# 2023–24 Chelsea F.C. Women season

The 2023–24 season was Chelsea Women's 32nd competitive season and 14th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. It was Chelsea's last season under manager Emma Hayes as she left the club at the end of the season to become the new manager of the United States women's national team. Chelsea competed in the domestic league as four-time defending champions since the 2019–20 season, and retained the title for the fifth consecutive time.

## Squad information
### First team squad

    As of 19 April 2024
| No. | Name | 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 24) | 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 31) | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| 7 | Jess Carter | 2018 | (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) | 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 30) | Bordeaux |
| 18 | Maren Mjelde | 2016 | (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 35) | Avaldsnes IL |
| 21 | Niamh Charles | 2020 | (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25) | Liverpool |
| 26 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 2022 | (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29) | Lyon |
| 29 | Jorja Fox | 2021 | (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21) | 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 33) | 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 30) | 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 26) | Glasgow City |
| 28 | Jelena Čanković | 2022 | (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29) | 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 25) | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 10 | Lauren James | 2021 | (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) | Manchester United |
| 14 | Fran Kirby | 2015 | (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) | Reading |
| 20 | Sam Kerr | 2019 | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31) | 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 21) | Homegrown |
| 35 | Mayra Ramírez | 2024 | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) | Levante |

### New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player/Manager | Date | Contract end |
| 10 | FW | Lauren James | 1 June 2023 | 2027 |
| 18 | DF | Maren Mjelde | 4 June 2023 | 2024 |
| 32 | GK | Emily Orman | 3 August 2023 | 2025 |
| — | MF | Lexi Potter | 3 September 2023 | 2026 |
| 25 | FW | Lucy Watson | 15 September 2023 | 2025 |
| 11 | MF | Guro Reiten | 2 December 2023 | 2026 |
| 21 | DF | Niamh Charles | 19 January 2024 | 2027 |
| 33 | FW | Aggie Beever-Jones | 28 January 2024 | 2026 |

## Transfers and loans
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| DF | Alejandra Bernabé | Real Sociedad | Undisclosed | 23 June 2023 |
| GK | Nicky Evrard | OH Leuven | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Sjoeke Nüsken | Eintracht Frankfurt | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Catarina Macario | Olympique Lyonnais | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 |
| DF | Ashley Lawrence | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 |
| GK | Hannah Hampton | Aston Villa | Free | 4 July 2023 |
| DF | Brooke Aspin | Bristol City | Undisclosed | 7 July 2023 |
| FW | Mia Fishel | Tigres | Undisclosed | 3 August 2023 |
| MF | Wieke Kaptein | Twente | Undisclosed | 4 September 2023 |
| DF | Nathalie Björn | Everton | Undisclosed | 10 January 2024 |
| FW | Mayra Ramírez | Levante | Undisclosed | 26 January 2024 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| DF | Magdalena Eriksson | Bayern Munich | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| FW | Pernille Harder | Bayern Munich | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| FW | Emma Thompson | Southampton | Undisclosed | 18 August 2023 |
| MF | Jessie Fleming | Portland Thorns | Undisclosed | 31 January 2024 |
| GK | Ann-Katrin Berger | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Undisclosed | 19 April 2024 |

### Loan out

| Pos | Player | To | Date | Until |
| FW | Maika Hamano | Hammarby IF | 13 January 2023 | December 2023 |
| DF | Alejandra Bernabé | Real Sociedad | 1 July 2023 | End of season |
| DF | Brooke Aspin | Bristol City | 7 July 2023 | End of season |
| FW | Reanna Blades | Lewes | 19 July 2023 | End of season |
| GK | Emily Orman | Reading | 3 August 2023 | End of season |
| MF | Charlotte Wardlaw | Glasgow City | 15 August 2023 | End of season |
| DF | Alsu Abdullina | Paris FC | 23 August 2023 | End of season |
| MF | Lexi Potter | Crystal Palace | 3 September 2023 | End of season |
| MF | Wieke Kaptein | Twente | 4 September 2023 | End of season |
| GK | Nicky Evrard | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 September 2023 | 9 January 2024 |
| FW | Lucy Watson | Crystal Palace | 15 September 2023 | End of season |
| DF | Cerys Brown | Watford | 31 January 2024 | End of season |
| MF | Kateřina Svitková | Slavia Prague | 5 February 2024 | End of season |

