Ellie Jade Brazil (born 10 January 1999) is an English professional

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who plays for

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club

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. She joined

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at the age of 16 and has represented England at under-15 to under-23 level.

Club career

Before signing for Birmingham, Brazil played for the Derby County academy and was a gold medal winner in the 800 metres at the 2015

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Fiorentina

In August 2017 Ellie signed for Fiorentina Women's FC of

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, despite the offer of "an exciting fresh deal" from Birmingham City. She scored her first goal for the team on 28 October 2017 against

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in the third match of the season.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 13 July 2018 former England manager

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signed Brazil for

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stating: "Ellie has already gained valuable experience playing in both England and Italy's top division." She made her debut on the opening day of the season in the match against

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, and scored her first goal in a 3–1 League Cup win over

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. She scored her first two league goals for the club in the 75th and 78th minutes of a 3–3 draw against Everton, to help Brighton secure their first point of the season. In November 2019 Brazil suffered an

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, which ruled her out for at least the rest of the

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season. She returned to the matchday squad on 18 October 2020 for the game against Everton and returned to the field for the last 31 minutes of the game against

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on 6 December the same year. A week later she played the full 90 minutes against Chelsea.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 6 July 2022 it was announced that Brazil had signed a two-year deal to sign for

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. She made her competitive debut for the side as a 16th minute substitute during a 2–1 win against

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on 18 September 2022. She made her first start on 22 October against

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but picked up a second ACL injury that ruled her out for the rest of the season.

Charlton Athletic

On 29 July 2024, Brazil was announced at

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on a one year contract. During her time at Charlton Brazil won both the club's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the year awards. On 2 July 2025, it was announced that Brazil had left the club upon the expiry of her contract.

Southampton FC

On 4 July 2025, it was announced that Brazil had signed with

side

International career

On 8 January 2019 Brazil was called up to

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's Under 21 national team training camp. She made her debut for the side on 5 April 2019 during a 1–1 draw with France.

Personal life

Brazil is dating fellow women's footballer and former England youth teammate

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. Her father is former

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footballer and manager

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Birmingham City *

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runner-up: 2016–17

International

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third place:

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References

External links

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England player profile
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