There are a few words that come to mind when thinking of Brentford Women forward Chelsie Berry: goalscorer, freestyler, and gamer, just to name a few.

When she’s not scoring goals for Carly Williams’ side at Bedfont Sports Club on a Sunday afternoon, Berry is joining her friends in playing Call of Duty or EA FC, or trying the newest freestyle skill.

The 18-year-old is named after Chelsea Football Club and has joined her dad in supporting them her entire life, while also attending QPR College Academy to further her studies.

While a member of two of Brentford’s rivals, it is now the Bees that Berry calls home, and she has slotted in seamlessly since joining the club last season.

Originally a part of the B team, Berry starred with 14 goals from 21 appearances in the 2024/25 campaign, eventually joining the first team for training sessions.

Now playing with the first team this season, Berry has gone to another level, leading the side’s goalscoring with seven goals, including the opener in Brentford's 3-1 win over Barking last time out.

“At first I thought it was challenging having to go from the B team to the first team… but after the first couple of games, I really clicked in with the team,” said Berry.

“When I scored my first goal, that was when I realised this is the team, the way everyone welcomes you in.

“I’m not shy, but I’m a quiet person, especially going into the first team. But since I scored that first goal, it’s been perfect.”

Berry's football and freestyle journey started from the moment she could walk, with her gaming journey coming not too long after that.

It was her dad’s love of the sport that initially got the forward involved in the game.

“I’ve been playing football since I could walk. My name’s Berry, spelt differently from the football team [Bury], but my dad named me after the actual Chelsea team, so I’m a Chelsea supporter,” she explained.

“I was always interested in flair, skills-wise, so I started off learning different freestyle skills and, when I was 11, I joined my first team, Kew Park Rangers.

“I played there for two seasons and I was playing higher up, I was playing under-16s when I was 13. From there, I went to QPR, I was at their U16s for a couple of years.

“Then at 16 I joined their Reserves, I also joined QPR College Academy, which I finished in June… I also played a couple of first-team games.

“During my college experience, Kasha [Petit] was my teacher, so I was speaking to her and she asked if I wanted to join the B team for Brentford, so I joined a training session and got accepted.”

While always interested in freestyling and attempting new skills with a football, it wasn’t until Berry started college at QPR - studying sports development and coaching - that she began to take the art seriously and began to upload content to Instagram and TikTok.

While hard to perform in games, Berry said her practice has assisted her first touch come Sunday afternoons, as evidenced by her strong goalscoring form since coming to Brentford.

“My college made me want to do freestyling. I never called myself a freestyler, but I play a lot of EA FC so any skills I see on the game, I go outside and I stay for hours until I can do it consistently,” she said.

“During my first year of college, I remember I was on the pitch doing skills and someone said to me, ‘You’re really good, you should start posting’, so I made an Instagram… I recently made a TikTok where I post my clips as well.

“The biggest thing with kick-ups and all these skills is your touch, it really benefits your first touch. I think that’s one of my strengths on the pitch, being able to receive the ball, and that’s definitely from kick-ups.

“Obviously, you wouldn’t use most of them in a game, but I’ve learnt better control with my feet, and I’ve used some skills on the pitch so far.

“Sandy Baltimore… I’ve watched her for a while; she is a very talented footballer and I take a lot of inspiration from her.”

Throughout her football journey, Berry's interest in gaming became apparent, a hobby that now provides a break from football, work and study.

“I got my first console when I was a little kid, but I started actually gaming when I was 12. I play on PC, I can play on PS5,” said Berry.

“Call of Duty’s definitely my main game, other than that it’s probably EA FC or Rocket League. I mostly play FFA [Free For All] games or, if not, then story games like Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption.

“Being able to come home after a stressful day or if I’m tired from football, I’ll come home and game with my friends, so it’s nice.”

On the pitch, Berry has been a key reason for Williams’ side’s success across the first half of the campaign.

The forward has featured in all 17 games so far at the time of writing, starting eight of those contests.

Berry's equal team-best six goals have come with three assists, helping the west Londoners to sit top of the London and South East Premier table heading into the new year.

Berry said that she has built a strong relationship with Williams in her first season as head coach.

“I feel like she’s definitely the best coach I’ve had so far. Especially her being a woman, it’s very easy to go up and speak to her,” she said.

“She welcomed me quickly from the day we met, and I just knew she was an amazing coach.

“As a team, we’d love to get promoted - that’s the biggest goal. For me, I want to stay consistent with how I play. I don’t want to drop off at any point.”

Berry and the Bees return to action on Sunday as they travel to Meadowbank Football Ground to face Dorking Wanderers from 3:30pm.