## Management team

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Emma Hayes |
| Assistant manager | Paul Green |
| Assistant coach | Denise Reddy |
| Assistant coach | Tanya Oxtoby |
| Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach | Stuart Searle |
| Movement coach | Harry McCulloch |
| Scouting co-ordinator and academy coach | TJ O'Leary |
| Performance analyst | Ferdia O'Hanrahan |
Source: Chelsea F.C.

## Kit

| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. | Third | Goalkeeper 1 |

## Competitions
### Women's Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 18 | +53 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 15 | +46 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 41 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 35 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2024. Source: FA WSL

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Group stage

Chelsea were drawn into Group D alongside Real Madrid, BK Häcken and Paris FC.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | HAC | PFC | RMA |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | BK Häcken | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |

#### Semi-finals
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 18 May 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SWE | Zećira Mušović | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | BEL | Nicky Evrard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Hannah Hampton | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | NED | Aniek Nouwen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Millie Bright | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Jess Carter | 36 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CAN | Ashley Lawrence | 30 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Ève Périsset | 25 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Maren Mjelde | 10 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Niamh Charles | 36 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | CAN | Kadeisha Buchanan | 20 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jorja Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | SWE | Nathalie Björn | 12 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | WAL | Sophie Ingle | 24 | 1 | 9+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | GER | Sjoeke Nüsken | 38 | 12 | 13+8 | 8 | 1+3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Melanie Leupolz | 21 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Guro Reiten | 29 | 9 | 12+4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+3 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | SWE | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd | 34 | 4 | 13+5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Erin Cuthbert | 35 | 8 | 17+3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 28 | MF | SRB | Jelena Čanković | 16 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | USA | Mia Fishel | 17 | 3 | 4+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Catarina Macário | 15 | 2 | 4+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lauren James | 29 | 16 | 14+2 | 13 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Fran Kirby | 33 | 6 | 9+12 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Sam Kerr | 12 | 9 | 7+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | FW | JPN | Maika Hamano | 8 | 2 | 3+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Aggie Beever-Jones | 31 | 13 | 6+11 | 11 | 1+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | COL | Mayra Ramírez | 13 | 5 | 4+3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Players loaned out or have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | CZE | Kateřina Svitková | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | CAN | Jessie Fleming | 13 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Lucy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | RUS | Alsu Abdullina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Ann-Katrin Berger | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Emily Orman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Charlotte Wardlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: Chelsea F.C.

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    As of 18 May 2024
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Lauren James | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | 33 | Aggie Beever-Jones | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | MF | 6 | Sjoeke Nüsken | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | 20 | Sam Kerr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | FW | 14 | Fran Kirby | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | FW | 35 | Mayra Ramírez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | MF | 19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | 2 | Mia Fishel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | FW | 9 | Catarina Macario | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | 23 | Maika Hamano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 4 | Millie Bright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 5 | Sophie Ingle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 12 | Ashley Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 16 | Maren Mjelde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 26 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 39 | Nathalie Björn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal(s) | Own goal(s) | Own goal(s) | Own goal(s) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
    As of 18 May 2024
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 24 | Hannah Hampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Zećira Mušović | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | GK | 30 | Ann-Katrin Berger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Disciplinary records

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
    As of 18 May 2024
| Pos. | No. | Name | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total | Total |
| MF | 5 | Sophie Ingle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 6 | Sjoeke Nüsken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 10 | Lauren James | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 12 | Ashley Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 15 | Ève Périsset | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 23 | Maika Hamano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | 24 | Hannah Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 26 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 28 | Jelena Čanković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 33 | Aggie Beever-Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |