Ellen White

2005–08: Chelsea

White left Arsenal aged 16 to join London rivals Chelsea in 2005. White was top scorer for Chelsea for three seasons.

2008–10: Leeds United

White left Chelsea to join Leeds Carnegie in June 2008. Within months of signing for Leeds, she suffered a cruciate ligament injury that kept her out of the game for a lengthy spell. At the end of the 2008 season, she scored five goals in four matches. During the 2009–10 season, her five goals in seven appearances ranked second on the team. In February 2010, she scored twice as Leeds beat Everton in the final of the FA Women's Premier League Cup.

2010–13: Arsenal

In July 2010, White returned to Arsenal after five years away, following the break up of the Leeds squad due to a funding crisis. During her time at Arsenal with manager Laura Harvey, they won three league titles and two FA Cups. During the 2011 season, she scored six goals in thirteen appearances for the club. Her first goal was a game-opener in the 40th minute of a 2–1 loss to Birmingham City. Arsenal finished first in the league with a 10–2–2 record. White's six goals ranked fourth highest in the league and second highest on the team. The same year, she helped the club win the 2011 FA WSL Cup and 2010–11 FA Women's Cup. During the semi-final of the 2010–11 FA Women's Cup, she scored a hat-trick lifting Arsenal to a 5–0 win over Barnet and berth to the final where they defeated Bristol Academy 2–0. During the 2012 season, White…

England

White played for England at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-23 levels. She made her senior England debut in March 2010 at home to Austria, scoring in the final minute as England won 3–0. After being selected in England's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad, White scored in a 2–0 group stage win over Japan, who ultimately won the trophy. White was recognised for her form over 2011, being voted the England Women's Player of the Year. White was selected for England's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 squad. However, after scoring England's only goal in the friendly defeat to Sweden leading into the tournament, White was left frustrated by lack of service throughout the tournament as England failed to progress from the group stage.

Just months after returning from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, White was called up for pre-World Cup friendlies in April 2015. White also made the final squad for England's 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup team, after scoring three in qualification, netting two in an 8–0 win over Turkey and another in a 6–0 win over Belarus. White failed to score in the finals, however, which saw England finish third—their best World Cup performance.

White scored in England's opening match of the 2017 Women's Euros in a 6–0 win over Scotland. This followed two goals in qualifying, in two different 7–0 victories over Serbia. England finished top of group D, but were knocked out in the semi-finals by the eventual tournament champions Netherlands. White…

Born and raised in Aylesbury, White attended The Grange School before attending Waddesdon Church of England School for sixth form. Because the school did not have a girls' football team, she played with the boys. Her father, Jon, ran a soccer academy called 'Mini Ducks' in Aylesbury, where she played football as a child. She then played football for Aylesbury Town, before being spotted by Arsenal scouts at the age of eight. Aged nine, she appeared on the front page of The Bucks Herald, in a report on how she had been banned from playing in a football league with boys. As part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring White was installed in Aylesbury town centre in 2022.

White is married to Callum Convery. White comes from a family of West Ham United supporters who, alongside her husband, regularly attended her matches. The couple's first child was born in 2023. In 2016, White was awarded the title of Honorary Freewoman of the Parish of Aylesbury by Aylesbury Town Council. On 10 June 2024, White made her England Soccer Aid debut, scoring in a 6–3 victory for England in the match that raised £15 million for UNICEF; and in doing so, became the event's first female goalscorer.