Chelsea Women backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on Chelsea Women's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Sonia Bompastor manages the first team, with Camille Abily as assistant manager. Chelsea Women's is the 2nd longest staff list of the 12 Women's Super League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Bompastor | Manager | First team | 45 | - | - |
| Camille Abily | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | - | - |
| Gemma Davison | Coach | First team | 38 | - | - |
| Théo Rivrin | Coach | First team | 36 | France | - |
| Dan Smith | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 29 | England | - |
| Seb Brown | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Harry McCulloch | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Songmi Kim | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | - |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harrison | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | England | - |
| Laura Bettinelli | Head physio | Club-wide | 37 | - | - |
| Benjamin Godbold | Physio | First team | 27 | England | - |
| Neil Greig | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 50 | England |  |
| Adam Forrest | Sports scientist | First team | 36 | England |  |
| Georgie Bruinvels | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | - | - |
| Jodie Redgrave | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | - | - |
| Steph Cantelo-Poppe | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | - | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ O'Leary | Chief scout | Club-wide | 37 | England |
| Simon Jackson | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | England |
| Steve Cuthbert | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Scotland |
| Grace Laidlaw | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 24 | - |
| Jamie Cook | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 31 | England |
| Jack Stephens | Performance analyst | First team | 42 | England |
| Jayden Gill | Performance analyst | First team | 41 | England |
| Sam Gardner | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 35 | England |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Steninger | Head of youth development | 44 | England |
| Jodie Brett | Loan manager | 29 | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Chelsea Women and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aki Mandhar | Managing director | 46 | - |
| Chloe Wakeling | Managing director | 46 | - |
| Phil Radley | Director | 45 | England |
Backroom staff at every Women's Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Chelsea Women's list is the 2nd longest of the 12, against a median of 21 across the division. Arsenal Women names the most, 33. Leicester City Women names the fewest, 16.
Chelsea Women against the Women's Super League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CHELSEA WOMEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 5 | 10 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 4 | London City Lionesses Women |
Backrooms the size of Chelsea Women's, in every league
Chelsea Women's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | Krylja Sovetov Samara | Russian Premier League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 |  | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 349 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 29 |
| 349 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 | | Women's Super League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
| 349 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatian First League | 29 |
| 349 | OL Lyonnes Women | Division 1 Féminine | 29 |
Where Chelsea Women's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 17 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 15 of the 17, 88%. The median age is 37. The oldest is Neil Greig, head of sports science, at 50, and the youngest Grace Laidlaw, recruitment analyst, at 24. 4 members of staff came from another club.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Chelsea Women's manager?
Sonia Bompastor is the Chelsea Women first-team manager, aged 45. Camille Abily is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Chelsea Women?
Dan Smith and Seb Brown coach the Chelsea Women first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Chelsea Women's head physio?
Laura Bettinelli is head physio at Chelsea Women.
Who is Chelsea Women's chief scout?
TJ O'Leary is chief scout at Chelsea Women.
How many backroom staff do Chelsea Women have?
We hold the names of 29 people on Chelsea Women's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 2nd longest list of the 12 Women's Super League clubs we hold, against a median of 21. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Chelsea Women pays its squad, see Chelsea Women player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Sonia Bompastor. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Women's Super League wages.