Helen Jane Lander is an English-born Welsh female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Chelsea Ladies

Chelsea L.F.C.

Chelsea Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with Chelsea F.C.. They have competed in the top tier of women's football in England, the Premier League National Division, since 2005...

 and has represented Wales

Wales women's national football team

The Wales women's national football team team represents Wales in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 47th in the world and 27th in Europe...

 at senior level.

Club career

Lander began her career with Watford Ladies

Watford L.F.C.

Watford Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Watford F.C. They play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. After losing their captain and top scorer Helen Lander to Arsenal LFC in mid-season, Watford finished a creditable 7th in the 2008-09...

, joining at the age of nine and progressing to become captain of the senior side. She left to join Arsenal Ladies

Arsenal L.F.C.

Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...

 in January 2009, scoring on her debut later that month as Arsenal beat Colchester United

Colchester United L.F.C.

Colchester United Ladies Football Club are an English ladies football team based in Colchester, Essex and are affiliated to Colchester United F.C.-History:The club was founded in 1992 under the name of Colchester Royals...

 in the FA Women's Cup

FA Women's Cup

The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...

.

Lander moved to Chelsea Ladies

Chelsea L.F.C.

Chelsea Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with Chelsea F.C.. They have competed in the top tier of women's football in England, the Premier League National Division, since 2005...

 in September 2010.

International career

Lander represented England

England women's national football team

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...

 at Under-23 level, but, due to her mother's father being Welsh, she made her senior debut for Wales

Wales women's national football team

The Wales women's national football team team represents Wales in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 47th in the world and 27th in Europe...

 against Luxembourg

Luxembourg women's national football team

Luxembourg women's national football team represent Luxembourg in international football.Luxembourg women's national football team were founded in 2003, and played their first international game in 2008. Luxembourg made their debut in the qualifying for the European Championships in 2009....

 in 2008.

In August 2010 Lander scored six goals in Wales' 15-0 win over Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan women's national football team

The Azerbaijan women's national football team represents Azerbaijan in international women's football. They are currently 70th at the FIFA Women's World Rankings. Azerbaijan has never qualified for any international tournament.-World Cup record:...

. She was listed as a Chelsea player.