Amy Carter (netball)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 October 1998 Greater Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| University | University of Manchester | ||
| Occupation | Doctor | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): C, WD | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2018-present | Manchester Thunder | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2013-2017 |
 England U17-U21 | ||
| 2018-2019 |
England Future Roses | ||
| 2020-present |
England | 20 | |
| Last updated: May 2025 | |||
Amy Carter (born 28 October 1998) is an English international netball player. She plays for Manchester Thunder in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team.
Early life
[edit]Carter first joined Macclesfield Netball Club, aged 10 before moving to Tameside Netball Club in her mid-teens.[1][2]
Domestic career
[edit]Manchester Thunder
[edit]Carter made her debut in the Netball Super League in 2018 after coming through the Thunder pathway.[2] She achieved several Player of the Match accolades in her debut season and went on to be named Young Player of the Season.[3] The next year she was part of the 2019 league-winning squad.[2]
In 2021, Carter suffered an ACL rupture, causing her to miss the 2022 domestic and international season.[1] She returned in 2023 where she helped Thunder to the Netball Super League play-offs, before going one better in 2024 and finishing runners-up in the Grand Final.[2]
Carter was named as captain for the 2025 Super League season.[4]
International career
[edit]Carter was first included in the Roses Futures Programme in 2018 and made her senior Vitality Roses debut in 2020, having represented her country at Under-17, Under-19, and Under-21 level.[2] She played for England A against several nations before making her senior Vitality Roses debut at the Vitality Netball Nations Cup in 2020.[1][5]
Carter was named as a travelling reserve for the 2023 Netball World Cup before being named in the squads for the 2023 and 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series and 2025 Netball Nations Cup where England earned a historic gold.[6][7]
| Tournaments | Place |
|---|---|
| 2020 Netball Nations Cup | 3rd |
| 2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 2nd |
| 2024 Australia England netball series | 2nd |
| 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 1st |
| 2025 Netball Nations Cup | 1st |
Personal life
[edit]Carter balances her netball with her job as a doctor after studying medicine at the University of Manchester.[2][8][9]
Honours
[edit]England
[edit]- Taini Jamison Trophy: 2024
- Netball Nations Cup: 2025, third place: 2020
Manchester Thunder
[edit]- Netball Super League: 2019, runners up: 2024
Individual awards
[edit]Netball Super League
[edit]- Young Player of the Year: 2018
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Amy Carter". England Netball. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Amy Carter". Netball Super League. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ stadmin (9 July 2018). "Wasps retain Vitality Netball Superleague". World Netball. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Reid, James (15 March 2025). "New Manchester Thunder captain Amy Carter relishing responsibility". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Vitality Nations Cup: Amy Carter impresses on first cap for England Roses". www.skysports.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Vitality Roses win the Taini Jamison Trophy with 59-55 win over the Silver Ferns". England Netball. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Murphy, Izzy (11 December 2024). "England squad announced for Vitality Netball Nations Cup and England A fixtures". England Netball. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "How can netball cash in on its grassroots support?". BBC News. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Medical student shoots into the England netball team". www.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2025.