Overview

• Carpenter signed a four-year contract with Chelsea on July 2 after five successful seasons at Olympique Lyonnais
• The transfer was structured as a swap that sent Canadian full-back Ashley Lawrence to Lyon
• She will rejoin former Lyon head coach Sonia Bompastor at Chelsea and link up with Matildas captain Sam Kerr
• During her Lyon tenure she won two Champions League titles, four French league crowns and a French Cup
• Her move sets up a Women’s Super League matchup against her wife, Danielle van de Donk, who signed with London City Lionesses in late June