Ellie Madison Carpenter (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for French Première Ligue club Lyon and the Australia national team.

[2] Carpenter made her debut for the Australia national team at the age of 15, the country's first international soccer player – male or female – to be born in the 2000s (the year 2000 is in the 20th century).

[6] Carpenter is the only Australian to win the UEFA Women's Champions League (UWCL), having won the 2020 and 2022 finals with Lyon.

[7] She is one of only two Australians (male or female) to win the tournament, the other being Harry Kewell (who won the 2005 final of the men's edition with Liverpool).

Ellie Madison Carpenter[8] was born on 28 April 2000[9] in Cowra, New South Wales,[10] located approximately 300 km (190 mi) west of Sydney.

[11][3] Growing up, Carpenter regularly undertook extended travels to play soccer in Young, Canberra, and Sydney.

[6] In September 2019, Carpenter announced she would be leaving Canberra for another W-League team after returning from playing with the Portland Thorns during the 2019 NWSL season.

[16] Portland finished in third place during the regular season and advanced to the Playoffs where they were defeated by Chicago Red Stars 1–0 in the semifinals.

[16] On 20 February 2020, Carpenter scored a brace against her former team, Western Sydney Wanderers, lifting Melbourne to a 4–0 win and the league premiership.

[31] On 14 August 2020, she made her first appearance for the French club in a 4-0 friendly victory over PSV Eindhoven and provided an assist for Nikita Parris.

[34] She won her second Champions League in 2022, with her club beat Barcelona 3–1, though she was forced to be substituted in just over 20 minutes due to an injury.

[37] She made her debut for the under-17 team in a win over Vietnam, playing a full match in the first game of qualification.

[38] At the age of 15, Carpenter earned her first cap for the senior national team in a 9–0 win against Vietnam on 2 March 2016 during the Olympic Qualifiers.

[42] During the 28th minute of a match against the United States, Carpenter was hit directly in the face by a ball being cleared by American defender Crystal Dunn.

Playing with gauze up her bleeding nose, she returned to the field to help the Matildas secure a 1–1 draw against the 2015 FIFA World Cup champions.

[47] After finishing second in their group after a 4–1 over Jamaica, the Matildas advanced to the Round of 16 where they faced Norway where they lost in penalty kicks.