Hannah Hampton

Chelsea · England

Hannah Hampton is an English professional footballer, born on 16 November 2000, who plays as a goalkeeper for Chelsea in the Women's Super League and for the England national team. Her youth career took her from the Stoke City and Birmingham City academies to five years with Villarreal's youth side in Spain, and she later played for Aston Villa.

The Guardian ranked Hampton No. 5 in its 100 best female footballers of 2025, ESPN placed her seventh and France Football tenth at the 2025 Ballon d'Or Féminin. France Football also gave her the first women's Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper. ESPN called 2025 her "most assertive year yet".

According to ESPN, she shared the WSL Golden Glove during Chelsea's treble-winning season and then helped England win Euro 2025, with key saves in two penalty shoot-outs, including stops against Mariona Caldentey and Aitana Bonmatí in the final. Wikipedia notes that she has been appointed MBE.

Sources of this text: Wikipedia · The Guardian · ESPN · France Football / L'Équipe

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