# Lotte Wubben-Moy

Carlotte Mae "Lotte" Wubben-Moy (Dutch:; born 11 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal in the Women's Super League and the English national team. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She has represented England at multiple youth levels from under-15 up to under-21, and made her debut for the England women's team in March 2021.

## Early life

Carlotte Wubben-Moy was born in Bow, London, England to an English mother, Claire Moy, and Antonius Wubben, the Dutch owner of Kaizen Furniture Makers. Wubben-Moy is fluent in Dutch. She attended Olga Primary School and for secondary school attended Anglo European School where she was named victrix ludorum in 2015 – also attended Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form for her A-levels. She played football and netball, as well as track and field. As part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Wubben-Moy was installed in Chadwell Heath.

## Club career
### Arsenal

Having captained the Arsenal development team to an FA WSL Development Cup and two FA Youth Cup wins, Wubben-Moy made her senior debut aged 16 on 26 July 2015 as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–1 WSL win over Notts County, one of two appearances she made during the 2015 FA WSL season as Arsenal won both the WSL Cup and FA Cup, completing a cup double.
Despite suffering an injury setback during pre-season ahead of the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series in 2017, Wubben-Moy ended up starting in all eight of Arsenal's Spring Series games as the team finished unbeaten.

### North Carolina Tar Heels

In autumn 2017, Wubben-Moy moved to the United States to play college soccer, joining ACC team North Carolina Tar Heels. She was a three-year starter at centre-back for UNC and was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2019. She scored her first collegiate goal on 8 September 2019 in an 8–0 win against UNLV Rebels, the first of six goals she scored in her junior year.
In August 2020, Wubben-Moy announced she was forgoing her final year of college eligibility amid uncertainty around the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Return to Arsenal

Following three seasons with UNC, Wubben-Moy returned to Arsenal, signing a professional contract on 11 September 2020.
Wubben-Moy scored her first goal for Arsenal on 11 October 2020 against Brighton and Hove Albion after coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 victory.
On 19 March 2021, Wubben-Moy scored her second goal for Arsenal against Manchester United in a game that finished 2–0; she went on to win player of the match. At the end of March she was named Barclays WSL Player of the Month.
Wubben-Moy was named Player of the Season for the 2023–24 season, ahead of Stina Blackstenius and Alessia Russo.

## International career

Wubben-Moy captained the England under-17 team during the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as the team reached the quarter-finals. Later that year she also captained England at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, leading them to a third-place finish.
On 23 February 2021, Wubben-Moy made her international debut against Northern Ireland, coming on as a second half substitution for fellow Arsenal player Leah Williamson in a match that would end 6–0 to England. On 27 May 2021, she was named as a reserve player for the Great Britain women's Olympic football team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In June 2022, Wubben-Moy was included in the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
Wubben-Moy was allotted 217 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.
In April 2023, Wubben-Moy was part of the England squad that won the 2023 Women's Finalissima against Brazil. On 31 May 2023, Wubben-Moy was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in July 2023.
She scored her first international goal on 27 February 2024 during a 5–1 friendly victory against Italy. In May 2024, Lotte was forced to withdraw from the upcoming Euro 2025 qualifiers, due to a foot injury.

## Activism

After celebrating winning the Euros in Trafalgar Square, Wubben-Moy spoke to the England captain Leah Williamson about writing an open letter to the two UK prime ministerial candidates asking for equal access to football for girls. The team appreciated the idea, and the resulting letter was signed by all 23 members of the Euros squad. On 8 March 2023, to coincide with International Women's Day, the UK government announced that it would meet the team's requests: that schools would deliver a minimum of two hours of physical education per week and ensure that girls have equal access to all school sport, including football.

## Personal life

She grew up a fan of Arsenal, with her aunt singing Gunners chants to her as lullabies as a child. When she was offered a contract at the club it included online university classes; she appreciated that her education was considered, but sought an in-person experience, and followed England teammate Alessia Russo to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The pair lived together in their first year. While at North Carolina, Wubben-Moy felt that having experienced both European and United States football made them better players.
As of 2022, Wubben-Moy is in a relationship with cyclist Tao Geoghegan Hart, who is from the same area of London and had attended the Stoke Newington School before her.
After meeting a severely deaf fan in 2023, Wubben-Moy has dedicated goals to the fan with a goal celebration in tribute.

## Career statistics
### College

| Team | Season | NCAA Regular Season | NCAA Regular Season | NCAA Regular Season | ACC Tournament | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | Total |
| Team | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 2017 | Div. I | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 2018 | Div. I | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 2019 | Div. I | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | 38 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 62 | 6 |

### Club

    As of 9 February 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arsenal | 2015 | WSL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Arsenal | 2016 | WSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Arsenal | 2017 | WSL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Arsenal | 2020–21 | WSL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Arsenal | 2021–22 | WSL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 2022–23 | WSL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Arsenal | 2023–24 | WSL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Arsenal | 2024–25 | WSL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 93 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 140 | 10 |

### International

    Statistics accurate as of match played 5 April 2024.
| Year | England | England | Great Britain | Great Britain |
| Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
    Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wubben-Moy goal.
List of international goals scored by Lotte Wubben-Moy :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 27 February 2024 | Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain | Italy | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | |

## Honours

North Carolina Tar Heels
* Atlantic Coast Conference regular season: 2018, 2019
* ACC Women's Soccer Tournament: 2017, 2019
* NCAA Division I College Cup runners-up: 2018, 2019
Arsenal
* FA WSL Cup / FA Women's League Cup: 2015, 2022–23, 2023–24
* FA Cup: 2016
England
* FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2023
* UEFA Women's Championship: 2022
* Women's Finalissima: 2023
* Arnold Clark Cup: 2023
Individual
* Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022)
* Arsenal Player of the Month: December 2023
* Arsenal Player of the Season: 2023–24
* PFA WSL Team of the Year: 2023–24