin
Coach	Gemma Davison
Movement coach	Harry McCulloch
	Ed Ryan-Moore
Scouting co-ordinator and academy coach	TJ O'Leary

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Pre-season[edit]

Chelsea v NJ/NY Gotham

19 August 2024 Friendly	Chelsea	v	NJ/NY Gotham	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
19:00 ET				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Arsenal v Chelsea

25 August 2024 Friendly	Arsenal	v	Chelsea	Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 ET				Stadium: Audi Field

Competitions[edit]

Women's Super League[edit]

FA Cup[edit]

League Cup[edit]

UEFA Women's Champions League[edit]

References[edit]