Lenna Gunning-Williams
.jpg) Gunning-Williams in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–24 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 21 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | England U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:28, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 28 November 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-23 national team.
Early life
[edit]Gunning-Williams grew up in Enfield, London.[1]
Youth career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2023–24 | National League South | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 |
| Career total | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Women's National League Cup, Women's League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics". Tottenham Hotspur. 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. 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. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Ipswich Town: Promotion priority for Lenna Gunning-Williams despite Women's FA Cup hat-trick". BBC Sport. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Lenna Gunning-Williams profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 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. 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.
- ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
External links
[edit]- Lenna Gunning-Williams at Tottneham Hotspur F.C.
- Lenna Gunning-Williams at Soccerway
- Lenna Gunning-Williams at Flashscore.com
- 2005 births
- Living people
- English women's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield
- Women's Super League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players
- FA Women's National League players
- Ipswich Town F.C. (women) players
- Women's association football forwards
- England women's youth international footballers
- 21st-century English sportswomen