English footballer
Lenna Gunning-Williams
Gunning-Williams in 2024
Date of birth
(2005-02-05 ) 5 February 2005 (age 19) Place of birth
London , England Position(s)
Forward Current team
Tottenham Hotspur Number
31
Tottenham Hotspur Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2022–
Tottenham Hotspur
6
(0) 2023–24
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
21
(10) 2024–
England U23
3
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:28, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:10, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
Lenna Gunning-Williams (born 5 February 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England under-23s .
Early life
Gunning-Williams grew up in Enfield, London .[ 1]
Youth career
Gunning-Williams joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy aged 16. She scored 38 goals in 39 games for the under-21 academy side.[ 2]
Club career
Gunning-Williams made her senior debut for Tottenham on 27 November 2022 in a League Cup match, coming off the bench to score the final goal in a 5–1 win over Coventry United .[ 3]
On 1 September 2023, she signed for National League South side Ipswich Town on loan for the 2023-24 season .[ 2] Gunning-Williams scored her first senior hat-trick for Ipswich against Sutton Coldfield Town in the 2023–24 FA Cup on 27 November 2023.[ 4] [ 5] She finished the season as the clubs second highest scorer with 14 goals across all competitions.[ 6]
International career
In October 2024, Gunning-Williams was named in the England national under-23 team for European League matches against Netherlands and Portugal.[ 7] On 29 October, as an 87th minute substitute, she made her youth international debut in a 1–0 win over Portugal.[ 8]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 3 November 2024 [ 9] [ 10]
References
^ "Kenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics" . Tottenham Hotspur . Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024 .
^ a b Halls, Ross (1 September 2023). "Done deal: Tractor Girls sign highly-rated forward from Spurs" . Ipswich Star . Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ Feringa, Megan (27 November 2022). "Spurs' strength in depth praised as debutantes help extend perfect FA Cup form" . Football London . Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ Chann, Tom (26 November 2023). "Gunning-Williams blasts a hat-trick as Tractor Girls hit EIGHT in FA Cup rout" . East Anglian Daily Times . Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ "Ipswich Town: Promotion priority for Lenna Gunning-Williams despite Women's FA Cup hat-trick" . BBC Sport . 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ "Lenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics and news" . Tottenham Hotspur FC . Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ McHugh, Beth (16 October 2024). "England WU23 squad named for October games" . England Football . Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ McHugh, Beth (28 October 2024). "Report: England WU23s 1-0 Portugal" . England Football . Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024 .
^ "Lenna Williams player stats - The FA Women's National League" . The FA . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ "England - L.Gunning-Williams - Profile with news, career statistics and history" . Soccerway . Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
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