Carter came through the ranks at the
Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence. In 2009, she moved to
Arsenal, while remaining at school in
Romford. In the
2010 FA Women's Cup Final, Carter was a 70th-minute
substitute for
Julie Fleeting, but Arsenal lost 3–2 to
Everton after
extra time. In 2011, Carter helped Arsenal win the inaugural
FA WSL title, as well as the
2010–11 FA Women's Cup. In the
2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, she scored twice against
Bobruichanka and once against
Rayo Vallecano as Arsenal reached the semi-final, where they lost to
1. FFC Frankfurt. Arsenal retained the WSL in
2012 but were
upset by
Chelsea in the semi-final of the
FA Women's Cup. In the
2015–16 FA Women's Cup final against Chelsea, she scored in the 18th minute of a 1–0 win which saw Arsenal to victory, thus lifting the cup. In May 2018, Carter injured her anterior cruciate ligament in league win against
Bristol City. Ten months later, against the same team, she made her return from injury in a 4–0 win. Despite this, she was ruled out of the
2019 World Cup. On 28 July 2019, Carter suffered a serious knee injury in a pre-season friendly against
Bayern Munich. In August, it was confirmed as an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee, her second in 14 months. On 15 July 2020,
Reading announced the signing of Carter. Danielle Carter joined
Brighton & Hove Albion from Reading for an undisclosed fee in July 2021, signing a two-year contract. On 22 August 2023,
London City Lionesses announced the signing Danielle Carter, with the forward signing a two-year contract. Following their promotion to the
Women's Super League, Carter was one of five players released by the club. ==International career==