Freya Godfrey

Freya Godfrey (born 7 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses. Godfrey started her career at Arsenal, from whom she has previously been on loan to then Ipswich Town and Charlton Athletic. She has represented England from under-14 youth level, captained the England under-19 national team, and been called up to the senior team.

Early life Born in Essex, Godfrey joined the Essex FA's Regional Talent Club at young age before becoming part of Arsenal's academy setup at the age of 12.

Club career Godfrey played for Ipswich Town in the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division in the 2022–23 season, while remaining with the Gunners under dual-registration.

As a central striker, she excelled with Ipswich, scoring 8 goals in all competitions, as well as the winner on the last day of the season against Oxford United on the 7 May 2023.

On 11 May 2023, Godfrey made her Arsenal and WSL debut as an 89th-minute substitute, appearing in Arsenal's 4–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

In June 2023, Godfrey signed her first professional contract with Arsenal before joining Charlton Athletic on loan in July,

London City Lionesses

In August 2024, BBC journalist Emma Sanders wrote that Bristol City were interested in Godfrey joining on loan, but she remained at Arsenal for the first half of the 2024–25 season before going out on loan to London City Lionesses in January 2025 for the second half of the season.

On 23 July 2025, it was announced that Godfrey was making the move to London City Lionesses a permanent one, following former Arsenal teammate Teyah Goldie in making the move to South London in the 2025 summer transfer window.

On 9 November 2025, Godfrey opened her scoring account for London City Lionesses with a brace in a 4–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. A year later, on 25 June 2026, she extended her contract with the club until 2029.

International career Youth Godfrey has represented England from under-14 to under-19 level. playing in 2022 U-17 Championship qualification matches against Russia, Belgium and Poland.

In October 2022, with the under-19s for 2023 U-19 Championship qualification, Godfrey scored two goal against Slovenia in a 5–0 victory. In April 2023, she scored another two goals against Belarus in a 5–2 win, becoming the team's top goalscorer in qualification.

In December 2023, she captained the under-19 team, scoring in all three Algarve Cup matches. as well as scoring the opening two goals in the 4–1 victory over Italy.

In October 2024, Godfrey was called up to the England under-23 squad following the injury to Missy Goodwin. On October 29, as 67th-minute substitute, she made her debut for the under-23s against Portugal in a 1–0 win.

Senior

Godfrey was called up to the England senior side for the first time in November 2025, ahead of friendlies against China and Ghana. In February 2026, she was again called up, along with London City teammate Poppy Pattinson, for 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Ukraine and Iceland the following month.