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Jorja Fox (footballer)

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Jorja Fox
Fox with Charlton in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jorja Fox
Date of birth (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Chelsea 2 (0)
2022 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 18 (1)
2024 → Crystal Palace (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U17 6 (0)
2021– England U19 9 (1)
2023– England U23 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:15, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[1][2]

Jorja Fox (born 28 August 2003) is an English football player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea.

Club career

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Fox joined Chelsea's academy aged 8.[3] She made her club debut with Chelsea in a 4–0 away victory against Aston Villa in the 2020–21 campaign.[4]

In the same season, she was handed her first start for the club in a 5–0 win over London City Lionesses.[5]

She made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut, replacing Guro Reiten away to Servette on 9 November 2021.[6]

On 6 January it was announced that Fox had joined FA Women's Championship side Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 23 August 2022, it was announced that Fox had joined Women's Super League side Brighton & Hove Albion for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[8] She returned to Chelsea in May 2023 after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament rupture while on loan.[9]

On 15 August 2024, Fox signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2027 before joining newly promoted WSL side Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season.[10] However, on 19 Sepember, it was announced that Fox had suffered a second ACL injury in pre-season.[11] She remained with Crystal Palace until 4 January 2025 when she returned to Chelsea to continue her recovery.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 May 2023.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2020-21 FA WSL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021-22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Total 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2021–22 Women's Championship 11 0 2 1 0 0 — 13 1
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2022–23 WSL 18 1 3 1 3 0 — 24 2
Career total 31 1 7 2 3 0 1 0 42 3
  1. ^ Includes the FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League

References

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  1. ^ Jorja Fox at Flashscore.com
  2. ^ a b Jorja Fox at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Fox: I want to help Chelsea win more trophies and break more records". Chelsea FC. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's report: Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 4". Chelsea FC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Biography". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Servette Women 0–7 Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Jorja Fox joins the Addicks on loan from Chelsea".
  8. ^ "Jorja Fox joins on loan from Chelsea".
  9. ^ "Jorja Fox to return to Chelsea following ACL injury". Chelsea FC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ "New contract and loan for Jorja Fox". Chelsea FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Jorja Fox suffers ACL injury while on loan". Chelsea FC. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Chelsea duo return from Palace loans with injury". BBC Sport. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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