Ellen Toni Convery professionally known as Ellen White is an English professional football player. She currently plays for Manchester City and the England national team. Her playing position is a forward.
Ellen White started playing football as a child for Mini Dux in Aylesbury. She then played football for Aylesbury Town before being spotted by Arsenal scouts at the age of eight. In 1997, she joined the youth academy of Arsenal and progressed through the academy where she played until 2005. She then went to play for Chelsea, Leeds Carnegie, Arsenal, Notts County, and Birmingham City. Currently, she is playing for Manchester City with whom she has won the Women’s FA Cup in 2020.
On the international level, she has represented England at various age levels. She has represented England at U17, U19, U20, U23, and the senior level. She made her senior international team debut for England on 25 March 2010 in the 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification. With England, she has competed at three FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments: in 2011, 2015, and 2019, reaching the semi-finals in 2015 and 2019, and finishing third in 2015. Additionally, she earned the Bronze Boot award at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. With England, she has won the 2013 Cyprus Cup, 2019 SheBelieves Cup, and 2022 Arnold Clark Cup. She has also represented the Great Britain team at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Since her debut, she has obtained 109 caps and scored 52 goals for England whereas she has been named England’s International Player of the Year three times: in 2011, 2018, and 2021.
Ellen White Famous For
- Being an English professional football player.
- For playing as a forward for Manchester City.
When was Ellen White born?
Ellen White was born on 9 May 1989. Her birthplace is Aylesbury, England. Her birth name is Ellen Toni Convery. She holds English nationality and she belongs to the white ethnicity. Likewise, as per her birth date, her zodiac sign is Taurus. Her father’s name is Jon White and her mother’s name has not been disclosed yet. Her father, Jon White, ran a soccer academy called ‘Mini Dux’ in Aylesbury, where she played football as a child. About her education, she attended The Grange School, Aylesbury.
Ellen White Football Career
Ellen White started playing football as a child for Mini Dux in Aylesbury. She then played football for Aylesbury Town before being spotted by Arsenal scouts at the age of eight. In 1997, she joined the youth academy of Arsenal and progressed through the academy where she played until 2005. Ellen White play for
Chelsea
- At age 16, she left Arsenal to join London rivals, Chelsea, in 2005 and went on to play three seasons at the club. During her three seasons, she made 48 appearances for the club and scored 21 goals in all the competitions as she was the top scorer for the club in all three seasons.
Leeds United
- In June 2008, she left Chelsea to join Leeds United where she went on to play two seasons at the club and helped the club to win the 2010 FA Women’s Premier League Cup as she scored twice to beat Everton in the final. During her two seasons, she made 24 appearances for the club and scored 17 goals in all the competitions.
Arsenal
- In July 2010, she returned to Arsenal after five years away, following the breakup of the Leeds squad due to a funding crisis. She went on to play three seasons for the club were during her time at Arsenal, she won two league titles (in 2011 and 2012), FA Women’s Cup (in 2011 and 2013), and three FA WSL Cup (in 2011, 2012, and 2013). During her three seasons, she made 32 appearances for the club and scored 11 goals in all the competitions.
Notts County
- After the end of the 2013 season, she left Arsenal and joined Notts County on a three-year deal ahead of the 2014 season where she played two seasons for the club and went on to make 24 appearances for the club and scored 6 goals in all the competitions.
Birmingham City
- In 2017, she left Notts County and signed for Birmingham City after her contract expired. During her time at Birmingham City, she played two seasons for the club where she went on to make 26 appearances for the club and scored 23 goals in all the competitions. Additionally, with Birmingham City, she was the league’s top scorer in 2018.
Manchester City
- In July 2019, she joined Manchester City on a two-year deal. At the start of the 2019-20 season, White suffered a knee injury requiring surgery causing her to miss the 2019 Women’s International Champions Cup and the first three months of the season. Her first appearance for Manchester City was in their Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid. On 7 November 2020, she became the second player in WSL history to reach fifty goals after she scored a brace in Manchester City’s 8-1 victory over Bristol City. On 7 February 2021, she became the all-time record goal scorer in the WSL, having scored 55 times to Vivianne Miedema’s 54. On 22 May 2021, she signed a two-year contract with Manchester City, keeping her there until 2023. With Manchester City, she won the Women’s FA Cup in 2020.
