Meet our new Women’s Under-19s cohort

We are delighted to announce an intake of seven new players who will join our Women’s Under-19s squad for the 2025/26 Professional Game Academy League campaign.

Sophie Jackson – who was named as a substitute in our FA Cup fourth round tie at Everton last term and captained the Under-16s to the PGA Trophy success in March, 2025 – will join the goalkeeping department alongside Erin Radbourne.

Nife Aramide and Holly-Mae Elmes join our midfield ranks, both players having featured for the Under-19s on a number of occasions last season.

Eloise Summers-Mee – who memorably scored a hat-trick in the Under-16s PGA Trophy success last term – will be part of our attack. She will be joined by Cairo-Evea Antoine, Poppy Neill - who both scored in the final of the PGA Trophy success with the former netting a brace – and Grace Bellwood, who also stepped up to Under-19s on occasions last term.

Under-19s Head Coach Sabiha Jamal said: “The quality of the seven players stepping up from the Under-16s shows the strength and success of our Academy pathway. 

“It’s a privilege to be able to strengthen our Under-19s squad internally with home-grown players who all impressed last season in the younger age groups and even in their cameos with the Under-19s last season, so they know what it takes to compete at this level.

“I’m looking forward to their next steps with the Under-19s and seeing how much they continue to develop this campaign.”

Full squad

Goalkeepers: Erin Radbourne, Sophie Jackson.

Defenders: Grace Breen, Beatrice Cunnison, Blue Bartlett-Antwi, Lucy Barraclough, Zara Bailey, Heidi Hills, Evie Northwood.

Midfielders: Ruby Mace, Kendra Brown, Rania Oukriss, Ruby Gaitely, Holly-Mae Elmes, Nife Aramide.

Forwards: Eloise Summers-Mee, Mia Endacott, Poppy Neill, Cairo-Evea Antoine, Faye Fields-Davis, Jhanaie Pierre, Grace Bellwood, Cruz Fuller-Fagan.