Jorja Fox (footballer)
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Fox with Charlton in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | England U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | England U23 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:15, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[1][2] | |||
Jorja Fox (born 28 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Championship club Newcastle United, on loan from Women's Super League club Chelsea.
Club career
Fox joined Chelsea's academy aged 8.[3] She made her club debut with Chelsea in a 4–0 away victory against Aston Villa in the 2020–21 campaign.[4]
In the same season, she was handed her first start for the club in a 5–0 win over London City Lionesses.[5]
She made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut, replacing Guro Reiten away to Servette on 9 November 2021.[6]
On 6 January it was announced that Fox had joined FA Women's Championship side Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7]
On 23 August 2022, it was announced that Fox had joined Women's Super League side Brighton & Hove Albion for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[8] She returned to Chelsea in May 2023 after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament rupture while on loan.[9]
On 15 August 2024, Fox signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2027 before joining newly promoted WSL side Crystal Palace on loan for the 2024–25 season.[10] However, on 19 September, it was announced that Fox had suffered a second ACL injury in pre-season.[11] She remained with Crystal Palace until 4 January 2025 when she returned to Chelsea to continue her recovery.[12]
On 4 September 2025, it was announced that Fox had joined Women's Championship club Newcastle United on loan for the 2025-26 season. After 870 days recovering from ACL injuries, she made her return to competitive football in a start against Nottingham Forrest on 24 September 2025.[13] Reflecting on her time spent recovering from injury and how it changed her perspective on football, she said "I often let it control how happy I was outside of football, but now I'm able to put stuff in perspective a lot better, which I think is good both on and off the pitch. My whole life, football has been what I'm good at, and it's been a way to show who I am and what I can do, and ultimately, I missed that feeling and can't wait to get a bit of my flair back."[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 May 2023.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2020-21 | FA WSL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 | Women's Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2022–23 | WSL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| Newcastle United (loan) | 2025–26 | Women's Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 31 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Cup
- ^ Includes the League Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League
References
- ^ Jorja Fox at Flashscore
- ^ a b Jorja Fox at Soccerway
- ^ "Fox: I want to help Chelsea win more trophies and break more records". Chelsea FC. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Women's report: Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 4". Chelsea FC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Servette Women 0–7 Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Jorja Fox joins the Addicks on loan from Chelsea".
- ^ "Jorja Fox joins on loan from Chelsea".
- ^ "Jorja Fox to return to Chelsea following ACL injury". Chelsea FC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "New contract and loan for Jorja Fox". Chelsea FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Jorja Fox suffers ACL injury while on loan". Chelsea FC. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Chelsea duo return from Palace loans with injury". BBC Sport. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ Hindhaugh, Aaron (24 September 2025). "Nottingham Forest Women 2 Newcastle United Women 1 - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Hindhaugh, Aaron (30 September 2025). "Fit-again Fox focused on future - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 10 October 2025.