13 Facts About Chelsea Pitman

Chelsea Pitman was born on 8 June 1988 and is an Australian-born netball player who represented the England National Netball Team internationally until 18 September 2023.

Chelsea Pitman predominantly played wing attack, but played goal attack.

Significant improvement throughout the season resulted in Chelsea Pitman becoming the starting wing attack and helping the Firebirds win the ANZ Championship in an undefeated season.

Towards the end of the 2014, Chelsea Pitman announced that she would take the following season off from the ANZ Championship to consider her netball future.

Chelsea Pitman starred for the Thunderbirds during their 2017 campaign and was ultimately named the 2017 Club Champion after a highly successful season.

Chelsea Pitman was a co-captain of the Thunderbirds in 2019 and 2020, sharing the role initially with English international teammate Layla Guscoth and later sharing it with Australian team-mate Hannah Petty.

On 4 June 2024, Chelsea Pitman announced her immediate retirement from Domestic netball and played her last game against the NSW Swifts.

Chelsea Pitman made her international debut against the Silver Ferns during a series of international matches prior to the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore.

Chelsea Pitman represented the Australian Netball Diamonds during the 2012 Netball Quad Series.

In 2017 Chelsea Pitman was selected into the England National Netball Team through her Yorkshire-born father.

Chelsea Pitman later made her international debut for England against South Africa in the first 2017 Netball Quad Series, and helped them claim two historic wins over the New Zealand Silver Ferns in 2017.

Chelsea Pitman was part of the England team which won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, defeating Australia in the final which was an historic moment for netball in England.

In 2019, Chelsea Pitman was selected in the England National Netball Team for the 2019 Netball World Cup where the team won the bronze medal.