International Career
England
- She has represented England at various age levels.
- She has represented England at U17, U19, U20, U23, and the senior level.
- She made her senior international team debut for England on 25 March 2010 in the 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- With England, she has competed at three FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments: in 2011, 2015, and 2019, reaching the semi-finals in 2015 and 2019, and finishing third in 2015. Additionally, she earned the Bronze Boot award at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.
- With England, she has also won the 2013 Cyprus Cup, 2019 SheBelieves Cup, and 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.
- Since her debut, she has obtained 109 caps and scored 52 goals for England whereas she has been named England’s International Player of the Year three times: in 2011, 2018, and 2021.
Great Britain Olympics
- She has represented the Great Britain team at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics where she has made 8 appearances and scored 6 goals for the team.
Is Ellen White married?
Looking at her personal life, Ellen White is married. She got married to her loving boyfriend, Callum Convery who is frequently spotted cheering on his wife from the sidelines during her football games. The couple met each other while they were studying Sports Science at Loughborough University and got engaged six years later in 2013. The pair tied the knot in 2014, a year and a half after their engagement in a winter wedding that was held in a barn outside Aylesbury. About his marriage date, she has not disclosed it yet. At present, she has an intimate relationship with his husband where they are living their life happily together.
How much is Ellen White’s Net Worth?
Ellen White is an English professional football player who currently plays for Manchester City. She is a very talented football player and with her continuous hard work and dedication, she has accumulated a huge amount of money from her football career which is her major source of wealth. As of 2022, her estimated net worth is around $1 million-$5 million. Besides this, she also earns a decent amount of money from sponsorship, salary from the national team, endorsement deals with various brands including Adidas, and more. She likes cars with sporty looks, she owns a Vauxhall Astra GTC which is a practical car but spacious with more than enough room for two passengers in the back. As of now, she is satisfied with his earnings and is living a luxurious lifestyle.
What does Ellen White weigh?
Ellen White stands at the height of 1.70m i.e. 5 feet and 7 inches tall. She has a body weight of 58kg. Moreover, she has an athletic body build. Her eye color is blue and her hair color is blonde. Moreover, her sexual orientation is straight. Overall, she has got a healthy body.
Ellen White’s Transfer History
- She started playing football as a child for Mini Dux in Aylesbury.
- In 1997, she joined the youth academy of Arsenal and progressed through the academy.
- In 2005, at age 16, she left Arsenal to join London rivals, Chelsea.
- In June 2008, she left Chelsea to join Leeds United.
- In July 2010, she returned to Arsenal after five years away, following the breakup of the Leeds squad due to a funding crisis.
- After the end of the 2013 season, she left Arsenal and joined Notts County on a three-year deal ahead of the 2014 season.
- In 2017, she left Notts County and signed for Birmingham City after her contract expired.
- In July 2019, she joined Manchester City on a two-year deal.
Awards and Achievements
Honors
- Won the 2010 FA Women’s Premier League Cup with Leeds United.
- Won the 2011, 2012 FA WSL with Arsenal.
- Won the 2011, 2013 FA Women’s Cup with Arsenal.
- Won the 2011, 2012, 2013 FA WSL Cup with Arsenal.
- Won the 2019-20 Women’s FA Cup with Manchester City.
- Won the 2021-22 FA WSL Cup with Manchester City.
- Won the 2013 Cyprus Cup with England.
- Won the 2019 SheBelieves Cup with England.
- Won the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup with England.
Awards
- Won the 2017-18 WSL 1 Golden Boot.
- Won the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Bronze Boot.
- Won the 2011, 2018, 2021 England Women’s Player of the Year.
- Great Britain women’s all-time record goal scorer (record broke 30 July 2021).
- England women’s FIFA Women’s World Cup all-time record goal scorer (record broke 23 June 2019).
- England women’s all-time record goal scorer (record broke 30 November 2021).
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