Ellie Brazil
English footballer (born 1999)
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Ellie Jade Brazil (born 10 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League 2 club Southampton. She joined Birmingham City at the age of 16 and has represented England at under-15 to under-23 level.[2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ellie Jade Brazil[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bridgford, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton FC Women | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derby County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Birmingham City | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fiorentina | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 59 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | (8) |
| 2025– | Southampton F.C. Women | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | England U17 | 14 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | England U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2019 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | England U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:39, 21 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 February 2020 | |||
Club career
Before signing for Birmingham, Brazil played for the Derby County academy[4] and was a gold medal winner in the 800 metres at the 2015 English Schools' Athletics Championships.[5]
Fiorentina
In August 2017 Ellie signed for Fiorentina Women's FC of Serie A,[6] despite the offer of "an exciting fresh deal" from Birmingham City.[7] She scored her first goal for the team on 28 October 2017 against Sassuolo in the third match of the season.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 13 July 2018 former England manager Hope Powell signed Brazil for Brighton stating: "Ellie has already gained valuable experience playing in both England and Italy's top division."[8] She made her debut on the opening day of the season in the match against Bristol City,[9] and scored her first goal in a 3–1 League Cup win over London Bees.[10] She scored her first two league goals for the club in the 75th and 78th minutes of a 3–3 draw against Everton, to help Brighton secure their first point of the season.[11]
In November 2019 Brazil suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which ruled her out for at least the rest of the 2019–20 FA WSL season.[12] She returned to the matchday squad on 18 October 2020 for the game against Everton[13] and returned to the field for the last 31 minutes of the game against Tottenham on 6 December the same year.[14] A week later she played the full 90 minutes against Chelsea.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 6 July 2022 it was announced that Brazil had signed a two-year deal to sign for Tottenham Hotspur. She made her competitive debut for the side as a 16th minute substitute during a 2–1 win against Leicester City on 18 September 2022. She made her first start on 22 October against Manchester City but picked up a second ACL injury that ruled her out for the rest of the season.[15]
Charlton Athletic
On 29 July 2024, Brazil was announced at Charlton Athletic on a one year contract.[16] During her time at Charlton Brazil won both the club's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the year awards.[17] On 2 July 2025, it was announced that Brazil had left the club upon the expiry of her contract.[17]
Southampton FC
On 4 July 2025, it was announced that Brazil had signed with Women's Super League 2 side Southampton.[18]
International career
On 8 January 2019 Brazil was called up to Mo Marley's Under 21 national team training camp.[19] She made her debut for the side on 5 April 2019 during a 1–1 draw with France.
Personal life
Brazil is dating fellow women's footballer and former England youth teammate Emma Harries.[20][21]
Her father is former league footballer and manager Gary Brazil.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Continental [c] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2016 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2017–18 | Serie A | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 20 | 3 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 23 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 71 | 6 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 90 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 9 | ||
- includes Women's FA Cup, Coppa Italia
- includes FA Women's League Cup
- includes UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
Club
- Birmingham City
- FA Women's Cup runner-up: 2016–17[23]
International
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship third place: 2016