Charlotte Parker-Smith
Charlotte Parker-Smith (born 2 February 1996) is a Scottish footballer and solicitor who plays as a goalkeeper. She spent six years with Heart of Midlothian, where she was named in the PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year for the 2023–24 season and played in the club's first Women's Scottish Cup final. She joined Sheffield United in September 2025 and left when her contract expired at the end of the 2025–26 season.
Club career
Early career and Heart of Midlothian
Parker-Smith played university football in Edinburgh. She was selected for the Scottish Student Sport Home Nations squad in both 2017 and 2018, and for its training squad in 2019. She also received a University of Edinburgh Sports Union Blue for the 2018–19 season. By August 2018, she was playing in the SWPL 2 for Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale.
Following Hearts' 2019 SWPL 2 title-winning season, Parker-Smith was among the players signed for the club's 2020 campaign in the top division. During the 2020–21 season, she was named in the Scottish Women's Football Team of the Season and won the organisation's Save of the Season award for a save against Glasgow City.
On 15 January 2023, Parker-Smith kept a clean sheet as Hearts drew 0–0 with Rangers, the first time Hearts had taken league points from Rangers. She denied Kirsty Howat in both halves. In May, Parker-Smith made a late save from Siobhan Hunter to preserve a 2–1 league victory over Edinburgh rivals Hibernian. In November that year, she made four saves as Hearts drew 0–0 with Glasgow City, the first time Hearts had taken league points from the club.
Parker-Smith was named goalkeeper in the PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year for 2023–24. Hearts also reached the Women's Scottish Cup final for the first time that season. Parker-Smith started the final against Rangers at Hampden Park and made several saves as Rangers won 2–0. Hearts also achieved what the club described as their highest league finish during the season.
On 23 May 2025, Hearts announced that Parker-Smith would leave the club that summer after six years. Parker-Smith said that during her time at Hearts she had progressed from amateur and university football in SWPL 2 to playing professionally.
Sheffield United
On 3 September 2025, Parker-Smith joined Women's Super League 2 club Sheffield United on a free transfer. She made six league appearances during the 2025–26 season. On 17 June 2026, Sheffield United announced that she would leave when her contract expired at the end of the month.
In July 2026, Parker-Smith took part in the Professional Footballers' Association's inaugural pre-season training camp for out-of-contract players from the Women's Super League and Women's Super League 2.
Legal career
Parker-Smith qualified as a solicitor after completing a two-year traineeship with Scottish law firm Thorntons. In September 2021, she took a permanent position in the firm's corporate team in Edinburgh. By 2023, she was working for Thorntons as a data protection solicitor.
In November 2023, Parker-Smith received the Kat Lindner Award for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Achievement at the Scottish Women's Football Awards.
Honours
Heart of Midlothian
- Women's Scottish Cup runner-up: 2023–24
Individual
- Scottish Women's Football Team of the Season: 2020–21
- Scottish Women's Football Save of the Season: 2021
- PFA Scotland SWPL Team of the Year: 2023–24
- Kat Lindner Award for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Achievement: 2023